Nationals
Crowd is building for the finals
Waking the pups tonight, 5.5 weeks old.
If you are wondering about the course and how sheepdog trials work this short tutorial video will provide the basics. The course is the Quercus Park Agfest layout.
Agfest report Thursday morning
#coprice
The Trans Tasman Course.
In my opinion the best course, as it is more of a team effort and includes both heading and driving sections as well as the obstacles.
Here’s a video of me working Steele in the Ted Gaby Interstate competition in QLD in 2019. This was the last run of three which enabled us to qualify in the Australian Test Team for 2020. Unfortunately the Test against NZ in 2020 & 2021 were cancelled due to Covid and I haven’t yet had the opportunity to represent Australia with Steele.
Fortunately, time is on our side with Steele as he was just four years old when we first qualified in 2019 and he has maintained his good form since then by qualifying to represent Tasmania in The Ted Gaby Interstate competition for four years consecutively. The Ted Gaby is both a state v state competition and also the Aus Team selection trial for the top four dogs and their handlers. So fingers crossed we have a bit of luck in 2022 and can make the Aus team again.
You can see the selection trial and the Trans Tasman Test at this years #coprice Supreme in Tasmania in October.