The Meadow Ranch

04/05/2025

2 of the 3 available tunnels have been SOLD!
ONE TUNNEL LEFT!
Message me if you want it.

04/03/2025

I’m considering replacing 2-3 of my tunnels. Do I have any students who would be interested in used, but great condition tunnels? Message me for details.

04/03/2025

All Intro to Agility classes are FULL!
Thanks to everyone who signed up.
If you were hoping for a spot and didn’t get one I can do private lessons until the next session of classes starts. Just shoot me a message

03/23/2025

Check you emails if you were on the Intro to Agility Class List!!

03/12/2025

Train dogs, meet puppies
**offer only valid for two more weeks! 🙃Lindsey Crosby Nadia Lange Katie Rose Sally Thomas

03/11/2025

Who is interested in a
SATURDAY MORNING •Intro to Agility class•?!
>Starting in April<
Please message me if you’d like to be added to the list!

01/17/2025

❄️ Snow flock check with Rip. ❄️

12/05/2024

ONE day left until our
🎄• KELSEY KIRKPATRICK SEMINAR• 🎄
💥 Come join us!💥
Friday AM • intermediate/advanced handling Friday PM • international handling
Saturday AM • young dog foundations/sequencing
Saturday PM • young dog sequencing
Sunday AM • international handling FULL
Sunday PM • young dog sequencing
$185/working spot
Auditors welcome!
👇 Register here!👇
https://www.themeadowranch.com/kelseykirpatrick2024

11/30/2024

🎁 Give yourself an early present and come join us for some fun next weekend! (Dec 6-8)
🎄• Kelsey Kirkpatrick Seminar • 🎄
We have open spots!💥💥
Friday AM • intermediate/advanced handling Friday PM • international handling
Saturday AM • young dog foundations/sequencing
Saturday PM • young dog sequencing
Sunday AM • international handling FULL
Sunday PM • young dog sequencing
$185/working spot
Auditors welcome!
👇 Register here!👇
https://www.themeadowranch.com/kelseykirpatrick2024

11/22/2024

❄️ No drop in classes today ❄️
PRIVATE LESSONS STILL ON!
I have availability for private lessons the week after 🦃 Thanksgiving 🦃 Send me a message if you’d like one.

11/18/2024

🍁• Kelsey Kirkpatrick Seminar •🍁
We have open spots!💥💥
Friday AM • intermediate/advanced handling Friday PM • international handling
Saturday AM • young dog foundations/sequencing
Saturday PM • young dog sequencing
Sunday AM • international handling
Sunday PM • young dog sequencing 
$185/working spot
Auditors welcome!
👇 Register here!👇
https://www.themeadowranch.com/kelseykirpatrick2024

10/16/2024

🍁 Raw Gotland Sheep Fleeces! 🍁

3 LAMB fleeces and 2 adult fleeces

Lamb fleece is lightly skirted adult fleece skirted.

Photos of each below. I’ve never sold raw fleeces before so please message with any questions. Last few photos are the sheep before they were shorn.

10/14/2024

• 📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 •
Due to Hurricane Helene we are moving our Kelsey Kirkpatrick clinic to December 6-8th!
We have open spots!
Friday AM • intermediate/advanced handling Friday PM • international handling
Saturday AM • young dog foundations/sequencing
Saturday PM • young dog sequencing
Sunday AM • international handling
Sunday PM • young dog sequencing 
$185/working spot
Auditors welcome!
Register here!
https://www.themeadowranch.com/kelseykirpatrick2024

10/13/2024

A week ago we got to attend the USBCHA Sheepdog National Finals! It felt like a whirlwind of a trip leaving just a day and a half after Helene wrecked so much of our area. My heart was home while I was trying to get my head on to run my dogs for what we’ve been working towards all year.

Flynt had her Open preliminary run on Monday and did everything I asked of her. The biggest bobble we had was in the shed ring when I just rushed it and didn’t set her up properly and called her in on a terrible try. My fault. We put them back together and she carried me again on a terrible setup but got the shed this time. I told her I’d do better next time. We came away with a 164, a score that put us in the hot seat all through prelims until Thursday, but it held and we made it to the semi finals sitting 36th out of 150 dogs! 💪

Her semifinal run on Saturday was at the hottest part of the day! And the sheep were HEAVY. We had a good OLF, and then she worked her but off just to get through the drive. Finally to the shed ring we got our collared sheep with a much nicer shed than our first round, but the exhaust draw was so strong and by the time our shed was called the rest of the sheep had run to the exhaust. We tried to regroup them, but they called us off with just 20seconds left. I really wish we would have been able to get a score, but I was so pleased with how hard she worked for me.

Rip’s nursery showing was sad for me. He has been phenomenal all year and I feel like caught a bad break and as a result didn’t really get to show what he was made of. He had the best outrun I personally had seen on that tricky nursery field, and I’m not just saying that, his practice at our place going over hills and letting sheep go out of sight on outruns prepared him well to have an appropriate and beautiful outrun on that field. As he was making his way up the field I could see one of his sheep was getting antsy and the set out was having to work hard to keep her in place. Once he got to the top I couldn’t see him at all, but the sheep broke to the right and then quickly went out of sight over the ridge (sheep were basically sitting on top of the ridge for set out). They were gone for about 3minutes and I was about to call the run when here comes sheep heads over the ridge! 😱🙌🤩 I was SO PROUD of Rip. That was all him working them up with my useless whistles of support faintly heard from the post. He brought them up and we got them about halfway through the drive before we timed out. I think that’s the most disappointed I’ve ever walked off a trial field, cause he did so well but the score wouldn’t/couldn’t reflect that.

The rest of our time was spent enjoying the company of so many wonderful handlers and their dogs! Very grateful that I get to be a part of such a fun and challenging sport! Motivated to get to work for next year.

07/23/2024

Exciting Announcement!!

Kelsey Kirkpatrick will be returning to the Meadow Ranch (Marshall, NC) this fall for 3 days of Agility Seminars!

Clinic Dates October 25-27th, 2024
See link for details

Registration is OPEN!

Kelsey has been doing agility for 22 years. She teaches classes weekly and teaches online students. She is a 5 time National Champion with 3 different dogs. 37 time regional champion with 4 different dogs. She’s a 5 time World Team Member. Her 3 year old, Wow! has been on the AWC short list the la...

07/05/2024

Private lessons are currently booking 3-4 weeks out. If you’ve inquired about one I and haven’t heard back from me about about scheduling please send me a message again! I have a list I’m working down on a first contact first scheduled basis and want to make sure everyone who wants a lesson is on the list!

07/03/2024

Some new lambs and their amazing fleece!