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Marianna Schreeder is stepping down as USBCHA Treasurer after many years of service. As a result the Association is looking for someone interested in taking on the Treasurer’s role. In view of the work involved the Board of Directors has approved an annual stipend of $8000 for the role. The roles and responsibilities of the…
The minutes from the 2023 Annual General Meeting, including the Annual Financial Report are available here
Team USA placed third behind Ireland and a combined team from Spain/Portugal at the World Sheepdog Trials in Dromore Ireland. For the team competition, the five named team members were:Bob Allen 161 ptsMarianna Schreeder 159 ptsAlasdair MacRae 194 ptsBarbara Ray 133 ptsFaansie Basson 199 pts The top five team scores were:Ireland 884 ptsPortugal/Spain 880 ptsUSA…
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If you are interested in watching the World Sheepdog Trial from Dromore Co. Down Ireland September 16th to 18th to cheer on Team USA and/or Team Canada, the link is here. It costs £40 ($51) and you can pay via PayPal.They will be covering all three fields and you will have access to the recordings after the…
Ashley Wright, a 4th yr veterinary student at Washington State University is conducting a study about access to veterinary care for small ruminant owners in light of changes to regulations regarding the availability of over the counter antibiotics. If you are interested in learning more, or participating in the study, the link is here.
It’s time to vote for your district Directors for 2023. If you are a current member in who has run in a sanctioned trial in the past two years you are eligible to vote. Ballots can be found here. For those nominees who submitted bios, their bios can be found here. District 10 members, you…
It’s time to nominate members for open Board of Directors positions. Since there was no District 10 representative nominated last year, we will elect two Directors for District 10 this year, one to a two-year term and one to a three-year term. Please make sure you check with nominees and get their consent before nominating…
The judges for the 2023 National Sheepdog and National Cattledog Finals have been selected. They are: SheepPeg Anderson (USA)Hefin Jones (Wales)Peter Gonnet (Canada)Ed Hawkins (England) Alternates:Jamie Spring (USA)Gordon Watt (USA) CattleJohn Wentz (USA)Mike Goracke (USA) Alternate:Rachel Ritland (USA) Thank you to all judges for agreeing to help make the National Finals a success.
The USA World Trial team will be holding a fundraising auction online from March 3rd – 7th. Stop by and bid on fabulous items or sponsor a team member. All funds raised will be distributed equally among teams attending the 2023 World Sheepdog Trials in Dromore Ireland.
Nominations for judges for the National Finals close February 28th so if you’d like to nominate someone, fill out the nomination form here or email Linda at secretary@usbcha.com A list of nominees to date is here.
