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USBCHA Directors Meeting May 17, 2020

Posted on 06/07/202006/07/2020 By Pearse Ward
USBCHA Directors Meeting May 17, 2020

Highlights: 2020 USBCHA Sheepdog Finals are cancelled due to uncertainty around COVID-19. 2021 Finals will be in Belle Grove Virginia Decision on 2020 Cattledog Finals is tabled. Trial sanctioning suspended until July 31st 2020 pending further review. Full minutes of the Board meeting are here.

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Directors Meeting to Address Coronavirus Pandemic – Updated MAY 18TH 2020

Posted on 03/24/202005/18/2020 By Pearse Ward
Directors Meeting to Address Coronavirus Pandemic – Updated MAY 18TH 2020

UPDATED MAY 18TH 2020 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, USBCHA has canceled the 2020 National Sheepdog Finals scheduled for October 6-11 at Belle Grove Plantation in Middletown, Virginia.  The uncertain trajectory of infections over the coming months, competitor safety, availability of the venue if social restrictions persist, travel restrictions, and sponsorship loss due to economic…

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Nursery dogs qualifying in Open

Posted on 01/13/202001/19/2020 By Pearse Ward
Nursery dogs qualifying in Open

The USBCHA will be tracking points earned by Nursery dogs running in Open through the points database,  so that Nursery dogs who qualify by finishing in the top 20% of a sanctioned Open trial (per Rule E(3)) can be credited with their qualifying leg. To make this possible, handlers need to supply date of birth…

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USBHCA Annual Meeting

Posted on 09/09/2018 By Webmaster

The USBCHA Annual Meeting will be held at the Sheepdog Finals, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, under the Handlers Tent, Alturus, CA.  A dinner will be served, starting at approximately 6:30 p.m.

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USBCHA NATIONAL SHEEPDOG FINALS RUNNING ORDERS

Posted on 09/02/201809/23/2018 By Linda DeJong

The USBCHA NATIONAL SHEEPDOG FINALS RUNNING ORDERS ARE NOW LOADED  OpenROQual2018 and NurRORound12018  

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ANNUAL MEETING

Posted on 08/07/2018 By Linda DeJong

ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting will be 7:00 p.m., Wednesday evening September 26, 2018 at the Angus Ranch, 6578 County Road 58, Alturas, CA. Please sign up at the Secretary Trailer on the Finals Trial Grounds as soon as you can.  Signup is not required to attend the meeting but would be appreciated so we have an…

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Judging Guidelines Update

Posted on 08/04/2018 By Webmaster

On August 1, 2018, the Board of Directors revised the Judging Guidelines, moving guidelines found in Part III of the USBCHA Rules to the Judging Guidelines. There were no substantive changes to the content in this August 1, 2018 revision. The effort is to consolidate what are considered judging guidelines into one document for ease…

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Committees

Posted on 03/29/201804/12/2018 By Linda DeJong
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SEND US YOUR ENTRY FORMS!

Posted on 01/12/201801/13/2018 By Webmaster
SEND US YOUR ENTRY FORMS!

TRIAL HOSTS: We can post your entry forms on the Upcoming Trials page or provide a link to a website with the form. Please provide that information when you have it so handlers have “one-stop” access to entry forms.

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Friendly Forms

Posted on 10/16/201601/13/2018 By Webmaster
Friendly Forms

I am currently tinkering with a number of the forms with the aim of making them more user friendly. If you use any of the various forms please feel free to send me feedback-both what you like and what you think would improve them. Thank You Linda DeJong secretary@usbcha.com Trial Hosts may pay for Sanction…

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