At the end of October/early November, we ran a herding fun day, of sorts, with Australian Cattle Dog people out at Keepstone Farm. My lovely friend Sandy is an amazing photographer, and took pictures. Ukulele is my special girl that I struggle with the most. She has AMAZING cover speed, and moves a lot like … More Herding Fun Day: Ukulele
I always get a bit nervous checking out new clinicians. But, my friend Jacquie (awesome owner of Agility at the Farm in Illinois) convinced me to stick around after the trial (which was less than successful on her end) to work Mazikeen with clinician Dave Vickland. He was our judge at the trial the previous … More Road Trip Stop #3.5 Dave Vickland Clinic
So, I have been meaning to make it to Dixie Roads Farm to see Tim and Tommye Ann’s property in Dayton, TN for a LONG time. They are some of my favorite people on the face of the planet. I spent a lot of time working sheep in the arena at this clinic. We had … More Road Trip Post #6 – Cathy Hartley Clinic
Fiddle is my lovely little shining star… and we worked a lot on independent flanks and moving on the fly, and grouping the cows together as a whole. Pictures taken by Erin Eckert and Rebecca Elder
In the first week of October we headed to Larry Painter’s house to work real sized cows. Mazie was working in the smaller pen, switching directions on the fly, and trying to get more distance out of her flanks. Erin Eckert and Rebecca Elder were there taking pictures. It hadn’t rained in such a long … More Road Trip Leg #5: Larry Painter Clinic, Mazikeen
Following our High in Trial and finishing the HTAD 1 Cattle Title, we travelled to Illinois (Agility at the Farm) for a second AHBA Trial. It… was less than Successful in a lot of elements. Because we had to push on the cattle so hard, she didn’t really scale her body posture down to work … More Road Trip Post #3: Fiddle’s AHBA – HTAD Level 1
So, the second leg of our road trip brought us up to Flying Bucket Farm, in Hemlock, NY. This was a cattle only trial, and we did an AHBA HTAD Level 1 – cattle run. It was a tough course, as only two people qualified. We ended up winning High in Trial, finishing our Level … More 3 Week Road Trip Leg 2: Fiddle’s High in Trial
This is one of her very first clinics, working cattle on a long line with Diane Sobel Meyer. We were very much working on calm, control and poise.
Once again, we travelled to the Flying Bucket Farm for an amazing clinic with Diane Sobel Meyer. Lots of thinking
The month of August consisted of several herding lessons and practice, as well as the return of Fiddle to the herding arena! Nothing excited me more. She loves to drive so very much, so we need to get her back into gathering! We have been working SO HARD on calm, quiet thinking, and I really … More More Herding and Action Shots
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