National Championship
National Championship
The National Championships are ongoing at the Ames Plantation. Here's a link to brace by brace synopsis, if you click on the camera there is a daily album of dogs and action. Some of these dogs are absolute beasts. When we lived down there we normally rode a couple of times per year. Difficult to appreciate the heart, stamina, and intelligence of these dogs until you see them.
This is a unique trial in the All Age season as Ames is fairly tight course and you're asking dogs that have won on the prairies and open piney woods, to run a 3 hour race more typically associated with a shooting dog trial. If you ever get the chance, you should go. In the past one could also rent a horse from a wrangler, not sure if still the case.
http://www.amesplantation.org/field-tri ... -synopsis/
This is a unique trial in the All Age season as Ames is fairly tight course and you're asking dogs that have won on the prairies and open piney woods, to run a 3 hour race more typically associated with a shooting dog trial. If you ever get the chance, you should go. In the past one could also rent a horse from a wrangler, not sure if still the case.
http://www.amesplantation.org/field-tri ... -synopsis/
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Thanks for that link. I let my subscription to the American Field run out so I missed being able to read that. Thanks.
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I have been there three times. If you love bird dogs the NC should be on your bucket list. There is no other trial like it and is really worth seeing.
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Is there video? Site said click on camera but couldn't find it.
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Not usually. You normally have to buy the video.But looks like this time they are to come: "icons will be put on line when photos are ready for viewing and will be placed next to the release time of the brace."
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There are photos posted each evening, in years past there have also been videos. I have seen no videos posted this year, hopefully there will be some.
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Here is a link to the photos from this year's running so far.
https://amesplantation.zenfolio.com/f1023194127
https://amesplantation.zenfolio.com/f1023194127