South African Field trial brag - Update
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:02 am
I just wanted to brag a little on some recent field trial successes. Most of the dogs come from fairly recent US imports, so even though it’s a South African “brag”, I hope you won’t mind! (Note: South African field trials are held on wild birds during the hunting season from May to August. The HPR Trials are retrieving stakes and birds are shot on course, and there is a water retrieve at the end of the trial for dogs that are under consideration for placings. The Pointer Trials (also known as British Breed trials) have no retrieving requirements, but handlers are required to carry shotguns and fire a blank shot when appropriate.)
My puppy “Attila” (Brysons Bhulisa Hun) won 2nd Place in the Western Cape Field Trial Club’s HPR Puppy Stake and also passed the SA Natural Ability test the day before the trials. Attila was imported from the US and is sired by NAFC NAGDC Prairie’s Edge Tippy out of Catherine’s Diamond Girl. He was bred by Caleb Bryson/Ed Delker. Thank you!
At the same trial, “Stuka” (Bhulisa Busch), owned by Rooies Dorland, won 1st in the Derby Stake and placed 2nd in the Maiden Stake. The Cape trials are run on Cape Francolin and Greywing Partridge. He also passed the Natural Ability Test. Three weeks later “Stuka” then won an Award of Merit in the Derby Stake at the Border Pointer trials, which is run on Greywing Partridge in the Stormberg Mountains.
At the Greylingstad HPR trial in Mpumulanga, “KC” (Bhulisa Lemm), owned by Arnold Slabbert, won the Derby Stake. These trials are run predominantly on Orange River Partridge and Swainson’s Francolin. KC and Stuka are littermates, and are from combined Hustler (Trekker), Walnut Hill (Fritz) and Von Hainholz semen and dogs which we have imported over the years.
Finally, a GSP won the Cape Pointer Championship Stake! This is the first time a GSP has won an SA Pointer Championship. “Gobi” (new CH Morgenzon Gobi) is sired by FT Ch Cadens Hanno (imported from the US) out of FT Ch Thorncreek Chloe, and is owned, bred and handled by Fanie and Annecke Barnard. A big congrats to them!
Pics of the dog included....don't have a pic of Gobi, though. Will try to get one.
Thanks for looking, Trudi!
My puppy “Attila” (Brysons Bhulisa Hun) won 2nd Place in the Western Cape Field Trial Club’s HPR Puppy Stake and also passed the SA Natural Ability test the day before the trials. Attila was imported from the US and is sired by NAFC NAGDC Prairie’s Edge Tippy out of Catherine’s Diamond Girl. He was bred by Caleb Bryson/Ed Delker. Thank you!
At the same trial, “Stuka” (Bhulisa Busch), owned by Rooies Dorland, won 1st in the Derby Stake and placed 2nd in the Maiden Stake. The Cape trials are run on Cape Francolin and Greywing Partridge. He also passed the Natural Ability Test. Three weeks later “Stuka” then won an Award of Merit in the Derby Stake at the Border Pointer trials, which is run on Greywing Partridge in the Stormberg Mountains.
At the Greylingstad HPR trial in Mpumulanga, “KC” (Bhulisa Lemm), owned by Arnold Slabbert, won the Derby Stake. These trials are run predominantly on Orange River Partridge and Swainson’s Francolin. KC and Stuka are littermates, and are from combined Hustler (Trekker), Walnut Hill (Fritz) and Von Hainholz semen and dogs which we have imported over the years.
Finally, a GSP won the Cape Pointer Championship Stake! This is the first time a GSP has won an SA Pointer Championship. “Gobi” (new CH Morgenzon Gobi) is sired by FT Ch Cadens Hanno (imported from the US) out of FT Ch Thorncreek Chloe, and is owned, bred and handled by Fanie and Annecke Barnard. A big congrats to them!
Pics of the dog included....don't have a pic of Gobi, though. Will try to get one.
Thanks for looking, Trudi!
Good going there, great work on them dogs and some fine pics too.
). This trial is held in typical Bushveld terrain on mainly Swainson's Francolin. The scenting is usually very tough in this dry, dusty land of low thorn trees and grass. Storm is owned and handled by Arnold Slabbert. We are so proud of her and Arnold!