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Four Lakes GSPC will be holding our horseback trial on May 19-23, 2010 at Pine Island Wildlife Refuge in Portage, WI

Stakes & Judges:
OLGD (45 min): Dan Hoke & James Juergens
OAA (ret.): Tim Smelcer & Tom Tubergen
AGD (ret.): Rich Barber & James Juergens
OGD (ret.): Dan Hoke & Pat Vande Hei
ALGD: Dennis Brath & Dan Hoke
2nd Course:
OP: Tim Smelcer & Tom Tubergen
OD: Rich Barber & Tim Smelcer

OLGD will have the following payout (27 dog min. entry):
1st $1,000
2nd $500
3rd $250
4th $100

ALGD: will have a $200 gift certificate for Dogs Unlimited

Email Field Trial Secretary Erica Zick at tezick2001@gmail.com for premium

I still have openings...send in your entries today!

We're looking to have a REAL GOOD TIME!

Wouldn't miss it! Always a great trial, well organized, and most of all, a great time!
Bill L.

Bill,

See you there. I will only be able to come to the Badger 1000 but it will be good to see you. I am bringing Fat Abbie to give it a try. Dennis promised to scout for me.

Clark

...or is Abbie bringing fat Clark?

actually Clark you might have a good plan. Abbie all fat and out of shape might slow down enough to be a shooting dog that you and Dennis can get around. Give 'em heck, do Minnesota proud!!!

Clark....I plan on leaving right from work on Friday, should be up there around 7pm. Will you still be there? I hope to see you and Abbie
Chris...you're brutal man!
Bill L.

Chris...you're brutal man!

Bill, only to the ones I love

original mngsp wrote:...or is Abbie bringing fat Clark?

I will have you know buster that I have lost 35lbs since Feb1. Still a fat "bleep" though. Abbie looks like a swollen tick. That is my plan to slow her down. She will be lucky to do 45 minutes without having a heart attack. I will be bugging out on Thursday, Friday at the latest.

crl

Clark
If you want to keep those 35 #'s off you better starve yourself before coming to the trial. I am doing the lunches on Wed.(Tex/Mex), Thur.(lasagna/Spaghetti), Fri.(Country style ribs with fixin's). These lunches might slow everybody down though. Looking forward to seeing you there.

The judging list to a really good one, wish I was coming

Pepper

We still have openings....we close next Tues the 11th.

Erica, My faithful side kick & I will be at the horseback also. I am having a couple of friends come up on the weekend and need to rent a couple of horses for a brace or two. Do you know if there will be a wrangler on site or if you know of a wrangler in area, could get me their name & phone number?

There will be a wrangler on site at this trial. His name is James Juergens, better known as Triple J

Cool, Thank you for the help. Erica

Ron, Bill,

Hopefully Triple J is bringing some shortlegged Clydesdales, if not I sure feel sorry for ole Doc! Sounds like you fellas are going to have a great time, wish I was there.
Hi to you also Clark.

Wayne

Tell Smelcer that Jeff Guy says Howdy.

You guys have fun!

Can't wait to get up to Portage next weekend!
Wayne, when are you going to grace us with your presence here in the midwest!! and bring ken along with you.
Bill L.

Looking forward to a busy BUT FUN weekend. We have 155 entries and running orders are done if you want one (send me an email).

Sounds like fun! I have to get up there next year.

We got thru brace 12 last night and will probably finish the OLGD today. It is a HOT one though today and Sunday we're looking at 89 degrees.

Will the Open gun dog be run on Saturday or Sunday...vern

Vern,

most likely a combination of Sat/Sun...

It's raining this morning and we'll do the All age, OP, and start the AGD.

OLGD Placements:

1st - Pete - Rich Barber
2nd - Abbie - Clark Linn
3rd - Jake - Rich Barber
4th - Eva - Dennis Pierce

Congrats to Rich, Clark, and Dennis....I believe that finishes Abbie's FC......

Is that Lil Pete, if so I am pretty proud.

Jerry

Yes it is Lil Pete.

Open All Age:
1 - Withheld
2 - Withheld
3 - Withheld
4 - Withheld

Open Puppy:
1 - Spudz - Vater
2 - Wrinkles - Barber
3 - Otto - Brath
4 - Daddy - Barber

Open Derby:
1 - Seek - Vater
2 - Mac - Syczylo
3 - Daisy - Jordan
4 - Chase - Koehler

We've got a few braces of the OGD that we're finishing up this am and a callback and then the Amateur Limited left to run. It's already WARM!!

What a great weekend!! It was a little hot yesterday...OK , it was real hot, but as usual, a great trial. I got a little to much sun and left the grounds a little early yesterday afternoon.....actually still don't feel all that great today, and was wondering what the placements were for the OGD & ALGD.
Bill L.

OGD:
1- Withheld
2- Withheld
3 - Deja/ Gibb
4 - Withheld

ALGD:
1- Pearl - Vicari
2 - Sunny - Zick
3 - Tippy - VandeHei
4 - Bella - Schuster

Thanks to all our judges for coming and watching dogs at our trial, despite a morning of rain and one day of killer heat!

Thanks to our club members and those who helped plant birds, run the dog wagon, etc. for all your hard work and GREAT comradery (sp?).

We had some FANTASTIC food thanks to cooks Ron Thoele, Dave Quindt, Dennis Brath, Cathy Slack. AWESOME (Food was donated by Jack Marchese)

Why were so many placements withheld in the different stakes? Were the dogs not finding birds, breaking or what as there were some good dogs there. I was out in Lincoln for that trial and it was brutally hot out there all weekend.

For the All Age and the Open Gun Dog...dogs didn't make it around clean. They were finding birds, just not standing them. There were only 3 dogs called back for the OGD because 2 other dogs were supposed to be in the callback but they weren't there on Sun morning when we finished the OGD to do callbacks. Only 1 dog made it through the callback for the OGD.

Who won the Amateur Gun Dog?

AGD:

1 - Sunny/ Zick
2 - Gucci / Richter
3 - Bo / Yoder
4 - Ugo / Hlustik

I thought the food was the best I have had at any trial.
I enjoyed dan hoke and triple j in the limited,as we do not see them around here much.
I will thank the zick's in public for the work they do putting the trial on.Great job tim and erica.
This trial is growing every year,not too many 46 dog limited stakes you can run in.we had some very nice dogs at this trial.

I agree. Tim, Erica, Steve & the entire Four Lakes Club go way beyond the norm to make this trial something! What a great trial running with some of the finest dogs & handlers around, awesome food, and great conversation. It is an event I really look forward to every year.
Thanks for all your hard work putting on this event!!!
Bill L.

Thanks Bill..... Dennis-There are lots of club members that work as hard as Tim and Erica to make this trial successful. You could easily make the argument that Ron Theole and Dave Quindt work harder than anyone as they spent many hours before the trial preparing food and than cooking and cleaning up at the event. Dave has done this every year I have been involved and he has never even run a dog.

In addition to Tim and Erica BIG PUBLIC THANKS go out to Ron, Dave, Cathy, Pat Vande Hei, Rob Schuster, Dennis Brath, Bill Larson, Jack Marchese, and even Dennis Pierce. We had great club member participation at this event which is what made it smooth. We also need to thank all of the judges who kept this trial going.

Yeah....how could I forget to mention the judges!! They were great, especially my experience "handling" in both amatuer events. Really good people all around. Steve, thanks for your help scouting my Bandit this weekend...as well as the much needed critique of some sub-par handling by me on Saturday! The thing I observe is that everyone involved has a passion for this sport and you really enjoy putting on the event. When you do that is carries over to the participants and it is like a family reunion, even if it's your first time up there.
Bill L.

I love it Dennis gives props to Tim and Erica and gets scolded for it. Steve you hard arse

Was a fun trial, hopefully the MN one is as enjoyable.

I tried talking myself out of it but...... 7 days of giving Dennis the business just wasn't enough. Seriously though, there wasn't just one or two people that held this together this year it was a really good group effort and I just wanted to make sure that everyone who contributed was recognized.