Celebrating North America's Top Teams
Ranchers, throughout the world, have long used Border Collies in herding their sheep, cattle and other animals. The breed’s ability to control livestock is the result of both, centuries of selective breeding to improve their herding instincts and skilled individual training to develop the talents of each individual dog. Trainers and handlers of these dogs boast a great deal of pride in their dogs’ abilities and frequently enter them in herding trials to demonstrate ant test these skills.
The organization that sanctions these herding trials throughout the United States and Canada is the United States Border Collie Handlers’ As sociation. Each year it invites North America’s top teams of dogs and handlers to compete in the United States Border Collie Handlers Association National Finals. This event is co-sponsored by the American Border Collie Association, the premier registry of pedigrees for the working Border Collie breed. This event offers over $30,000 in prize money and results in the selection of one dog and handler team as the National Champion for that year.
The dogs that make it to the National Finals are remarkable examples of the breed’s intelligence and instincts, and have been trained by handlers with an outstanding ability to develop these talents. People watching are amazed at what these dogs can accomplish.
Thank you to our Volunteers!
Committee Members
Geri Byrne (Chair); Gloria Atwater, Kylo Murray-Gann (Exhaust); Lisa Berglund, Shauna Wilson (Merch); Misti Chastain (Handler/Sponsor bags & raffle/silent auction); Jenni Coleman (Scribes and Field Operations); Susan Cooper (Vendors); Julie Grenfell (Comms); Karyl Hansen (Media); Jan Heermann (Volunteers); David Leejohnson (Sheep Care); Liz Stenning, Rob Dickson, Reyna Parcells (Hospitality); Edgar Sanchez (Advertising/Food Vendors/Opeartions); Paul Stauffer (Operations); Bill & Janet Stockton (Equipment/Operations); Glynis Wileman (Corporate Sponsors and Evening Activities);
Set-up, Course Changes & Tear-down
Francis Chai, Austin Norris, Bret Cody, Randy King, Lynn Huhs, Cody Wood, Pony Jacobson, Big Valley FFA, Mark Shepherd, Bill & Janet Stockton, Kylo Gann, Glynis Wileman
Sheep Work
Alicia Gonzalez, Ellen Skillings
Pens
Bobbi Stuckenhoff, Virginia Dains, Lynn Huhs, Cody Wood
Scribes
Catherine Foote, Randy King, Reyna Parcells, Jeanne Boudrieau, Suki, Shilah Olson, Debra Powell, Kelly Gann, Nate Smith, Pony Jacobson, Elizabeth Baker, Marilyn D, Ashlee Johnson, Chris Soderstrom, Sheryl Pickering, Glynis' Mom Bobbie
Exhaust
Vicki Romero, Shilah Olsen, Kelly Gann, Stephanie Finnianous, Kathy Hoffer, Maddy Turner, Shelley Borcher, Paul Stauffer, Lydia Romero, Susan Cooper, Alicia Gonzalez, Joan Cudd, Reyna Parcells, Corinne Berg, Kelly Ware, Lorin Dewees, Austin Norris, Jeanne Boudrieau, Shelia Brumley-Rios, Marcia Madsen Jeppson, Ashley Smith, Angie Untisz, Jenni Coleman, Misti Chastain, Julie Grenfell, Edgar Sanchez
Hospitality, Merch, Evening Activities, Check-in and SO MUCH MORE!
Misti Chastain, Chris Soderstrom, Ashley Johnson, Debbie Powell, Suzanne Anaya,Vicki Romero, Jeanne Boudrieau, Angie Untisz, Reyna Parcells, Kathy Hoffer, Rob Dickson, Diane Currier, Kelly Ware, Linda May, Jean Singer, Jessica Romero, Vicki Smith, Charly Kronberger, Steven Kilgore, Sheridan Sealy, Beth Huhs, Suzi Bluford, Laurene Stepan, Linda May, Steve Davie, Tierney Graham, Noelle Williams, Jac & Denny Bettencourt, Lou Degregorio, Jo Roach, Hera Minkove, Heidi Longbill, Ellice Freas