Terra Norte Sheep University 2022

Terra Norte Sheep University Registration 2023

Schedule Overview: Morning sessions start at 7am, Lunch will be at 11 am, Afternoon Session 1 classes start at 12 Noon, Session 2 start at 1:15, Session 3 at 2:30 and Session 4 at 3:45. Evening classes will begin at 5pm

Mon, July 3	Tuesday, July 4	Wednesday, July 5	Thursday, July 6	Friday, July 7	Saturday, July 8	Sunday, July 9
Morning Session 1 - 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Morning Session 1 - 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM		Morning Session 1 - 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Morning Session 1 - 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM	7:00 AM	7:00 AM
Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals - Getting your sea legs on started arena dogs, MW (WPT)	Herding 110 - The Drive, How to get it started - MW (WPT)	RTN Wednesday Workshop - Fun Classes for dogs and their handlers.	Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals - Expanding the Gather - bigger outruns, MW (WPT)	Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals, Lines and Obstacles, MW (WPT)	BVKC AKC Herding Trial - C course, Judge Mary Alice Wisecarver. D course, Judge Deborah Stull, HT/PT tests, judge Mary Alice Wisecarver . Trial Entries close on 06/21/2023.	BVKC AKC Herding Trial - C course, Judge Mary Alice Wisecarver, D course, Judge Deborah Stull, and HT/PT judge Deborah Stull and Farm Dog Certification Test, Lauren Sandrin and Ashley Butler. Trial Entries close on 06/21/2023. Farm Dog (1 PM) will allow Day of Event Registration as time allows.
Herding 201/A Sheep OLF & negotiating the Y, TBD (A Arena)	Herding 201/A Ducks - Elements of the A course - The Fence Obstacles with ducks, (Duck Arena)		Herding 201/A Sheep OLF & negotiating the Y, TBD (A Arena)	Herding 201/A - Elements of the A course - The Crossdrive, getting from the 4 to the 5, TBD (A course)
Herding 201/A Ducks - Elements of the A course - The outrun/lift/fetch with ducks, LE (Duck Arena)	201/B Goats- Elements of the B course - The Drive panels, DS (B Field)	7 am - Hands On Basic Livestock Handling - Joan Bowen, DVM	Herding 201/A Ducks - Elements of the A course - The outrun/lift/fetch with ducks, LE (Duck Arena)	Herding 201/A - Elements of the A course - The Fence Obstacles with ducks, LE (Duck Arena)
Herding 202/B Goats - Elements of the B course - OLF DS (B Field)	Herding 203 - Elements of the Traditional Style Herding - Roadwork & The Bridge - BV (C field - sheep/nannies)	9 AM - Tending Fieldtrip to Northpond Farm, BV	Herding 202/B Goats - Elements of the B course - OLF DS (B Field)	Herding 202/B Goats - Elements of Field Course, The Shed, DS (B-field)
Herding 203 - Elements of Traditional Style Herding - Exiting the pen and re-penning BV (C Field - sheep/nannies)	Herding 208P - Elements of Ranch course - The Take Pen/The Repen, TBD (A Arena)	9 AM Intro to Ducks, MW	Herding 203 - Elements of Tending Course - The pen exit & repen, BV (C Field - sheep)	Herding 203 - Elements of the Tending Course - Roadwork & The Bridge - BV (C field - sheep)
Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM		Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble, RS (HT)	Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble, RS (HT)	10 AM - Stock Psychology - how to better read your stock, RS (OCR)	Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble, LR (HT)	Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble, RS (HT)
Tending 101 - Intro to Borders/Tending Fundamentals, VM (EPT)	Tending 101 - Intro to Borders/Tending Fundamentals, VM - (EPT)	11 AM - Farm Dog Prep, MW	Tending 101 - Intro to Borders/Tending Fundamentals, LR (EPT)	Tending 101 - Intro to Borders/Tending Fundamentals, Val M (EPT)
Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals - The Balancing Act, MW (WPT)	Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals - Stop! The most important tool in your dog's toolbox, MW (WPT)	12 PM - Scentwork basics - fun games to build your dogs confidence, HM	Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals - The Balancing Act II, LH (WPT)	Herding 119 - Intro to driving, MW (WPT)
Herding 203 - Elements of Tending Course - Roadwork, Stop and Car Pass - BV (C Field sheep/nannies)	Herding 203 - Elements of Tending course - Wide/Narrow graze & Placement, BV (C field - sheep)	1 PM - Scentwork II - HM	Herding 203 - Elements of Tending Course - Roadwork, Stop and Car Pass - BV (C Field sheep)	Herding 203 - Elements of Tending course - Wide/Narrow graze & Placement, BV (C field - goats)
	Herding 208F - Elements of Ranch Course - The Maltese Cross, CL (B Course)		Herding 208P - Elements of the Ranch Course - Penning, CL (A course)	Herding 208S - Elements of Ranch Course - Sorting, CL (A Arena)
Lunch 11 am	Lunch 11 am		11 am Lunch	11 am Lunch
Afternoon Session 1 - 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM	Afternoon Session 1 - 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM		Afternoon Session 1 - 12 noon - 1:00 PM	Afternoon Session 1 - 12 Noon - 1:00 PM
Herding 112 - Novice Walking tour to trialing, Why all the alphabets - MW (OCR)	Herding 310-A: Arena Course Mechanics, CL (OCR)		Herding 126: An Introduction to the French Course and the FCI European Style of Herding, Benoit Viosin (OCR/Zoom)	Herding 310-C: C course Mechanics, MW (OCR/C-Course)
Afternoon Session 2 - 1:15 PM to 2:15 PM	Afternoon Session 2 - 1:15 PM to 2:15 PM		Afternoon Session 2 - 1:15 PM to 2:15 PM	Afternoon Session 2 - 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Herding 117 - Herding Terminology - RS (OCR)	Alt Learning: Why Does My Herding Dog Behave This Way - Covering behavior issues commonly found in herding breeds, LE (OCR/ZOOM)		Herding 310-B - Field Course Mechanics, DS (OCR/B course)	Herding 310-D: D course Mechanics, DS (OCR)
Afternoon Session 3 - 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM	Afternoon Session 3 - 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM		Afternoon Session 3 - 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Session 3 - 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Herding 120: Trial Etiquette & Protocols and The Real Rules, TBD (OCR)	Alt Learning - Introduction to scentwork and detection dog, Hallie McMullen (OCR/Zoom)		Herding 310-ASCA - An overview of the ASCA stockdog program offering arena trials, an open field "post advanced" course, a ranch trial course, and a farm trial course., RS (OCR/Zoom)	Whistles 2.0 - Advanced whistles for communication with your dog. Must have a whistle and be able to use it. CL (OCR/Zoom)
Afternoon Session 4 - 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM	Afternoon Session 4 - 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM	Registration 3:00 PM, Trial starts at 4:00 PM	Afternoon Session 4 - 3:45 to 4:45
Herding 111 - Beginner's guide to Tests, MW (HT/WPT)		RTN - AHBA Herding Trial/Tests - Offering HTADsdg (course 5, Take pen, gate sort), HTDsdg. JHDg & HCTg	Alt Learning: Introduction to Tracking - Jill Grant (B course)
Registration 4 :00 PM, tests start at 5:00 PM	Social Hour		Social Hour	4:00 PM	Handler's meeting - 3 PM
AKC Herding Instinct Tests - Judges: Deborah Stull and Mary Alice Wisecarver	Private Lesson - Deborah Stull		Private Lesson - Deborah Stull	AKC - A & B Course Sheep/Goats and Ducks Judge: Roy Sage	AKC - A & B Course Sheep/Goats and Ducks Judge: Roy Sage
	Private Lesson - Mary Alice Wisecarver		Private Lesson - Mary Alice Wisecarver
	Private Lesson - Val Manning		Private Lesson - Val Manning
	Private Lesson - Roy Sage		Private Lesson - Roy Sage
	Private Lesson - Benoit Voisin		Private Lesson - Benoit Voisin
	Private Lesson - Carol Lucero		Private Lesson - Carol Lucero

Instructors:	Venues:		Suggested Class Tracks:
BV - Benoit Voisin	A-Arena - Sheep A course Arena
MW - Mary Alice Wisecarver	B-Field - Sheep B course Arena		Novice - These classes are suggested for those with novice dogs and handlers new to herding
DS - Deborah Stull	C-Field - C course trial field		Intro to the Bubble and Intro to Tending sessions	You can sign up for the intro class everyday. We can move you up to a higher level class if you decide you and your dog are ready for more challenge. You can also audit any of the higher classes.
RS - Roy Sage	D-Arena - Duck A course arena		All of the Yellow classes
VM - Val Manning	D-Field - B course field (Duck)		Audit the Higher level working classes
CL - Carol Lucero	EPT - East PT Arena (Boundary PT)		Private Lessons
LE - Liane Ehrich	HT - HT Arena
TBD - To be determined	SG - Secret Garden		Started - These classes are suggested for those who have been working off the long line, have a reliable stop and stay.
	OCR - Outdoor Classroom/ also via Zoom		Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals, (WPT)	You can sign up for the intro class everyday. We can move you up to a higher level class if you decide you and your dog are ready for more challenge. You can also audit any of the higher classes.
	Trap - C course training field		Tending 110 - Tending Fundamentals, JD (EPT)
	WPT - West PT Arena		Audit the 200 level working classes
			All of the Yellow classes
Ready to register for classes? CLICK HERE			Private Lessons

			Open - These are classes for those who are actively trialing with dogs who have been working at trial level
			110 - 119 Working Classes
			200 Level Working Classes
			Herding 310-A: Arena Course Mechanics, (OCR)
			Herding 310-B: Field Course Mechanics, (OCR)
			Herding 310-C: Tending course Mechanics, (OCR)
			Herding 120: Trial Etiquette & Protocols and The Real Rules, LH (OCR)
			Private Lessons

Registration: Sign up for 4 or more sessions, and save $10 on every session; Sign up for 6 or more and save $20 on every session

Buckhorn Valley Kennel Club will be holding an AKC Herding Instinct test on Monday evening at 5 PM with Terry Kenney and Mary Alice Wisecarver evaluating. Register online at BVKC Download Premium List

RTN will be hosting an AHBA trial with tests on Wednesday evening at 4 PM. Registration will be accepted up to start of the trial. Register online HERE Download AHBA Premium

Buckhorn Valley Kennel Club is hosting the AKC Herding trials & tests on the weekend. Ellen Hughes is the trial secretary. Click here to get premium and register online. Register online at BVKC Download Premium List

Tuition is based on the number of sessions of a course that you attend throughout the week. Some courses are offered multiple times with the same or different instructors.

SAVE! Sign up for 4 or more sessions, and save $10 per session; SAVE EVEN MORE! Sign up for 6 or more and save $20 per session!!

Rates for Private/Semi-Private classes are $40/hour (Discounts do not apply to private lessions). Reserve your slot with the instructor and arena of choice.

Classes with fewer than 6 students may be canceled at the instructor's discretion, students will be given the option of picking another class or a tuition refund in the event of cancellation. Due to the size and skills involved in the Tending course "Elements of Tending" will be limited to 4 working slots per session. PT w/Boundary title and/or skills are prerequisite before signing up for Elements of Tending. Those without prior tending experience are encouraged to audit this class and/or sign up for the Tending Fundamentals course.

Sessions are rated per handler/dog teams. A handler with multiple dogs wanting to work both on the same course must fill out this form for each dog.

Once you have completed this form - you can either click on the "Add to Cart" button below and it will take you to Pay Pal's secure web site through it's secure portal and pay your tuition via check, debit or credit card; or you can print it and mail with your check payable to "Terra Norte", 1227 ECR 82, Wellington, CO 80549. If you are uncomfortable using the Pay pal link - you can also go to www.paypal.com, click on "Send Money" and simply send money to val@ranchoterranorte.com Remember that to pay via Pay Pal, you do not need an account.