Terra Norte Sheep University Registration 2024|
Terra Norte Sheep University Registration 2024 |
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| 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 8 | Tuesday, July 9 | Wednesday, July 10 | Thursday, July 11 | Friday, July 12 | Saturday, July 13 | Sunday, July 14 |
| 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 | |
| Sorting Exercise - all students | Green Track - Intro to the bubble - Roy Sage (WHT) and Hannah Fuller (EHT) | RTN Wednesday Workshop - Fun Classes for dogs and their handlers. | Green Track - Intro to the bubble - Roy Sage (WHT) and Hannah Fuller (EHT) | Green Track - Intro to the bubble - Roy Sage (WHT) and Hannah Fuller (EHT) | BVKC AKC Herding Trial - C course, Judge Rusty Jeffers. D course, Judge Roy Sage, HT/PT tests, judge Rusty Jeffers . Trial Entries close on 06/26/2024. | BVKC AKC Herding Trial - C course Judge Rusty Jeffers, HIC/HT/PT, Judge TBD. D course, Judge Roy Sage, and Farm Dog Certification Test, Britney Mazzer and Catherine Hadley. Trial Entries close on 06/26/2024. Farm Dog (1 PM) will allow Day of Event Registration as time allows. |
| Green Track - Intro to the bubble - Roy Sage (WHT) and Hannah Fuller (EHT) | ||||||
| Green Track - Intro to tending - Lauren Sandrin & Melissa Archer-Muncaster (PTwB) | Green Track - Intro to tending - Lauren Sandrin & Melissa Archer-Muncaster (PTwB) | 7 am - Hands On Basic Livestock Handling - all students | Green Track - Intro to tending - Lauren Sandrin & Melissa Archer-Muncaster (PTwB) | Green Track - Intro to tending - Lauren Sandrin & Melissa Archer-Muncaster (PTwB) | ||
| Blue Track - Stock Dog Fundamental -Cathy Sumeraki (WPT) | Blue Track - Stock Dog Fundamental -Cathy Sumeraki (WPT) | 9 am - 12 PM Tending Field Trip to North Pond Farm | Blue Track - Stock Dog Fundamental -Cathy Sumeraki (WPT) | Blue Track - Stock Dog Fundamental -Cathy Sumeraki (WPT) | ||
| Blue Track - Tending Fundamentals - Val Manning and Linda Rorem (Trap) | Blue Track - Tending Fundamentals -Val Manning and Linda Rorem (Trap) | 9 AM - 11 AM Pack Walk with Cathy Sumaraki | Blue Track - Tending Fundamentals - Val Manning and Linda Rorem (Trap) | Blue Track - Tending Fundamentals - Val Manning and Linda Rorem (Trap) | ||
| Orange Track - Arena/Field Intermediate & Advanced - Carol Lucero & Rusty Jeffers (A course/B Course) | Orange Track - Arena/Field Intermediate & Advanced - Carol Lucero & Rusty Jeffers (A course/B Course) | 11 am - Stock Psycology - Roy Sage | Orange Track - Arena/Field Intermediate & Advanced - Carol Lucero & Rusty Jeffers (A course/B Course) | Orange Track - Arena/Field Intermediate & Advanced - Carol Lucero & Rusty Jeffers (A course/B Course) | ||
| Orange Track - Traditional Style Intermediate & Advanced - Benoit Voisin (C Course Field) | Orange Track - Traditional Style Intermediate & Advanced - Benoit Voisin (C Course Field) | 11 AM - Farm Dog Prep, Britney Mazzer | Orange Track - Traditional Style Intermediate & Advanced - Benoit Voisin (C Course Field) | Orange Track - Traditional Style Intermediate & Advanced - Benoit Voisin (C Course Field) | ||
| Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | 11:30 - Stock-stickmanship - TBD | Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
| Green Track - Intro to the bubble - Roy Sage (WHT) and Hannah Fuller (EHT) | Green Track - Intro to the bubble - Roy Sage (WHT) and Hannah Fuller (EHT) | 12 noon - Gate Safety - Val Manning | Green Track - Intro to the bubble - Roy Sage (WHT) and Hannah Fuller (EHT) | Green Track - Intro to the bubble - Roy Sage (WHT) and Hannah Fuller (EHT) | ||
| Green Track - Intro to tending - Lauren Sandrin & Melissa Archer-Muncaster (PTwB) | Green Track - Intro to tending - Lauren Sandrin & Melissa Archer-Muncaster(PTwB) | 12:30 - Scentwork basics - fun games to build your dogs confidence, Dave Stanford | Green Track - Intro to tending - Lauren Sandrin & Melissa Archer-Muncaster (PTwB) | Green Track - Intro to tending - Lauren Sandrin & Melissa Archer Muncaster(PTwB) | ||
| Blue Track - Stock Dog Fundamental -Cathy Sumeraki (WPT) | Blue Track - Stock Dog Fundamental -Cathy Sumeraki (WPT) | 1:30 PM - Scentwork II , Dave Stanford | Blue Track - Stock Dog Fundamental -Cathy Sumeraki (WPT) | Blue Track - Stock Dog Fundamental -Cathy Sumeraki (WPT) | ||
| Blue Track - Tending Fundamentals - Val Manning and Linda Rorem (Trap) | Blue Track - Tending Fundamentals - Val Manning and LInda Rorem (Trap) | Blue Track - Tending Fundamentals - Val Manning and Linda Rorem (Trap) | Blue Track - Tending Fundamentals - Val Manning and Linda Rorem (Trap) | |||
| Orange Track - Arena/Field Intermediate & Advanced - Carol Lucero & Rusty Jeffers (A course/B Course) | Orange Track - Arena/Field Intermediate & Advanced - Carol Lucero & Rusty Jeffers (A course/B Course) | Orange Track - Arena/Field Intermediate & Advanced - Carol Lucero & Rusty Jeffers (A course/B Course) | Orange Track - Arena/Field Intermediate & Advanced - Carol Lucero & Rusty Jeffers (A course/B Course) | |||
| Orange Track - Traditional Style Intermediate & Advanced - Benoit Voisin (C Course Field) | Orange Track - Traditional Style Intermediate & Advanced - Benoit Voisin (C Course Field) | Orange Track - Traditional Style Intermediate & Advanced - Benoit Voisin (C Course Field) | Orange Track - Traditional Style Intermediate & Advanced - Benoit Voisin (C Course Field) | |||
| 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 - Cathy S (OCR) | Herding 310-A: Arena Course Mechanics, CL (OCR) Zoom | Herding 126: An Introduction to the French Course and the FCI European Style of Herding, Benoit Voisin (OCR) Zoom | Herding 310-C: C course Mechanics, Rusty Jeffers (OCR) Zoom | |||
| 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 Zoom | |||
| Herding Terminology - Roy Sage (OCR) Zoom | Alt Learning - Why does my herding dog behave this way - Cathy Sumeraki (OCR) Zoom | Herding 310-B - B course Mechanics, RJ (OCR/B course) Zoom | Herding 310-D: D course Mechanics, Linda Rorem (OCR/C-Course) Zoom | |||
| 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, CS (OCR) Zoom | Alt Learning - Introduction to scentwork lecture. Dave Stanford OCR) Zoom | Apprentice Judges Test Class Workshop - Roy Sage | Herding 117: Whistles 2.0 - Advanced whistles for communication with your dog. Must have a whistle and be able to use it. Rusty Jeffers (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, Chelle S (HT/WPT) Zoom | Form Meets Function - Jeanne Joy Hartnagle (OCR) Zoom | RTN - AHBA Herding Trial/Tests - Offering HTADsdg (course 5, Take pen, gate sort), HTDsdg. JHDg & HCTg | Apprentice Judges Trial Class Workshop - Cathy Sumeraki | |||
| Afternoon Session 5 - 5 PM to 6:30 | ||||||
| Painting with Sam - Sam Lieurance | ||||||
| Private Lessons/Practice/Workshops - 4 PM to 8PM | Private Lessons/Practice/Workshops - 4 PM to 8PM | Private Lessons/Practice/Workshops - 4 PM to 8PM | Handlers meeting 4:00 PM | Handler's meeting - 4 PM | ||
| C Course Practice - Lauren Sandrin (5 - 8 PM) | C Course Practice - Melissa Archer-Muncaster (5 - 8PM) | C Course Practice - Tasha Mesina (5 - 8 PM) | AKC - A & B Course Sheep/Goats and Ducks Judge: Cathy Sumeraki | AKC - A & B Course Sheep/Goats and Ducks Judge: Cathy Sumeraki | ||
| Intro to Carting Workshop - Britney Mazzer (6PM) | Intro to Barn Hunt Workshop - Dave Sanford (6PM) | Intro to Tracking Workship - Jill Grant (6PM) | ||||
| Registration 4 :00 PM, tests start at 5:00 PM | Private Lesson - Linda Rorem | Private lesson - Linda Rorem | ||||
| AKC Herding Instinct Tests - Judges: Rusty Jeffers and Cathy Sumeraki | Private Lesson - Val Manning | Private Lesson - Val Manning | ||||
| Private Lesson - Roy Sage | Private Lesson - Roy Sage | |||||
| Private Lesson - Cathy Sumeraki | Private lesson - Cathy Sumeraki | |||||
| Private Lesson - Carol Lucero | Private lesson - Carol Lucero | |||||
| Private Lesson - Benoit Voisin | Private lesson - Benoit Voisin | |||||
| Private Lesson - Rusty Jeffers | Private lesson - Rusty Jeffers | |||||
| Instructors: | Venues: | |||||
| BV - Benoit Viosin | A-Arena - Sheep A course Arena | |||||
| CL - Carol Lucero | B-Field - Sheep B course Arena | |||||
| Cathy S - Cathy Sumeraki | C-Field - C course trial field | |||||
| Chelle S - Michelle Schumann, DVM | D-Arena - Duck A course arena | |||||
| Dave S - Dave Stanford | D-Field - B course field (Duck) | |||||
| Hannah F - Hannah Fuller | EPT - East PT Arena (Boundary PT) | |||||
| JG - Jill Grant | HT - HT Arena | |||||
| LD - Lindsay Daley | SG - Secret Garden | |||||
| LR - Linda Rorem | OCR - Outdoor Classroom/ also via Zoom | |||||
| LS - Lauren Sandrin | Trap - C course training field | |||||
| Meliisa AM - Melissa Archer Muncaster | WPT - West PT Arena | |||||
| RJ - Rusty Jeffers | ||||||
| RS - Roy Sage | ||||||
| SL - Sam Lieurance | ||||||
| TM - Tasha Mesina | ||||||
| VM - Val Manning | ||||||
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.
