Terra Norte Sheep University Registration 2022|
Terra Norte Sheep University Registration 2022 |
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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 4 | Tuesday, July 5 | Wednesday, July 6 | Thursday, July 7 | Friday, July 8 | Saturday, July 9 | Sunday, July 10 |
| 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 -CL (WPT) | RTN Wednesday Workshop - Fun Classes for dogs and their handlers. | Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals - Expanding the Gather - bigger outruns, RJ (WPT) | Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals, Lines and Obstacles, VM (WPT) | BVKC AKC Herding Trial - C course, Judge Laura de la Cruz. D course, Judge Linda Rorem, HT/PT tests, judge Linda Rorem . Trial Entries close on 06/29/2022. | BVKC AKC Herding Trial - C course and HIC/HT/PT, Judge Laura de la Cruz. D course, Judge Linda Rorem, and Farm Dog Certification Test, Lauren Sandrin and Chelle Schumann. Trial Entries close on 06/29/2022. Farm Dog (1 PM) will allow Day of Event Registration as time allows. |
| Herding 203 - Elements of Tending Course - The pen exit & repen, RS (C Field - sheep) | Herding 201/Ducks - Elements of the A course - The Fence Obstacles with ducks, TK (Duck Arena) | Herding 203 - Elements of Tending Course - The pen exit & repen, LR (C Field - sheep) | Herding 201/Sheep- Elements of the A course - The Crossdrive, getting from the 4 to the 5, RJ (A course) | |||
| Herding 202/Goats - Elements of the B course - The outrun/lift fetch, RJ (B Field) | Herding 202/Goats - Elements of the B course - The Free Standing Pen, RJ (B Field) | 7 am - Hands On Basic Livestock Handling - Roy Sage, Terry Kenney and Rusty Jeffers | Herding 204/Sheep - Elements of Ranch Course - Sorting, TK (A Arena) | Herding 203 - Elements of the Tending Course - Roadwork & The Bridge - LR (C field - sheep) | ||
| Herding 201/Ducks - Elements of the A course - The outrun/lift/fetch with ducks, TK (Duck Arena) | Herding 203 - Elements of the Tending Course - Roadwork & The Bridge - RS (C field - sheep) | 7 am - Dog Hike led by Bailey Bremner at Eagle's Nest Open Space | ||||
| Herding 204 - Elements of Ranch course - The Take Pen/Chutes and Alleyways, MA (A Arena) | 8 am - Yoga with Sam | |||||
| 9 AM Intro to Ducks, MW | ||||||
| Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | 10 AM - Stock Psychology, RS (OCR) | Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Session 2 - 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
| Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble, TK (HT) | Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble, TK (HT) | 11 AM - Farm Dog Prep, MW | Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble, TK (HT) | Herding 101 - Intro to the Bubble, TK (HT) | ||
| Tending 101 - Intro to Borders, CS(EPT) | Tending 101 - Intro to Borders, CS (EPT) | 12 PM - Scentwork basics - fun games to build your dogs confidence, HM | Tending 101 - Intro to Borders, CS (WPT) | Tending 101 - Intro to Borders, CS (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) | 1 PM - Scentwork II , HM | Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals - The Balancing Act II, RJ (WPT) | Herding 110 - Herding Fundamentals, Skill-set Potpourri, CL (WPT) | ||
| Tending 111 - Tending Fundamentals - Exiting the pen and 4 sided graze (Trap) | Tending 111 - Tending Fundamentals - Road work and 4 sided graze - VM - (Trap) | Tending 111 - Tending Fundamentals - 4 sided graze and roadwork/bridge - VM (Trap) | Tending 111 - Tending Fundamentals - 4 sided graze - roadwork/car pass, VM (Trap) | |||
| Herding 201/Sheep - Re-Pen techniques A-Course, CL (A course sheep arena) | Herding 202/Ducks - Elements of the Field Course - The Drive Panels with ducks, CL (B Field) | Herding 202/Goats - The Drive, How to get it started - CL (B field) | Herding 202 - Elements of Field Course, The Shed, RJ (B-field) | |||
| Herding 202/Goats - Elements of the B course - Negotiating the drive gates - RJ (B Field) | Herding 203 - Elements of Tending course - Wide/Narrow graze & Placement, RS (C field - sheep) | Herding 203 - Elements of Tending Course - Roadwork, Stop and Car Pass - LR (C Field sheep) | Herding 203 - Elements of Tending course - Wide/Narrow graze & Placement, LR (C field - goats) | |||
| Herding 203 - Elements of Tending Course - Roadwork, Stop and Car Pass - RS (C Field sheep) | Herding 204/Sheep - Elements of Ranch Course - The Figure 8, RJ (A Course) | Herding 204 - Elements of the Ranch Course - Sorting Penning, LR (A course) | ||||
| 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, Linda Rorem (OCR) | Herding 310-D: D course Mechanics, CL (OCR) | |||
| 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 - "Whistle While You Work", the art of using a shepherd's whistle, CL (OCR) | Pet Health 201: Ask the Vet, Chelle S (OCR/ZOOM) | Herding 310-B - B course Mechanics, RJ (OCR/B course) | Herding 310-C: C course Mechanics, Laura de la Cruz (OCR/C-Course) | |||
| 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, CL (OCR) | Alt Learning - Introduction to scentwork and detection dog, Hallie McMullen (OCR) | Alt Learning - Hiking safely with Dogs, Bailey Bremner (OCR) | Herding 117 - The West Coast Whistle, RJ (OCR) | |||
| 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) | Production 101 - Stock Primer, VM (OCR) | RTN - AHBA Herding Trial/Tests - Offering HTADsdg (course 5, Take pen, gate sort), HTDsdg. JHDg & HCTg | Alt Learning - Intro to Tracking, Chelle Schmann (Duck Arena) | |||
| Afternoon Session 5 - 5 PM to 6:30 | ||||||
| Painting with Sam - Sam Lieurance | ||||||
| Registration 4 :00 PM, tests start at 5:00 PM | Social Hour | Social Hour | Handlers meeting 4:00 PM | Handler's meeting - 4 PM | ||
| AKC Herding Instinct Tests - Judges: Rusty Jeffers and Mary Alice Wisecarver/Roy Sage | Private Lesson - Rusty Jeffers | Private lesson - Rusty Jeffers | AKC - A & B Course Sheep/Goats and Ducks Judge: Laura de la Cruz | AKC - A & B Course Sheep/Goats and Ducks Judge: Laura de la Cruz | ||
| Private Lesson - Mary Alice Wisecarver | Private lesson - Linda Rorem | |||||
| Private Lesson - Val Manning | Private Lesson - Val Manning | |||||
| Private Lesson - Roy Sage | Private Lesson - Terry Kenney | |||||
| Private Lesson - Terry Kenney | Private lesson - Linda Rorem | |||||
| Private Lesson - Carol Lucero | Private lesson - Hallie McMullen (scentwork) | |||||
| Private Lesson - Hallie McMullen (scentwork) | ||||||
| Instructors: | Venues: | Suggested Class Tracks: | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Chelle S - Michelle Schumann, DVM | 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. | |||
| RJ - Rusty Jeffers | D-Arena - Duck A course arena | All of the Yellow classes | ||||
| TK - Terry Kenney | D-Field - B course field (Duck) | Audit the Higher level working classes | ||||
| RS - Roy Sage | EPT - East PT Arena (Boundary PT) | Private Lessons | ||||
| CL - Carol Lucero | HT - HT Arena | |||||
| LR - Linda Rorem | SG - Secret Garden | Started - These classes are suggested for those who have been working off the long line, have a reliable stop and stay. | ||||
| BB - Bailey Bremner | 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. | |||
| SL - Sam Lieurance | Trap - C course training field | Tending 110 - Tending Fundamentals, JD (EPT) | ||||
| HM - Hallie McMullen | WPT - West PT Arena | Audit the 200 level working classes | ||||
| All of the Yellow classes | ||||||
| Private Lessons | ||||||
| Rancher Wanna Be - These classes are suggested for those who are thinking about purchasing livestock for herding & production | ||||||
| Production 101: Stock Primer, (OCR) | ||||||
| Production: 203: Hands on Basic Sheep Handling, (HT Pens) | Note - we have moved this class to Wed. from 7 am to 9 am | |||||
| Pet Health 201: Ask the Vet, Chelle Schumann (OCR) | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Pet Health 201: Ask the Vet, Chelle Schumann (OCR) | ||||||
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.
