April 2, 2025:
Regretfully, Tiffany Holley, one of two 2025 ABMC NS Co-Chairs, was informed today that the Herding venue on the Purina Farms property sustained more damage than was originally thought from the tornado that hit Friday, March 14th and will need a significant amount of repair work. They have cancelled all Herding trials for the foreseeable future. Paige Johnson, the other NS Co-Chair, spoke to the NS Herding Chair Ann MacKay regarding other venues near Purina Farms that might be able hold the trials who said there is only one venue and it will not work, so she (Ann) will look at holding a National Specialty Herding trial at a later date this year.
Tiffany asks that should any member have any questions or issues to please contact her directly.
C Course Saturday and Sunday May 3rd & 4th and A Course Monday May 5th in the Herding & Trial Field at Purina Farms
All Breed, Malinois Preferred C Course and A Course Trial 2; Malinois Only A Course Trial 1
Chair: Ann MacKay
Judges: Deborah Pollard (all trial classes plus test classes for Trial 1 on Monday, May 5th); Sue Haase (test and instinct classes for Trial 2 on Monday, May 5th). Their bios and photos appear below, when received.
Opens: March 1, 2025 9am Eastern
Closes: April 16, 2025 12pm Eastern
Secretary: Lisa Knock c/o Rachael Toren
Premium (“online”entry information)
Judging Program (will be linked when available)
Herding is a Most Versatile Malinois event, with points counted from a single run from either the Saturday, May 3rd C Course trial or the Monday, May 5th Trial 1 A Course.
Volunteers Needed: please contact chair Ann MacKay for more information.
Saturday, May 3rd: C Course, All Breed, Malinois Preferred (through March 31)
Sunday, May 4th: C Course, All Breed, Malinois Preferred (through March 31)
Monday, May 5th Trial 1: A Course Ducks and Sheep, PT (Boundary and non-Boundary), HT, Instinct (Boundary) Malinois Only
Monday, May 5th Trial 2: A Course Ducks and Sheep, PT (Boundary and non-Boundary), HT, Instinct (Boundary) All Breed, Malinois Preferred (through March 31)
Limits: 8 runs/day for C course; 25 runs/day for test classes, 50 duck runs/day, 50 runs/day per judge