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04/23/08

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Attend a 2008 Herding Clinic at Bellwether Farm!

Front Row:  Laurie, Mary, Jenny.  Back Row:  Kent, Laura, Diane, Kay.

Participants at the Kent Herbel Herding Clinic 03/21 - 03/24/08

At Bellwether Farm, we have been hosting herding events since 2001.  Each year we try to have at least two clinics taught by nationally known trainers.  We also host herding fun days and beginner clinics throughout the year.  Additionally, herding enthusiasts may contact Bellwether Farm for supervised herding practice on an appointment basis.

We have several working areas to offer for herding clinics and individual practice sessions:

     -- a 70 x 85 foot oval pen

     -- a 110 x 200 foot arena with trial course obstacles

     -- a 4.5 acre pasture with trial course obstacles

     -- chutes, gates and working pens for ranch work

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Below are the events planned for the coming year, together with links to entry forms and extra information for each event.  Keep checking this page, as we update our events list often! 

 
bulletSupervised Herding Practice:  Available throughout the year, evenings and weekends - Sheep rental at $15.00 per 1/2 hour.  Handlers and dogs must have enough experience to safely work stock on their own.  Contact Bellwether Farm at (618) 893-4568 or e-mail to mswindel@siu.edu to schedule an appointment for herding practice.

 

bulletJanuary 26, 2008:  Beginner Herding Clinic - A one-day Saturday clinic taught by a local team of herding instructors.  Affordable and designed to introduce beginners to the herding process and to give intermediate herding enthusiasts a chance to practice their skills.  At this clinic we welcome beginners with border collies and some other herding breeds (aussies, shelties, corgies, ACDs, collies, and kelpies).  At the present time, we are not taking the larger upright working breeds (German shepherds, rottweilers, bouviers, tervs, and so forth) for the beginner clinics.  Click below for the entry form.
bullet(MS Word version) - Bellwether Farm Herding Clinic 012608 Entry Form.doc
bullet(Adobe PDF version) - Bellwether Farm Herding Clinic 012608 Entry Form.pdf

 

bulletMarch 01, 2008:  Beginner Herding Clinic - A one-day Saturday clinic taught by a local team of herding instructors.  Affordable and designed to introduce beginners to the herding process and to give intermediate herding enthusiasts a chance to practice their skills.  At this clinic we welcome beginners with border collies and some other herding breeds (aussies, shelties, corgies, ACDs, collies, and kelpies).  At the present time, we are not taking the larger upright working breeds (German shepherds, rottweilers, bouviers, tervs, and so forth) for the beginner clinics.  Click below for the entry form.
bullet(MS Word version) - Bellwether Farm Herding Clinic 030108 Entry Form.doc
bullet(Adobe PDF version) - Bellwether Farm Herding Clinic 030108 Entry Form.pdf

 

bulletMarch 21 - 24, 2008:  Kent Herbel Herding Clinic and Private Lessons - Four days of instruction from nationally known herding trainer Kent Herbel.  A two-day group clinic Saturday 3/22/08 and Sunday 3/23/08, and two days of private lessons Friday 3/21/08 and Monday 3/24/08.  Handlers and dogs must have enough experience to safely work stock on their own.  Click below for the entry form.
bullet(MS Word version) - Herbel Clinic 032108 - 032408 Entry Form.doc
bullet(Adobe PDF version) - Herbel Clinic 032108 - 032408 Entry Form.pdf

 
bulletApril 12, 2008:  Beginner Herding Clinic - A one-day Saturday clinic taught by a local team of herding instructors.  Affordable and designed to introduce beginners to the herding process and to give intermediate herding enthusiasts a chance to practice their skills.  At this clinic we welcome beginners with border collies and some other herding breeds (aussies, shelties, corgies, ACDs, collies, and kelpies).  At the present time, we are not taking the larger upright working breeds (German shepherds, rottweilers, bouviers, tervs, and so forth) for the beginner clinics.  Click below for the entry form.
bullet(MS Word version) - Bellwether Farm Herding Clinic 041208 Entry Form.doc
bullet(Adobe PDF version) - Bellwether Farm Herding Clinic 041208 Entry Form.pdf

 
bulletMay 03, 2008:  Beginner Herding Clinic - A one-day Saturday clinic taught by a local team of herding instructors.  Affordable and designed to introduce beginners to the herding process and to give intermediate herding enthusiasts a chance to practice their skills.  At this clinic we welcome beginners with border collies and some other herding breeds (aussies, shelties, corgies, ACDs, collies, and kelpies).  At the present time, we are not taking the larger upright working breeds (German shepherds, rottweilers, bouviers, tervs, and so forth) for the beginner clinics.  Click below for the entry form.
bullet(MS Word version) - Bellwether Farm Herding Clinic 050308 Entry Form.doc
bullet(Adobe PDF version) - Bellwether Farm Herding Clinic 050308 Entry Form.pdf

 
bulletSeptember 19 - 22, 2008:  Kent Herbel Herding Clinic - Four days of instruction from nationally known herding trainer Kent Herbel.  A two-day group clinic Saturday 9/20/08 and Sunday 9/21/08, and two days of private lessons Friday 9/19/08 and Monday 9/22/08.  Handlers and dogs must have enough experience to safely work stock on their own.  Click below for the entry form.
bullet(MS Word version) - Herbel Clinic 091908 - 092208 Entry Form.doc
bullet(Adobe PDF version) -  Herbel Clinic 091908 - 092208 Entry Form.pdf

 

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