New Luce Sheepdog Trial 2008

New Luce Sheepdog trial

New Luce sheepdog trial takes place every September on part of our hill on High Airyolland. It is a challenging hill course with a dip leading down to a ditch to cross providing one of the obstacles that can test even an experienced handler and dog.

Sheepdog trial results on 25th September 2011.

This year's trial enjoyed glorious weather and well behaved sheep. Judge Mr FW MacGregor. Time Keeper Adam Waugh.

Open Trial
1st Jock Welsh	96pts Nap	Open Cup
2nd Stuart McCrindle	90pts Peg	Wigtownshire cup time 9.32
3rd Ian McMillan	90pts Don	time 9.40
4th Stuart McCrindle	89pts Bill
5th Tony Welsh	86pts Joe
6th Robbie Welsh	85pts Mirk

Confined
1st Stuart McCrindle	Peg	Confined Cup
2nd Ian McMillan	Don
3rd Stuart McCrindle	Bill

Sponsored
Outrun & Lift -	John Ramsay	Glen
Best pen -	John Barrowman	Midge
Best Single -	Ian Lockhart	Moss
Best Drive -	Jock Welsh	Nap

Young Handlers
1st Robbie Welsh
2nd John Ramsay
3rd Fraser Shennan

2010

New Luce sheepdog trial was held at High Airyolland again this year on 11th September 2010.

Results

Prize List

1st A Waugh Tanzie 95 pts

2nd J Welsh Sweep 90 pts

3rd F Shennan Fizz 89 pts time 9.06

4th J Welsh Nap 89 pts time 10.34

5th W Welsh Don 89 pts time 10.47

6th P Hetherington Elizabeth 89 pts time 11.04

Confined

1st S McCrindle

2nd I McKnight

3rd J Ramsay

Young Handler

1st F Shennan

2nd J Ramsay

3rd G Hurcomb

Special Prizes

Best outrun & lift W Gallagher

Best Pen S McCrindle

Best Single D Shennan

Best Drive S Montgomery

New Luce Sheep dog trial
19th September 2009

A massive entry of 57 dogs ran this year's trial at Airyolland. With so many entries, and a shorter day, the competitors were allowed only 11 minutes to complete the course. However, the weather and Autumn light was kind enough to allow all the dogs to see where to lift the sheep from the top of the hill. Long grass, heather, rashes and a hollow to navigate, before finding the sheep, made this rough hill course a true test of a trial dog. Tony Welsh's dog Jock proved masterful in controlling the stubborn Blackies and secured his victory with a confident lift, fetch, good pen and clean shed.

Results: (Judge Sam Rae, Dalmellington)
1.T Welsh's Jock, Patna, 92; 2. F Shennan's Fizz, Barr, 85; 3. R White's Rob, Dalry, 83; 4. A Waugh's Tanzie, Glenluce, 80 Outbye; 5. J R Welsh's Tanhill Nap, Dalrymple, 80; 6. S Long's Moss, Co Donegal, 76; Novice- 1. N Gillon's Boy, Dailly, 86; 2. G Hurcomb's Nan, Stranraer, 60; 3. D D Shennan's Spot, Girvan, 59

Sheepdog Trial 2008

Knocktool hill on High Airyolland farm was the venue for the New Luce sheep-dog trial on the 27th of September 2008. The trial has not been held since 1996 so it was a welcome sight to see the fifty dogs that ran throughout the day.

The Blackie ewes had been quite well behaved commented, the judge for the event, Adam Waugh.
Adam, who has won the local trial on a few occasions in the past, judged Ian McMillan and Don from Carse of Clary, Newton Stewart to be the eventual winners.

The society president Mr Billy Ferguson, from Markdhu Farm, New Luce, invited Mrs Janet McQuistin to present the trophy, for the open competition, to Ian McMillan. Stuart McCrindle was awarded the trophy for the confined competition. Mr Ferguson then thanked all of the participants and helpers that had made the day such a success and hoped to see everyone here again in a years time.

Open (50 ran) 1, I. McMillan (Newton Stewart) Don, 88; 2, J.R. Welsh (Dalrymple) Tanhill Nap, 84; 3, J.R. Welsh (Dalrymple) Mack, 82; 4, S. McCrindle (Stranraer) Cass, 81; 5, R. Welsh (Patna) Maid, 80; 6, J.J. Templeton (Fenwick) Glen, 79. Nursery, 1, D.D. Shennan (Girvan) Fly, 66; 2, C. Cagill (Gatehouse) Pip, 50; 3, S. McCrindle (Stranraer) Gem, 47

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