"...not a destination, but rather a WAY of TRAVELING."
I haven't had a chance to blog in a millinium it seems. In March my madness was the Zamora, Sonoma, and Rio Vista triple-crown. And although this year American Pharoah can claim our first triple-crown win in 37 years, I'm here to tell you that the California SDT triple-crown could be equally as challenging. Zamora Hills SDT hosted by the Slaven/Wines Family is my sentimental favorite trial of all time. It was here that I tasted my first sip of the magic of Open Field trialing. I have been drinking deeply from the wellspring ever since. Big. Huge fields. Tough sheep. Great people. Fair judge. I was proud of both my open dog and my nursery dog. Feist came away with a few points on her second run. As a handler I was excited for the chance. Not paralyzed in fear and intimidation. As a sheepdog team we were shooting for consistency and experience. My open dog only 3 years old and Tane' my nursery dog only two. This is only my second year as an open