 United States Border Collie
Handlers’ Finals (USBCHA) 1999
I was really pleased to have been asked by the United States
Border Collie Handlers’ Association (USBCHA) to produce a
program on their sheep dog trials event in
Virginia.
The USBCHA’s final is the most prestigious Border Collie
trial in North America. For 12 months handlers compete in
sanctioned competitions throughout the US and Canada accumulating
points to qualify for an opportunity to compete in the qualifying
rounds of the finals.
One hundred and fifty border collies compete during the three
days of qualifying trials for a position in the semi finals on the
Saturday. Out of the 40 semi finalists, the top 20 border collies
then qualify for a place in the finals on the Sunday. The finals
course is similar to the British International Course, a double lift
and an 800 yard field.
This video looks briefly at the qualifying results and then
highlights some of the semi finalists explaining how these teams
scored. The major part of the program is made up with the top runs
in the final event, the higher the score in the finals, the more
time is designated to the run.
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