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Ed
Dixon and Ron Bader (right) watch as a Pointer starts
a breakaway. Ron Bader started field trialing in the
late 1950's. To his credit, he has won 25 Championships!
Ron is a member of Region 11 and continues to support
and help individuals start in field trials.
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Torben
Hansen of Reno, Nevada 'rode' a dog after finishing
the course. Bird dogs are taught to rode from horse
back, 4 wheelers, and by other methods. Roding is a
process that promotes a dog to pull a slow moving object
and in this case a horse. Roding helps to build stamina
and muscles needed for field trials and hunting.
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A
break in the action provides time for riders to talk about
bird dogs. What other subject is there?
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A
good trial horse must be confident, independent and strong
enough to climb steep hills. Torben Hansen acting as a
scout rides his horse to the top of a ridge to observe
his handler's dog. A good horse is needed for an easy
ride however, to ride effectively one must spent time
on the saddle.
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A
rider is located on the ridge looking for a bird dog.
This dog had taken a short cut and did not handle very
well. Judges don't look favorable on dogs that need a
lot of scouting in a shooting dog stake.
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A
rider is barely seen in the middle of this image. He was
looking for his dog that ran undetected along the hillsides.
A short time afterwards the dog was spotted running towards
the gallery.
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Feb. 15, 2002
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