Trial Schedule – 2026 – Northeast Border Collie Association

Date	Trial	Location	Classes	Contact	Info / Entry / RO
Jan 3 Cancelled	Maybrook Farm New Year’s Trial	Pittsfield, MA	Open, Nursery (1 run each)	Sue Schoen	Entry
Jan 12-13	Pennsylvania Farm Show	Show Complex and Expo Center	2 Open Points/Time Trials	Emily Falk	Entry RO
Apr 18-19	Willowdale Novice Learning Trial	West Grove, PA	NN, PN, Ranch (3 runs each) Not sanctioned	Josh Newcomb	Info/Entry
May 15-17 Cancelled	Bittersweet Spring Novice Trial	109 Hammond Hill Rd, Hampton, CT	2 PN, 2 Ranch (Fri-Sat), 2 NN (Sun)	Carol Campion
May 16-17	Willowdale Novice SDT	Kennett Square, PA	NN, PN, Ranch (3 runs each)	Josh Newcomb	Info Entry
May 23-24	Ox Creek May SDT	Canandaigua, NY	2 Open, 2 Nursery	Carolyn West 860-729-0550 text preferred	Entries open Apr 15
Jun 5-7	Jenovic Spring Trial	St-Eugène, ON	NN, PN, Ranch, Open (4 runs each), 3 Nursery OBCC	Patrick Gosselin
Jun 6-7	Hood’s Farm Novice SDT	Ashville, NY	NN, PN, Ranch (3 runs each) plus 4th practice run on Sat afternoon	Jean Barrett	Entry
Jun 20-21	BRK Summer Trial	Chestertown, MD	NN, PN, R, Nursery (2 runs each)	Skylar Landis
Jul 3-5	Cascade Farm SDT	360 Pettyboro Road, Bath, NH	Open, Nursery, Ranch, PN, NN. (2 runs each)	Mary Ames	Info Entry
Jul 5	Rio Bella SDT	St-Étienne, QC	NN, PN, Ranch, Nursery (1 run each)	Patrick Gosselin
Jul 11-12	Handy Dog Summer Trial	St. Agatha, Ontario	NN, PN, Ranch/Nursery, Open (1 run each day) OBCC	Victoria Lamont	Entries open Jun15-26
Aug 4-9	Grass Creek Sheepdog Trials	Kingston, ON	2 Open	Amanda Milliken 613-540-4845	Entry to follow
Aug 29-30	Rio Bella SDT 2.0	St-Étienne, QC	NN, PN, Ranch, Nursery (2 runs each)	Patrick Gosselin
Sep 5-6	Trial & Error Novice Trial	Lunenburg, NS	NN, PN, Ranch (2 runs each)	Hilary Flower	Entries Open Jun 1
Sep 11-13	Handy Dog Fall Trial	St. Agatha, Ontario	Fri (2 NN, 1 PN, 1 Ranch/Nursery) Sat-Sun( 2 Open + Modified double lift) OBCC	Victoria Lamont	Entries open Aug 17-28
Oct 9-11	Kitley Corners Farm Fall 2026 Sheepdog Trial	835 Kitley Line 2, Jasper, ON	NN, PN, Ranch, Nursery, Open (3 runs each) OBCC	Celeste Lacroix	Entries open Sep 15, close Sep 30. Entry
Oct 30, 31 Nov 1	NEBCA Fall Foliage Championship	Coatesville, PA	2 Open with DL final on Sunday	Carolyn West 860-729-0550 text preferred	Entries open Sep 1.