| 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 | Ino/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 |
| 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 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 |
| Jul 3-5 | Cascade Farm SDT | 360 Pettyboro Road, Bath, NH | Open, Nursery, Ranch, PN, NN. (2 runs each) | Mary Ames | Entry to follow |
| Jun 5-7 | Jenovic Spring Trial | St-Eugène, ON | NN, PN, Ranch, Open (4 runs each), 3 Nursery OBCC | Patrick Gosselin | |
| Jun 20-21 | BRK Summer Trial | Chestertown, MD | NN, PN, R, Nursery (2 runs each) | Skylar Landis | |
| 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 |
Schedule Notes
- Novice & open classes are NEBCA sanctioned
- Nursery and most open classes are USBCHA sanctioned
- Exceptions or additional sanctioning is noted in the class column
Info for trial hosts
- Email trial schedule information to the Webmaster
- Forms and documents will be posted in PDF format. The webmaster will convert documents if needed.
- Contact the trial committees in regard to sanctioning.
- Information will be usually be posted in a day or two. If something is urgent call/text to 518-925-1191