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NATIONAL CATTLEDOG ASSOCIATION VOLUME 8 ISSUE 5 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020
2020 NATIONAL OPEN CHAMPION BRIAN JACOBS AND GS ROMEL
Hello Doggers,
We survived another Finals. This was especially a taxing Finals as the board was dealing with decisions affected by Covid. It was not easy. But it appears the board did outstand and the Finals was a huge success. If you were unable to come to Finals, it was understandable.
The payout was especially exciting. As we move through putting on a Finals it is pretty expensive. Between the prizes, cattle, and the 400 other things that pop up, the board always tries to keep the payout as much as
possible. Through the year, the NCA collects sanctioning fees, sponsorship money, and donations. There are yearly costs that the NCA incurs, but as much as possible goes toward the Finals. This year we are proud to be able to have paid back 100 percent. Actually, just over 100 percent. The entries totaled $25,250 and we were able to pay out $26,937.50. One thing that does kind of bother me is when people tout a 100% payout and the right below that say less fees. Well if you are taking out of the pot to pay for stuff, which is completely okay, its not 100%. I am not saying trial hosts should lose money. They incur costs as well, and someone has to pay for putting on a trial. I’m just pointing out the NCA was able to pay back 100% this year. Thank you to all the sponsors and all the folks that donated that made this 100% payout possible.
The cattle were very good. There are those draws that were difficult, but not too many runs the first couple days were impossible. The crew did a great job handling and feeding the cattle and pulling off the bad ones so by the time we got to Saturday it was a very fair and competitive draw. Thanks to that crew. Big thanks to Marshall. Marshall was the young man that rode his horse all day everyday in the exhaust pen. He did the work of two men. Thanks, Marshall, you have a job at any time you need one with us.
The course committee did a great job. Day one was fairly easy. The reasoning for the ease of course is not to give everyone a participation trophy for getting done, but to give the cattle a chance to figure out that while the dog works them, they can be confident in where they go. Thus, making them better for later into the trial. It’s the committee’s belief that a tough course could sour the cattle and make it impossible for a good final go. The second course was tough. We deliberated over the time quite a while. I was very nervous and was afraid we went way too far. Seven dogs out of forty finished the course in the Open, and ten in the Nursery with a few minor changes. That was what we wanted, to separate out the better working dogs. By the Nursery Finals we did have five full scores on a challenging course. That was a few too many, but still separated out the dogs making the mistakes from the perfect working dogs. Congratulations to Lincoln Rogers and Tuco. This dog worked lights out all week on the Nursery course. Kevin Lippe and the Hog Dog was Reserve. I am just kidding with Kevin and his dog. That dog has been exceptional since the first run I saw him make. He deserved the big win. In the Open course, we changed again and this course was hard. Nobody finished the course, I think three dogs were close. Seth was the closest and made a critical mistake going to the final pen and cost him from finishing. And that is exactly what we wanted. The course was tough but also the time was short. Part of the course could be made quite quickly as well part of the course took very exact and slow movements. It showed everything the stockdog should be. By having the time
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PRESIDENT Sonny Mahurin (2020)
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VICE PRESIDENT Campbell Forsyth (2021)
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TREASURER Steve Knipmeyer (2020)
Bartlesville, Oklahoma (918) 914-1770
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Carrie Pottinger (970) 224-2437
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WEST COAST Brian Jacobs (2021)
(209) 570-6107 NORTHEAST Patty Koller (2020)
(319) 470-5146 MIDWEST Duane Packard (2021)
(307) 532-6158 SO. CENTRAL. Steve Knipmeyer (2020)
(918) 914-1770 SOUTHEAST Lincoln Rogers (2022)
(601) 325-7985 MOUNTAIN Tim Feddes (2022)
(406) 570-4771 AT LARGE Jeff Christiansen (2022)
(903) 821-1388 AT LARGE Sonny Mahurin (2020)
(620) 305-8164 AT LARGE Campbell Forsyth (2021)
(204) 739-2678
NEWSLETTER STAFF Lori Herbel, Editor Putnam, Oklahoma
Patty Koller, Staff/Writer Donnellson, Iowa
COVER PHOTO: David D. Kimble Photography
PRESIDENT’S PEN (continued)close and the course tough, if a dog made a mistake and was too fast in the slow part or was too slow in the fast part, the dog could not finish thus penalizing that dog for mistakes. It was exciting to watch and with seven full scores coming into the Final it all came down to who worked the best and handled their cattle the best the final day. Congratulations to Brian Jacobs the Open National Champion and Seth was Reserve.
The horseback was in the arena and really has become one of my favorite classes. Being in the field we have all learned how to work remote so when we have a horseback class its all about assisting our dogs. So, when we get into the arena on our horse, we design courses that are next to impossible that take lots of control and finesse. These courses were no different. We had several sorts, with pass through obstacles that were as tough as they come. At one point, Duck and I sorted incorrectly and was called off. Oops. (Wonder who did the handler meeting, that would be me). The class was tough and the courses showed who had the broke dog with enough presence to move cattle without blowing them up. Any speed created by a tight pushy dog made it impossible to sort. Again, Brian Jacobs shined in this class. Which in the Final run, he had I think eighteen seconds left to finish. Great job Brian.
What an exciting Intermediate class we had, with some of the best Intermediates in the country. Again, the first course was very doable and most got through this. This second round was more difficult. This class, the first two rounds were in the arena and the second round took correct dog work to get through the obstacles. It was interesting to watch as a couple of the better handlers took lower point values and went on. Going into the Final round which was held in the field, there
were three dogs with two full scores. Shorty had two of them and Abbi had one. Again, the course was difficult that was in the field. It had a fetch, to another dog leg fetch, to a remote weave, a drive, cross drive and pull through to a pen. Pen five and sort three off. The cattle then had to go through a turkey foot and finish at a pass through. Again, time was short, and any mistakes made would cost too much time, thus keeping the handlers honest to get through the course. No one finished. Dan Haley won the National title with Shorty coming in second. Abbi was leading the average with Reba coming into the Final round. Reba kind of lost her cookies in the field and the mistake cost her finishing. Still proud of my daughter and her accomplishments as a handler. Chin up #1 rule.
One thing most Associations and their finals don’t have is a field. The arena is a great thing and shows a lot of great qualities in the dog. But the NCA believes to show the complete package it is crucial to show those dogs in the field. This is the Final and most extreme challenge of all. I’m not trying to put down arena trials. By far they are faster and easier to put together and will help grow our sport as more dogs can be run in a day. Field trials are a pain to set up and take a good field to get them right. But if you want to truly challenge yourself and make your dogs better, get yourself qualified for the National Finals next year and come compete against the best. You and your dog will grow in ways you’ve never experienced in an arena. And I hope that’s what we are all about. Making our dogs better.
Again thanks to all that helped put on a great finals See you next year.
Keep those doggies Rollin!!!
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OKLAHOMA RANCHER INDUCTED INTO THE HANDLER HALL OF FAME
by Lori Herbel
The story of NCA handler Steve Knipmeyer coming up through the ranks of the cattledog world reads as a perfect example of an NCA success story. This journey was recognized at the 2020 National Finals in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the NCA inducted Steve into the Handler Hall of Fame. An award that is very well deserved as Steve has been very supportive and successful in the Association.
Steve had been around cattle all of his life, having grown up on his family’s farm/ranch in Kansas. He and his wife, Gerry, bought their first ranch when Steve was 20. His experience with stockdogs as a youth was that the dogs were to be safely penned up when it came time to work stock. It wasn’t until 2009, forty years later after starting his own cattle operation, that Steve learned that you could handle cattle efficiently with a well trained dog. The suggestion to incorporate the use of a dog on his ranch first came from a friend who was helping Steve pen a set of yearlings. Dan told Steve he needed a dog, and as luck would have it, he knew of one in town that was free. The friend even offered to train the dog for Steve. The dog’s name was Hank, and he was a Border Collie/Heeler cross. Hank had a strong desire to work cattle, but the two men soon decided they weren’t exactly sure how to train a cattledog. Steve picked up a copy of Ben Means book to help him with the training process, and soon Hank was more valuable help when it came time to work cattle.
That same fall, Steve went to the Tulsa State Fair and watched the first cattledog competition he had ever seen. At that trial, he met some other cattledog handlers and he arranged to get a pup from Tom and Ruth Hines of Oaktree Border Collies. Steve named the pup Sugar. At the time, he thought he was just buying a stockdog, as he had no intention of trialing her competitively. He trained and used Sugar for two years on his stocker program, gathering and sorting cattle. Sugar’s breeder Tom soon convinced Steve he should try entering a trial, and that is where Steve’s journey took a big step into new territory. Little did Steve know where this little dog would take him in the next few years.
That first trial was in the spring of 2012 in Republic, Missouri. The NCA was a fairly new organization and the trial was quite possibly one of the first NCA sanctioned trials in the area. “I was very confused,” Steve said. “I was just trying to run my dog and figure out the course. I didn’t really understand the significance of the beginning of the NCA at that trial.” Steve ran in the Novice class that weekend and placed second. That summer, Steve went to a clinic put on by nationally-recognized clinician Lyle East of Missouri. Things started moving fast at this point and Steve was invited by Lyle, Mike Minor and Landon Minor to go with
them on the Wyoming NCA trial tour, which offered several trials within a week’s time across the state. “That tour was the education of a lifetime,” remembered Steve. “I saw the best handlers and the best dogs and realized what a good dog could actually do! By the end of that series, Sugar and I had won the Novice and the Nursery average at the Torrington trial.” Steve admits he learned pret ty much everything he knows from Sugar, who he says would do anything he asked as long as he gave her commands with a smile.
Steve moved up the ranks quickly. He a n d S u g a r w o n t h e N a t i o n a l Championship in the Intermediate class at the NCA 2013 National Finals held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The following year, he won the 2014 NCA National Nursery Championship with his dog Pete. The wins kept coming, with championships and reserve championships both at the NCA National Finals, Regional Finals, and at highly competitive trials like the National Western Stock Show in Denver, where he has won both Open and Nursery championships over the years.
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STEVE KNIPMEYERBARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA RANCHER HALL OF FAME (continued)
Which win held the most importance for Steve? “Pete’s NCA Open Championship in 2019 probably means the most to me,” answered Steve, “We competed against the best handlers and dogs in the USA and Canada. We were the only team to score full points in the Final round to earn the championship.” Steve bought Pete from Chad Muir at one year of age, after doing some research into finding a dog with the Glenn Guttridge breeding that had produced the great dogs Liz, Tony and Hank. Steve admits Pete has been his favorite dog to run in a trial, even though he thought at first that Pete would be difficult to train so he sent him off to Lyle East for the first 30 days. According to Steve, Lyle still likes to say, “Who trained that dog?!” Steve admires the fact that Pete has a tremendous amount of natural instinct and is fun to work on cattle. “Pete understands cattle, and it takes half as many commands for Pete as any other dog,” said Steve. “If you put him in the right place, he does what needs to be done.” Pete also won the NCA Open Reserve in 2016 and repeated the Open Reserve win in 2018, and won Open Champion at the National Western in Denver in 2020.
Some of Steve’s other trial dogs include Ace, who he admits had a hard bite and took Steve’s commands “even though those commands were sometimes wrong,” he admits. “Like all the way across the field at National Finals in Steamboat!” Then there is Kate, who is a daughter of JR Red, and is extremely fast. “I’m still trying to catch up with her, though she’s probably the easiest dog to train I have ever had,” Steve said. His female Lizzy is similar in breeding to Pete, and is the most responsive dog Steve says he has ever had. Lizzy also has an NCA Nursery Reserve Championship win.Steve and Nikki were quite successful as a Nursery team, having won the 2018 NCA National Nursery Championship and the 2018 National Western Stock Show Nursery Championship. “Nikki is a Sugar/Ace pup, very biddable and easy to trial,” said Steve. Queen is a Kate daughter, and she has done quite well this past year in both Open and Nursery, winning the 2020 National Nursery Dog of the Year, finishing up the year with
7,980 points. “Queen is still maturing, I’m excited to see what the future holds for her,” commented Steve.
Though he didn’t get his first cattledog with the intentions to ever trial, he does enjoy traveling and competing in the trials across the country. “I enjoy and appreciate the dogs on the ranch,” said Steve. “Trialing is just a fun way to show what these dogs can do. I was never competitive in sports. In fact, when I first started competing in trials, my daughter asked me if I actually went out and worked my dogs in front of people, “ laughed Steve. “The NCA has afforded me the opportunity to grow and to travel all over the USA and show my dogs. Thank you National Cattledog Association for this opportunity!”
Steve has also served on the NCA Board of Directors since 2016. He and Gerry live in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, just 45 miles north of Tulsa where they just recently celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary.
Steve is the third handler to be inducted into the NCA Handler Hall of Fame. He joins Bob Wagner of Nunn, Colorado, inducted in 2018, and Jeff Mundorf of Red Oak, Iowa, inducted in 2019.
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The Sterling Whistleby Patty Koller
The NCA Finals is possible due to not only the volunteerism of the members, but also of their spouses and their families. There is always one person that will stand out for their time and effort at Finals and that person this year is:
Charity Mundorf
There are so many things going on during a run that the judge is in need of a second pair of eyes, a judge can’t watch both the cattle coming off the trailer and watch when the dog is sent, can’t watch the cattle going through an obstacle and watch that the handler is staying behind the line or the stopwatch as it winds down to the last second. The judge needs someone dependable, reliable and trustworthy to be his second pair of eyes and Charity meets all of those requirements. Charity scored the majority of the field runs, with only the judge putting in more time than Charity.
Charity is the wife of Jeff Mundorf (past board member/President, 2-time NCA Finals Open Champion), mother to Walker, Morgan, Josie and Emma, living near Red Oak, Iowa. She is the School-Based Interventionist at Griswold Community Schools, working with the students that need guidance from someone with a kind and gentle heart. Charity and Jeff also celebrated their 27th anniversary while at Cheyenne.
Volunteering comes naturally to Charity as the list of activities and organizations she is involved with is rather lengthy, including 4-H leader, fair
food stand director and sports booster. Charity is one of those rare people that feel it is their life purpose to volunteer and we at the NCA are very lucky to have her contributing. Charity has been a long-time volunteer at Finals for many years and we sincerely hope that she continues that tradition.
Thank you, Charity!
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BUTLER TAKES FAST
TRACK TO WIN THE OPEN ROOKIE BUCKLE
by Lori Herbel
Two years ago, James Butler had yet to enter his first cattledog trial. Now he’s sporting a brand new buckle declaring him the Open Rookie of the Year in the National Cattledog Association.
Butler runs a registered Angus operation in Center, Texas, but until fairly recently, dogs were not a part of the management for his cattle. “One of my favorite dogs I had many years ago was a Border Collie named Lady that was given to me,” said James. “She got me to thinking that we could use the extra help around some of the properties we have and I started looking into the breed and trainers again. This would have been the fall of 2018 and by December, I had purchased my first couple of dogs.”
Just a few short months after this purchase, James decided to enter his dogs in an NCA trial at the Bar None Cowboy Church in Tatum, Texas, just 45 miles from Butler’s High Roller Ranch.
“My first trial was in March 2019,” recalled James. “It was very eye opening and didn't go as planned! One of my dogs was disqualified because I touched the panel, and the other dog my good buddy Chris Timmons made fun of me because I was so late on my commands.” James’ first trial experience may not have turned out like he expected but he chose to use it for motivation. “This lit a fire under me and was a great learning experience. It really made me push and work harder to become better. I was bit by the bug.”
James qualified for and entered the 2019 NCA National Finals in Cheyenne three months later, and walked away with the Intermediate Reserve Championship buckle with his dog Dolly. His short stint in the Intermediate class came to an end with the great finish at Finals as it required James to move into the Open class.
James now has several dogs and competes successfully in both Open and Nursery. His dogs Eli and Gus are currently ranked 3rd and 5th in the nation in the Open class and Dolly is ranked 15th.
James enjoys working all of his dogs, and choosing a favorite isn’t easy. “All of my dogs have certain qualities that I like about them,” commented James. “If I had to pick one, it would have to be Dolly (Walker/Grace). She is a really cool female that tries her heart out and can really fix my mistakes I still make. She's fun to work, trial and be around.”
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James likes trialling because he loves spending time with the dogs and he enjoys the competition side of things. “Most importantly I love the camaraderie of it all,” he said.
James plans to keep training and trialing. “I just want to keep on going and bettering myself and my dogs. There is always more to learn, you can learn something new every day.” He commented.
“I really enjoyed the field trial finals that they have at the NCA Finals,” James added. “To me it's a truer test of the dog and handlers skills to be on the same page. If you make a mistake there, you don't have an arena wall to save you.”
2020 NATIONAL FINALS August 11-15 Cheyenne, Wyoming
2020 OPEN CHAMPION Brian Jacobs and GS Romel
Hollister, California
2020 OPEN RESERVE Seth Mahurin and Rogue
Thayer, Kansas
2020 NURSERY CHAMPION Lincoln Rogers and Tuco
Seminary, Mississippi
2020 NURSERY RESERVE Kevin Lippe and Cedar Top Steele
Blue Eye, Missouri
2020 NATIONAL FINALS
PAYOUT TOTAL $26,937.50
2020 NATIONAL FINALS August 11-15 Cheyenne, Wyoming
2020 INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Dan Haley and Cat
Pocahantas, Arkansas
2020 INTERMEDIATE RESERVE Shorty Guerin and Red
Ava, Missouri
2020 HORSEBACK CHAMPION Brian Jacobs and GS Romel
Hollister, California
2020 HORSEBACK RESERVE Sonny Mahurin and Mel
Thayer, Kansas
2020 OPEN ROOKIE James ButlerCenter, Texas
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2020 NATIONAL FINALS August 11-15 Cheyenne, Wyoming
OPEN DOG OF THE YEARSteve Knipmeyer and Pete
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
NURSERY DOG OF THE YEARSteve Knipmeyer and Queen
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
INTERMEDIATE DOG OF THE YEARDan Haley and
Pocahantas, Arkansas
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDDottie Packard
Hawk Springs, Wyoming
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDEddie Merritt
Wellfleet, Nebraska
HANDLER HALL OF FAMESteve Knipmeyer
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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2020 NATIONAL FINALS August 11-15 Cheyenne, Wyoming
OPEN COMBINED RESULTS
NURSERY COMBINED RESULTS
INTERMEDIATE COMBINED RESULTS
HORSEBACK COMBINED RESULTS
2020 NATIONAL FINALS August 11-15 Cheyenne, Wyoming
MEET OUR finals BUCKLE SPONSORS Open Champion & Nursery Reserve: First State Bank, with the main office at Wheatland, Wyoming., with other locations in the Wyoming towns of Torrington and Guernsey. For many years they have been a major supporter of cattle dog trials in the Southeast Wyoming area, including last year’s Finals when they also sponsored 2 buckles. NCA appreciates their commitment and support for not only the cattle dog community but also the agricultural community. Open Reserve: Cathy & Mark Hambrock live in Vail AZ which is 30 miles south of Tucson. Last year they came to watch the Finals and were put to work by volunteering to score. They have had border collies in the past but once they got into herding, they were hooked on that breed for good! With the help of Craig Pottinger, they moved from sheep into cattle and found they enjoyed the cattle more. They enjoy watching the pros and have aspirations to be able to trial someday. In the meantime, they truly enjoy being able to be a buckle sponsor! Nursery Champion: CKF Stockdogs. Campbell Forsythe of Eriksdale, Manitoba, Canada. Campbell is an NCA director and is a trainer of border collie dogs and also have dogs for sale, both pups and trained. Intermediate Champion: Central Cattledog Association. A regional association with trials mostly in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Within this association is a long line of Champions and several NCA board members. Intermediate Reserve: Creeper Border Collies. The Mahurin family of Sonny & Audrey with Seth, Abby & Gavin are from Thayer Kansas (SE Kansas) and are very active in the cattledog world. From putting on numerous trials, competing across the US, promoting, raising and training border collie dogs as well as Sonny being President of the NCA, they are kept busy. Not all family members compete but all the family members are very involved with the cattledogs and ranching. Horseback Champion: Freedom Jennings grew up alongside friends that farmed in Wisconsin and can relate to the unmeasurable help of a good cattledog. This is her second year to sponsor, the first being when she picked up an advanced dog to help her learn handling skills. She believes that trialling is the ultimate showcase of teamwork, skills (both handler and dog) and great competition. It’s important to recognize the amount of work it takes at this level to achieve a Nationals Cattledog Champion. Horseback Reserve: Blue Allen Training Stables, located in Alamosa, Colorado. Training cow and working ranch horses. Contact them if you need a horse trained or help finding the right horse for you. Search for Blue Alan Training Stables on the Web.
2020 NATIONAL FINALS August 11-15 Cheyenne, Wyoming
The NCA Finals would not be possible without the work of its members and non-members. With the virus affecting travel of some, the help was needed more than ever. NCA would like to thank the following people for their part in putting on the Finals:Directors, who did something of everything: Sonny Mahurin, Brian Jacobs, Patty Koller, Duane Packard, Lincoln Rogers, Steve Knipmeyer and Tim Feddes.Set-out & Exhaust Crew: Myron Mulkey, Kayla Burns, Dominick Mongillo, Mike Edwards and his son, Marshall, on his horse at the exhaust.Office: Dottie Packard, filling in for Carrie and Becca Barron of ABC Designs who also helped check handlers in and covered the office when Dottie was out.Scorers: Charity Mundorf (see Sterling Whistle article), Angie Brooks, Seth Mahurin, Marvin Daniels, Abby MahurinAuction: Auctioneer Lander Nicodemus (through Torrington Livestock) and the two display girls!FB/Social Media: Lori Herbel doing the daily reports with Dottie Packard doing the scoring updates.Set-up/Course Changes: Haylie Stelling, Jeremy McBride, Dan Haley, Kevin Lippe, Marvin Daniels, Keith Gilleon, Seth Mahurin, Gavin Mahurin, Abby MahurinFinal Day Take Down: Field- Jeannie Allen, Haylie Stelling, Seth, Gavin, Abby & Audrey MahurinArena – Jeremy McBride, Marvin Daniels and Tammy, friend of Joni Tietjen’s, from Montana who is a tarp folding expert!
Auction Donors: Sonny and Audrey Mahurin, Bill Melvin, Tractor Supply, Jeff and Charity Mundorf, Allen Miller, Tim and Tami Feddes, Duane and Dottie Packard, Patty Koller, Steve and Gerry Knipmeyer, Ranch Dog, Inc (Marcel and Jolie Vermette), XP Ranch (Kent and Lori Herbel), MC Ranch (Mike Collins), Strip Hair Gentle Groomer, Golden State Stockdogs (Brian Jacobs), Barbara Jacobs, Chugwater Chili, Knotty Pine Saloon, and Buckaroo Designs (Jeannie Carper). Auction Buyers: Duane Packard, Mike Collins, Eddie Merritt, Uncle Fred’s Catering, Jeremy McBride,
Garland King, Dan Haley, Brian Jacobs, Lynn Bennett, Dan Hockley, Steve Knipmeyer, Jeannie Allen, Liz Klenk, Sonny Mahurin, Bill Melvin, Mike Clark, Jeff Mundorf, Anushka Bland, Joni Tietjen, Jeannette Haywood, and Patty Koller.
Duane and Dottie Packard for supplying the cattle, having them in such good trial condition and for donating the hauling.Carrie Pottinger: All the background planning that goes into the Finals along with ordering ribbons, banners and the items in the popular Handler’s Bag.Uncle Fred’s Catering: Concession stand and Handler’s Dinner (Is anyone’s mouth watering for another helping of the pork loin with sauce?!)The Knotty Pine Saloon: Cash bar at the Handler’s DinnerDavid D. Kimble Photography: Official photographer (go to daviddkimblephotography.pixieset.com)ABC Designs, Becca Barron: Official Apparel Vendor
by Patty Koller
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OPEN CHAMPION First State Bank
OPEN RESERVE Cathy and Mark Hambrock
NURSERY CHAMPION CKF Stockdogs
NURSERY RESERVE First State Bank
INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Central Cattledog Association
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2020 - 2021 NATIONAL leader board
OPEN NURSERY INTERMEDIATE HORSEBACK1 Kevin Lippe and Chock 1,720
Blue Eye, Missouri 1 Kevin Lippe and Slick 1,420
Blue Eye, Missouri 1 Todd Jessen and Walt 870
Lone Grove, Oklahoma 1 Frankie Acosta and Sam* 630
Modesto, California
1 Kevin Lippe and Steele 1,720 Blue Eye, Missouri
2 Sonny Mahurin and Seb 1,170 Thayer, Kansas
2 Todd Jessen and Chief 760 Lone Grove, Oklahoma
2 Brian Jacobs and Macie* 500 Hollister, California
3 James Butler and Eli 1,710 Center, Texas
3 Mike Thompson and Dallas 730 Hobbs, New Mexico
3 Dwayne Hurliman and Zac 480 Cordell, Oklahoma
3 Brian Jacobs and Levi 240 Hollister, California
4 Seth Mahurin and Rogue 1,590 Thayer, Kansas
4 Frankie Acosta and Sam 680 Modesto, California
4 Dwayne Hurliman and Syd 390 Cordell, Oklahoma
3 Danelle Fenley and Peso 240 Oakdale, California
5 James Butler and Gus 1,420 Center, Texas
5 Kevin Lippe and Spot 590 Blue Eye, Missouri
5 John Rose and Bob 270 Three Forks, Montana
5 Randy Pennebaker and Viper 210 Reedley, California
6 Sonny Mahurin and Mel 1,350 Thayer, Kansas
6 Juan Reyes and Jack 500 Wheatland, Wyoming
6 Danelle Fenley and Peso 240 Oakdale, California
6 Brian Jacobs and Romel 180 Hollister, California
7 Rick Morgan and Roper 1,310 Stella, Missouri
7 Brian Jacobs and Zigman 480 Hollister, California
7 Randy Pennebaker and Viper 210 Reedley, California
6 Brian Jacobs and Zigman* 180 Hollister, California
8 Sonny Mahurin and Duck 1,250 Thayer, Kansas
8 Chris Timmons and Bet 450 Throckmorton, Texas
8 Dal Lamphere and Lucy 200 Glen Rose, Texas
8 Dennis Bisnett and Reese* 170 Wilton, California
9 Rich Hall and Rosie 1,140 Massenna, Iowa
9 Lincoln Rogers and Tuco 390 Seminary, Mississippi
9 Terry Dear and Biggs 190 Ponder, Texas
9 Mike Collins and Newt 150 Galt, California
10 Juan Reyes and Pancho 1,080 Wheatland, Wyoming
10 Barry Breemersch and Zoe 360 Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada
10 John Rose and Jo 170 Three Forks, Montana
10 Brian Jacobs and Cat* 140 Hollister, California
10 Tim Feddes and Mike 170 Manhattan, Montana
10 Dennis Bisnett and Reese * 170 Wilton, California
* Denotes a Nursery age dog Standings as of September 4, 2020
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