Ready to Advance Your Cattle Trial Skills? Are you a novice or intermediate cattle trial competitor eager to improve your skills and learn from experienced coaches? Join us for a two-day hands-on clinic designed specifically for MSSA/NCA style cattle trialing. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from seasoned open handlers in a supportive environment!
What You Will Learn:
- How to maximize your training sessions at home
- Planning, goal-setting, and progress assessment
- Pre-trial preparation: what to do 2-5 days before a trial
- Your go-bag essentials for any trial
- Game day best practices: mental and physical tips for you and your dog
- How to get the most out of handler meetings
- Obstacle-specific techniques and options
- Improving your course times through efficiency
- The importance of managing the lead cow
- Handling challenging cattle, dogs, and situations
- Reading and managing pressure
- Improving your timing
- Sorting strategies and practice
- Knowing when to end a run early
- Keys to success in novice and intermediate classes specifically
Is this clinic for you?
If you are already competing in cattle dog trials or feel like you are ready to start, this clinic is for you. We also offer stockdog training clinics, at other times, but this one is strictly focused on cattle trial handling.