Category: Trial Diaries
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Something shifted for us in the field this weekend, and it had nothing to do with ribbons or results. A small moment, mixed with a…
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A year ago, I thought I was going to lose Hail. This month, we stood on the peg at the New Zealand Championships… stronger, calmer,…
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Success is more often subjective than objective. Yes, there will (usually) be someone who gets first place, but if that’s not a metric you’re using…
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Gundog work isn’t harder, it’s just different. The focus, for the most part, is less about precision drills and more about real-world adaptability, control at…
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The past few weeks have been a bit of a rollercoaster of retrieves, rain and realisations. Here’s what Hail and I learnt at our Easter…
Field Notes & Follies 