Disabled sheepdog handler

I went to the sheepdog nursery trial finals yesterday - great day, though very long.

One handler in particular really stood out, I thought he was truly amazing. He was given no special treatment (not even a bit of extra time to get across the heavy grass to the pen), nor do I think he would have wanted any.

Many of the others ran out of time, but he had a clean run and came 2nd overall (I would've loved to have seen him win).

The shed in particular was brilliant to watch - he had no crook and couldn't move the sheep around like another handler would, yet the tiniest opportunity and his dog was in and done. Superb

The cross drive


The pen
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Released from the pen (a little frisky )



The shed

That's amazing. I particularly liked the picture of the sheep in mid-air. Looked really funny!

Ahh Ian McMillan and Lamp Allan knows Ian, and has said he is a really good handler and always runs a good dog. Lovely to see him doing well.

Great photos. I was sorely tempted to come across to watch, but it would have been a very long drive and day with a 3 year old child (as Allan was busy dosing his ewes)!

The results for anyone who might be interested ...

1 C Armstrong Cap 94 Dumfries / Kirkudbright
2 I McMillan Lamp 91 Wigtownshire
3 N Campbell Cass 88 Central
4 J Allan Ben 86 Borders
5 A Dickman Mist 84 Borders
6 H Munro Sal 83 North Scotland
7 N McEachern Bill 82 North Ayrshire
8 J Hill Ban 82 Lanark/Lothian/Peebles
9 J Welsh Tanhill Sam 79 South Ayrshire
10 R Welsh Mick 78 South Ayrshire

Judge Nigel Watkins Wales

Breeder of Winner A Jardine

Highest Pointed never ran a National L Magnusson

Well that was fabulous well done to him and what a great advocote for disabled people, just goes to show that they are brill xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks for sharing

yes, just wish it was a sharper photo, but the light wasn't very good.

Thanks for the results K, we didn't stay for the presentations so I didn't get to see the whole results.

L Magnussen is a lady handler, so nice to hear that she got something. The two young lads did really well too.

Thanks Steph - I thought it was brill too

Thats amazing, what great photos too.

THerre are a couple of people in Working Trials who compete who have prostheses....... and a woman I know who competed in obedience on crutches and another who competes in agility in a wheelchair, I am sure there are loads more.

Great pictures

And wow amazing handler!

I also loved the frisky sheep ha ha!

I loved thise thread! My daughter is 13 and in a wheelchair and would love to try junior handling but unfortunately after a very bad experience at her last show Im worried about her trying again even though she wants to. Now I think why not!!

Lovely photographs - love the flying sheep
and well done him, amazing the bond between human and dog that they can work together overcoming any limitations in the team

I know a lady with a prosthetic leg who is doing quite well in agility, and have seen a few americans in wheelchairs doing well in agility