Points Trials

Horseback stake (Dixie Trace Youth Handler Points Trial) and Single Course Walking stake (NBHA Youth Award) are for handlers 16 years old and younger. Judged on Gun Dog Standards. 20 minute braces.
Walking stake begins 8:00 am. Judges: To be announced
Horseback stake begins 10:00. Judges: Michael Coates, Monticello, FL and Houston Thomas, Monticello, FL
Handlers are welcome to enter both Walking and Horseback stakes!
Reporter: To be announced, Course Director: Jeff Arnold
Entry fee: $20.00
Entries to: Jennifer Funderburk, 850-354-4014
Drawing: Thursday, November 7, 7:00 pm, Pinewoods Plantation
Directions: From 1-10 (east or west) – Exit 217; SR-59 and head south approx. 4 miles to caution light; Turn left (east) onto Old Lloyd Rd. for approx. .6 miles; Turn right (south) onto Lloyd Creek Rd. for approx. 3.5 miles; Turn left at Pinewoods Plantation entrance across the street from the church at the corner of Cherry Tree Rd. and Barrington Rd.

Lunch will be provided

Sponsored by Youth Field Trial Alliance, Purina Pro Plan, NBHA & Flint River Mills, Inc.

4th Annual Event! Begins Saturday, November 16, 2024, 10:00 am. Held at Conecuh Station, Union Springs, AL.

Horseback Youth Trial for handlers 17 and younger. 20 minute braces. Dogs to be judged to Gun Dog Standards. A revolving trophy in memory of Tommy Traylor donated by Jack and Fran Miller will be presented to the first place winner. Three placements plus Top Dog in the Junior Division will receive trophies and prizes. Alabama, Dixie Trace, SBHA Youth Handler Points Trial.

Entry fee: $20… graciously paid by Chris and Cindy Sellers, Sellers, TN.  Judges: Larry & Piper Huffman, Michigan City, MS. Reporter: Anna Grace Thompkins, Fitzpatrick, AL. Drawing to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 6:00 pm at 1081 Merrywood Drive, Pike Road, Alabama. Entries to Darron Henley: 334-300-5836 or Robert Moorer: 334-558-7080. Noon meal provided.

Directions to Conecuh Station field trial grounds: Take Hwy 29 South from Union Springs, AL. Travel approx. 8 miles. Turn right on South Gate Road, just past mile marker 136.

Accommodations: Master Rack Lodge located 3 miles from the grounds on Hwy 29 South in Blues Stand Community. Reservations: call Steve Maxwell: 334-474-3600. Greenway Sportsman Club  located approx. 8 miles from grounds. Call Justin Green: 334-473-9322. Camper hook-ups available on grounds.

Special thanks to Tony and Becky Gibson for offering their beautiful grounds and for their unwavering support of youth field trials! 

Wild bird horseback youth trial for handlers 17 and younger held on the prestigious Livingston Place (formerly Dixie Plantation) in conjunction with the Continental Amateur Classic.
20 minute braces, judged on Gun Dog Standards. Begins at 9:00 am. Judges: Jim & Mary Ann Womack, Meigs, GA. Reporter: Maria Bassham, Quitman, GA. Dixie Trace Youth Points Trial.
Entry fee: $20.00
Entries to: John McCormick, cell: 336-302-5247, email: jmccormick@talltimbers.org
Drawing: Wednesday, November 13, 2:00 pm, Livingston Place office, 1583 Livingston Road, Greenville, FL.
Directions: From the Courthouse in Monticello, FL, exit the traffic circle onto US-90 E/E Washington St. and travel 1.1 miles. Turn left onto Catholic Church Side (0.1 mile), then turn right onto Ashville Hwy (CR 146) and follow for 9.7 miles. Turn left onto Livingston Road, the main entrance of Livingston Place (look for road sign). Accommodations: Super 8, 40 Pafford Rd., Monticello, FL. 850-997-8888; Days Inn, 44 Woodworth Dr., Monticello, FL. 850-997-5988.

Lunch will be provided

Sponsored by Tall Timbers, Youth Field Trial Alliance, Purina Pro Plan, Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America (AFTCA).

Round Pond Field Trial Club presents the 2nd Annual Round Pond Youth Classic, Sunday, January 19, 2025, 9:00 am. Continuous course horseback stake is an AYFTA and Dixie Trace Points stake. 20 minute braces for handlers 17 and younger. Judged to Gun Dog Standards. Rosettes, prizes and winners prints to the winners; handler ribbons to all! Judges: Dan DiMambro, Big Rapids, MI, and Sergio Velez, Kamloops, BC, Canada. Reporter: Cayla Key. Directors: Neil Walker, Tracy and Christy Swearingen. Drawing: Monday, January 13, 7:00 pm at the clubhouse. Entries to Christy Swearingen: 229-894-7498, email: ramblinnash3@aol.com.

Directions to Grounds: From Leslie, GA, approx. 7 miles south on Hwy 195, turn east on Batts Road. From Leesburg, GA, approx. 10 miles north on Hwy 195, turn east on Batts Road. Look for Field Trial sign at entrance to grounds. Lunch will be provided. Special thanks to the Walker family for offering their beautiful grounds. This trial is sponsored by Round Pond FTC, Youth Field Trial Alliance and Purina Pro Plan.

Horseback stake on continuous courses (20 minute). For handlers 17 and younger. Judged to Gun Dog Standards. Three placements plus Top Dog in Junior Division. Alabama, Dixie Trace and SBHA Youth Handler of the Year Points Trial. Judges: to be announced

Greenway Sportsman Club, 2621 Hwy 223, Union Springs, Alabama. Starts at 10:00 am.

Drawing: Tuesday, February 11, 6:00 pm at Greenway Sportsman Club. Entries to Darron Hendley 334-300-5836 or Hunter McDuffie 334-207-3887.

Lunch will be available. Entry fees have once more been graciously paid by Chris & Cindy Sellers, Selma, TN. Thank you!

Club officials, members, landowners and entrants are not responsible for accidents or injuries to persons or animals or loss of any kind.

Central Alabama Shooting Dog Association will host a youth stake as part of their line-up of stakes held on the historic Sedgefields Plantation in Alberta, Alabama. Saturday afternoon, March 1. 20 minute braces for handlers 17 and younger. Judged to Gun Dog Standards. Alabama, Dixie Trace and SBHA Youth Handler of the Year Points Trial. Judges: to be announced.

No entry fee. Entries to Chris Koutras. Call or text: 334-259-9598. Email: CASDAsecretary@gmail.com. Drawing: Monday, February 24, 6:00 pm at home of Chris Koutras, 1174 Perryville Rd., Selma, AL 36701.

Directions: Hinton Family’s Sedgefields Plantation. From Alberta, AL, go north on State Rt 5. In 2 miles, turn right onto County Rd. 101. Follow signs to field trip grounds.

To be held on Saturday, March 8, starting 10:00 am on the beautiful Shenandoah Plantation, Union Springs, Alabama. 20 minute Horseback stakes for handlers 17 and under judged on Gun Dog Standards. Continuous courses. 3 placements plus Top Dog in the Junior Division. Alabama Youth Handler of the Year Points Trial.

Entries to Hunter McDuffie: 334-207-3887 or Darron Hendley: 334-300-5836. Drawing: Tuesday, March 4, 6:00 pm at Shenandoah Plantation. Entry fees generously paid by Chris & Cindy Sellers, Selma, TN.

Directions, please visit: Shenandoah Plantation

Judges: Cecil & Holly Rester, Angie, LA. Reporter: Anna Grace Thompkins

Special thanks to our generous sponsors: Union Springs Home Center, Phillips Feed, Seed & Fertilizer, Shawn Kinkelaar and Eric Leisy. Fundraising auction for AYFTA and Hartley Carter Foundation to follow trial. Lunch will be available.

Southern Field Trial Club presents the newly named Masters Youth Trial —  a continuous course youth horseback field trial on the beautiful grounds of Nilo Plantation on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Starts at 8:30 am. 20 minute stakes judged on Gun Dog Standards for handlers 17 and younger. 3 placements, Dixie Trace FTA Youth Points Trial. Judges: Claudia McNamee, Jamie Daniels.

Entry fees paid compliments of Southern FTC. Entries to Polly Moore: 229-873-2436. Drawing: Thursday, March 13, 6:00 pm at the home of Tim and Polly Moore.

Nilo Plantation is located 7.7 miles south of the Albany Airport on Newton Road (Hwy 91). Look for Field Trial signs, entrance is almost opposite Wildfair Road.

Sponsored by Youth Field Trial Alliance and Purina. Lunch will be provided.

Big thanks to Nilo Plantation for offering their exquisite grounds for this youth trial!

Thunderstorms are predicted all day on Sunday so unfortunately the trial has been cancelled.

Pinewoods Bird Dog Club presents the 2nd Annual John Abbott Youth Field Trial featuring horseback and walking stakes. To be held on Sunday, March 16, starting 9:00 am on the beautiful Pinion Point Plantation near Quitman, GA. 20 minute Walking followed by 20 minute Horseback stakes for handlers 17 and under. Walking stake is an NBHA Youth Handler Points Trial. Horseback stake is a Dixie Trace FTA Youth Handler Points Trial. Lunch will be provided.

Entry fee: Walking stake entries paid by YFTA. Horseback: $20. Entries to Jennifer Funderburk: 850-354-4014. Drawing: Friday, March 15, 7:00 pm at Pinewoods Plantation, 1 Cherry Tree Road, Monticello, FL.

Judges: Walking stake: to be announced. Horseback stakes: Mike Hill & Parker Weeks, both Thomasville, GA. Reporter: Maria Bassham. Course Director: Wyatt Epp.

Sponsored by Youth Field Trial Alliance, Purina, NBHA and F-R-M Feed.

Directions: From Thomasville, GA, head east on Hwy. 84 for 19 miles, turn right onto Dixie-Barwick Rd., .5 miles turn right onto Dixie Rd., 500 ft., veer left onto Snow Ave. for .3 miles, turn left onto Hickory Head Rd. 5.1 miles, turn a slight right onto Thompson Rd. At 100 ft., take a slight left turn onto Livingston Rd., 3 miles, then a left onto Pinion Point Dr. for 3 miles; the plantation is on your right just short of .5 miles. (Search Google Maps for: 268 Pinion Point Dr., Quitman, GA 31643) Look for Field Trial signs!

Thank you Pinion Point Plantation for offering their beautiful grounds for this youth trial! Lunch will be provided.

The English Setter Club of America presents the 2025 Joseph A. Lordi Labor Day Memorial FT from Friday, August 29- through Sunday, August 31. The regular stakes will be followed by a No Entry fee youth stake on Sunday! Location: The English Setter Club grounds in Medford, New Jersey. Entries close on Monday, August 25. Entries to: Bob Brooks, phone: 732-991-4401, email: labordayfieldtrial2025@aol.com. Drawing: Wednesday, August 27, 6:00 pm.

The trial is sponsored by SBHA, Eukanuba, SportDog and James O’Neal RAM dealership. Youth stake is also sponsored by Youth Field Trial Alliance.

A Walking Youth Stake will follow the regular running of the field trial which begins on October 18, 2025. No entry fee!!! Drawing is on Tuesday, October 14, 7:30 at Croton Creek Ranch so get your entries in. 4 placements plus swag for everyone! Entrees and more info: Tim Thornton, phone 316-847-2149.

Croton Ranch is located 4 miles west of Cheyenne, OK on Highway 47, 2 miles north on a paved road 1820, 2 miles west on a gravel road. Meals and social hour in the Social Barn each day. Judges to be announced.

Youth Field Trial Alliance is a proud sponsor of this event!

Horseback stake (Dixie Trace Youth Handler Points Trial) and Single Course Walking stake (NBHA Youth Handler Award points) are for handlers 17 years old and younger. Judged on Gun Dog Standards. 20 minute braces.
Walking stake begins 8:00 am.
Horseback stake begins 10:00.
Judges: Ben Stringer, Dustin Kirby
Handlers are welcome to enter both Walking and Horseback stakes!
Reporter: Maria Bassham, Course Director: Jeff Arnold
Entry fee: $20.00 per stake
Entries to: Jennifer Funderburk, 850-354-4014
Drawing: Friday, November 7, 7:00 pm, Pinewoods Plantation
Directions: From 1-10 (east or west) – Exit 217; SR-59 and head south approx. 4 miles to caution light; Turn left (east) onto Old Lloyd Rd. for approx. .6 miles; Turn right (south) onto Lloyd Creek Rd. for approx. 3.5 miles; Turn left at Pinewoods Plantation entrance across the street from the church at the corner of Cherry Tree Rd. and Barrington Rd.

Snacks and Lunch will be provided

Sponsored by Youth Field Trial Alliance, Purina Pro Plan, NBHA & Flint River Mills, Inc.