Horseback Stake

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.

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.

Georgia/Florida Invitational Field Trial Club presents the 4th annual Butch Bennett Memorial Youth Trial, to be held on Sunday, February 23 at 1:30 pm. The trial will be held on the same beautiful, quail-rich North Florida grounds as it has been for the past several years, Old Meridian Plantation. We thank the Roberts family for their wonderful generosity! Huge thanks to Bobby Ryan for paying the entry fees for all the handlers!

Text entrees to Jason Loper (229.221.6866) or Tommy Rice (229.221.4437). Drawing will be on Friday, February 21 at 7:00 pm. Entry fee: $20.

Stakes are 20 minutes long for youth handlers 17 and under. Judges to be announced. Sponsored by Youth Field Trial Alliance.

Location: from Thomasville, GA, heading south on Highway 319, take the Meridian Rd exit and follow Meridian Rd across the Florida state line. Entrance to the grounds will be the next right turn. Look for Field Trial sign at entrance. (GPS: 30.6745109, – 84.2594219).

Don’t miss attending this fabulous and popular youth field trial!!!

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.