Youth Field Trials

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.

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. Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025.

20 minute braces, judged on Gun Dog Standards. Begins at 9:00 am. Judges: Lynn and Buck Heard, Moultrie, GA. Reporter: Chris Mathan, Pavo, GA. Dixie Trace Youth Points Trial.
Entry fee: $20.00
Entries to: John McCormick, cell: 336-302-5247
Drawing: Wednesday, November 19, 1:00 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, and Purina Pro Plan.

5th Annual Event! Begins Sunday, December 14, 2025, 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 Horseback 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. Noon meal provided. Judges: To be announced. Drawing to be held on Saturday, December 6, 6:00 pm at the Conecuh Station field house. Entries to Darron Henley: 334-300-5836 or Robert Moorer: 334-558-7080.

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! 

The Mike Reynolds Memorial Youth Trial held on the Reynolds Farm in Mathews, AL is for handlers 17 and younger. Saturday, December 20, 10:00 am. Dogs are judged on Horseback Gun Dog standards, 20 minute braces. Alabama Youth Handler & SBHA Points Trial. Entry fee: $20.00 graciously paid by Chris and Cindy Sellers, Selma, TN. Judges: Tom and Melody Shenker, Hurtsboro, AL. Lunch fundraiser for Blackfeet Indian Methodist Ministries. Drawing Tuesday, December 16, 6:00 at 1081 Merrywood Drive, Pike Road, AL

Entries to Darron Hendley: 334-300-5836 or Tony Reynolds: 334-850-3313

Georgia/Florida Invitational Field Trial Club presents the 5th annual Butch Bennett Memorial Youth Trial, to be held on Sunday, February 22 at 9:00 am. 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 generosity year after year!

Text entrees to Jason Loper (229.221.6866) or Tommy Rice (229.221.4437). Drawing will be on Friday, February 20 at 6:00 pm. Entry fee: $20.

Stakes are 20 minutes long for youth handlers 17 and under. Judges: Jim Davis, Pavo, GA and Jason Dzurick, Sandhill, GA. The trial is 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!!!

The Cumberland Field Trial Club will run its inaugural youth horseback stake following its Amateur Shooting Dog and Amateur Derby stakes held February 27 – March 1. The trial will be held at Percy Priest WMA Field Trial Grounds, 346 Old Jones Mill Road, La Vergne, TN, 37086.  The 20 minute braces for handlers 17 and under will be judged on Gun Dog Standards. Judges: Scott & Lisa Little, Woodlawn, TN.

Entry fee: $25. Call or text entries to Ben Weddington: 901-604-5652. Drawing: Tuesday, February 24, 6:00 pm at the home of Ben Weddington.

Rosettes, belt buckles and gifts for the winners. Sponsored by Youth Field Trial Alliance

Southern Field Trial Club presents the Masters Youth Trial —  a continuous course youth horseback field trial on the beautiful grounds of Nilo Plantation on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Starts at 8:00 am. 20 minute stakes judged on Gun Dog Standards for handlers 17 and younger. 3 placements + Top Junior Handled Dog, Dixie Trace FTA Youth Points Trial. Judges: Jamie Daniels, Tommy Rice.

Entry fees paid compliments of Southern FTC. Entries to Polly Moore: 229-873-2436. Drawing: Thursday, March 12, 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.

Huge thanks again  to Nilo Plantation for offering their fabulous grounds for this youth trial!

To be held on Saturday, March 14, 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 and SBHA Youth Handler of the Year Points Trial.

Entries to Darron Hendley: 334-300-5836 or Hunter McDuffie: 334-207-3887. Drawing: Tuesday, March 10, 6:00 pm at 1081 Merrywood Drive, Pike Road, AL. Entry fees generously paid by Chris & Cindy Sellers, Selma, TN.

Shenandoah Plantation, 1193 Wildlife Trail, Union Springs, AL

Judges to be announced. Lunch will be available.

Pinewoods Bird Dog Club presents the 3rd Annual John Abbott Youth Field Trial featuring horseback and walking stakes. To be held on Sunday, March 15, starting 8:00 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 Chris Mathan: 207-615-2740 or Maria Bassham: 678-522-1699‬. Drawing: Friday, March 13, 7:00 pm at Pinewoods Plantation, 1 Cherry Tree Road, Monticello, FL.

Judges:  Jim and Mary Ann Womack, Meigs, GA. Reporter: Maria Bassham.

Sponsored by Purina, Youth Field Trial Alliance, 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 hosts the Lee Bird Classic on the club’s grounds in Medford, NJ on May 14-15, with the youth horseback stake following the Amateur Shooting Dog stake on Sunday. One course on liberated quail. Judges: Brian Sanchez, Dayna Rusciano /to be announced. This is an SBHA points trial sponsored by YFTA, SBHA, Eukanuba, SportDog and James O’Neil Ram.

Entries to Karen Lordi: 609-820-5744, email: ESCALeeBird@gmail.com There’s no entry fee for the youth stake. Entries close: Friday, May 8, 2026, drawing: Monday, May 11, 2026, 8:00 pm at 1871 Campbell Rd., Wall Township, NJ 07719.

The Joseph A. Lordi Labor Day Memorial Field Trial features a youth horseback stake following the slate of stakes held from September 3 – 6. The grounds: English Setter Club of America in Medford, N.J. Entries close on Saturday, August 30, 8:00 pm with the drawing on Tuesday, September 1, 6:00 pm at the home of Bob Brooks, 3806 Moores Ave., Hammonton, NJ. All stakes are subject to start time based on the number of entries and time permitting. Judges to be announced. No fee for the youth stake. Rosettes for the winners. Sponsored by SBHA, Eukanuba, SportDog, and James O’Neal RAPS.

Entries to Bob Brooks: 732-991-4401, labordayfieldtrial2026@aol.com

Mark your calendar for the CT Youth Field Trial & Hunting Dog Organization September 12th trial to be held on the Flaherty FT Grounds, East Windsor, CT from 9 am – 3 pm.  All youth handlers from 5 to 18 are welcome to enter this No Entry Fee youth trial, offering Derby and Gun Dog stakes. All pointing breeds are welcome. 4 placements plus a Junior Handler Award. Yard games and fun competitions after the trial. Judges to be announced.  Questions and entries to Kate @ 860-455-8129.

Sponsored by Youth Field Trial Alliance and others to come. Lunch and snacks will be available for purchase.