2025 Masters Youth Trial Report
Maria Bassham, Reporter The second annual Masters Youth Field Trial was held on the glorious grounds of Nilo Plantation on March 15th, 2025. A total of 19 dogs with their 13 youth handlers were entered to run that beautiful Saturday morning in Albany, Georgia. Some of these young trialers experienced their first ever trial with tons of help and support from family, friends, and everyone in the gallery. Birds were in abundance that day making […]
2025 Masters Youth Trial
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, […]
2023 Kevin’s Southern Game Fair
YFTA thanks Kathleen and Kevin Kelly for their tremendous support of our field trial sport over the past eight years, ever since the very first of their successful and tremendously popular “Southern Game Fair” that celebrate our wonderful sporting life! 4 years ago after the launch of YFTA, was the first time youth handlers were invited to participate in the Pointing Dog Demo that was part of the first game fair in November of 2016, […]
Tommy Traylor Memorial Youth Trial
The 2nd annual Tommy Traylor Memorial Youth Trial was held November 12, 2022 on the beautiful grounds of Conecuh Station. Eight 20-minute braces consisting of 9 youth handlers, (3 of which were in the 12 and under Alabama Junior Division) and 16 bird dogs (1 Setter, 2 German Shorthairs, & 13 Pointers) ran that Saturday. In attendance for this memorial trial was Tommy Traylor’s wife, Kay Traylor; brother, Toby (Uncle Doc) Traylor; daughters Melissa Lewis and […]