AT July-Aug 2005

*Change CH. 10 Ranch Trials to:
CHAPTER 10
RANCH TRIALPROGRAM
SECTION 1 - ELIGIBILITY
The Ranch Trial Program is open to all
herding breeds or crossbreds of those
breeds listed in Appendix 1.To be eligible
for certification, entrants other than ASCA-
RegisteredAustralianShepherdsmusthave
an ASCA Registration Tracking Number.
(See: Chapter 3, Section 18 - HERDING
BREEDS OTHER THAN AUSTRALIAN
SHEPHERDS)
SECTION 2 - LIVESTOCK
Classes of livestock will be sheep and/or
cattle.
Livestock allotted to each run will be
a minimum of 10 head. The number of
runs allowed per head of stock will be a
maximum of three per day.
SECTION 3 - RANCH TRIAL
COURSE
•Because of the varying setupsof ranches and
farms around the country, no two ranch trial
courses will necessarily be the same. The
RanchTrial Programwas set up to simulate
ranch type work and no restrictions to the
handler shall be added. The following are
minimumrequirementsfor a trial setup.
Pen Work: Minimum of ten (10) head
required at the start. Minimum of two pens
needed. The work will include, but is not
limited to, moving the stock from one pen
to another before and after sort and/or chute
work. The dog should work primarily on its
own in the pens.
Sorting: Minimum of ten (10) head required
atthestart.Atleastonesortisrequiredusing
marked animals.Workrequired includes the
sorting ofa minimum three marked animals
and moving them to a separate pen and/or
holding them in a designated area.Adrafting
race may be used to sort sheep. The dog and
handler may work together during sorting.
Chute Work: The stock must be put into
the chute from a pen, run through the chute
and out of it. Chute work will include using
either a loading chute -chute leading up
to a stock trailer or truck which the stock
must be loaded into -[This chute may be
the width of the truck/trailer or narrower]
or a chute leading up to a squeeze, sorting
gate or drafting race, [This chute will be no
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morethanthe widthof a singleanimal].The
dogandhandler mayworktogether during
the chute work.
Pasture Work: Minimum of ten (10) head
to be worked throughout the pasture
portion of the work. Minimum pasture
size is five acres. The work may be done
before or after the corral work. Pasture
work can be a gather and/or a drive, from
or to a designated area. The distance of
the gather and/or drive will be determined
by the pasture setup but must be great
enough to indicate that the dog is capable
of effective ranch work, and to allow the
dog to demonstrate it's ability to maintain
good control of its stock in an open pasture
setting. Whichtask(s)is performed(gather
and/or drive) will be determined by the trial
course. The dog should work primarily on
its own with assistance from the handler
kept to a minimum. Handler may be on
horseback if size of the course requires
it. Time will be called for overworking
stock.
SECTION 4 - RANCH TRIAL
SANCTIONING
1.A Ranch Trial Course must be approved
by the Ranch Trial Sanctioning Committee.
Thesanctioningrequestmustbereceivedby
theASCABusinessOfficeat least 60 days
prior to the trial date. The Business Office
will forward the request to the Ranch Trial
Committee, who will review and return it
to the ASCA Business Office at least 30
days prior to the trial date. The RanchTrial
SanctioningCommitteewill be responsible
for approving all ASCA Sanctioned Ranch
Trials according to the minimum standards
described in Section 3.
2. The application for sanctioning of a
ranch trial by a host club will contain the
following:
a. Host club, location, and date(s) of
trial(s).
b. Course Director's name, address, and
ASCA membership number.
c. ASCA Stockdog Judge(s).
d. Total number of livestock that will be
on hand.
e. A diagram of the pens, corrals, chute,
sorting area, and pasture layout including
all measurements.
f. A description of the order in which the
tasks must be performed.
g. A copy ofthe flyer for the trial. The course
description and diagram must appearon
the flyer,
h. Sanctioning fee.
3. Maximum runs allowed per day will be
twenty (20) providedthere is enough stock
available (see Appendix E)
4. Once approved by the Ranch Trial
Sanctioning committee all paperwork will
be forwarded to the ASCA business office
for processing.
CH 3, Section 4 - Dogs that may not
Compete
Motion to change Section 4 to read:
* Motion Disapproved by the SDC
SECTION 4 - DOGS THAT MAY NOT
COMPETE
AnASCAStockdog judgecannotcompete
nor can any dog owned or co-owned by
that Judge compete at the same sanctioned
trial he/she is officiating. The Judge shall
not judge any dog, except for FEO as
defined in Chapter 3, Section 3, f, which
he/she or member of his/her immediate
household or immediate family owns or is
currently handling. The Judge's immediate
family include: spouse, father, mother, son,
daughter, brother, sister, or any person
residing with that individual. Immediate
family members of an officiating Judge
may show under another officiating Judge
at the same trial.
• Issues under Discussion
—There was much discussion regarding
Stockdog Finals Contestants who qualify
and have paid for their Finals runs, who on
the day ofFinals are no shows and do not
notify anyone ofthis fact. It was discussed
whether or not to form a penalty system for
repeat offenders who do not notify ASCA
to let them know that they will not be able
to attend, so that the next dog in line could
be moved up from the alternate list.
—Minors in the Stockdog Program. The
Junior Program has been redefined with a
qualifying system and a new scoresheet.
The BOD's asked us to revisit this and
figure out a way to make all minors under
the age of 18 years old a requirement to
use this system.