NOVICE & OPEN WORKING TEST - WARTER PRIORY

1ST JUNE 2025

Sunday June 1st we returned to the prestigious Warter Priory Estate, Nr Pocklington, it is a fantastic shooting estate and the club is privileged to be able to run on the ground by kind permission of the Healey Family and Head Keeper Frank Croft. Amy Wilcock welcomed us to the estate on behalf of the Healey Family and Frank Croft, we thank Amy for co-ordinating the diary to allow the club to run on the ground.

The Tests & Helpers

Our judges for the day Graham Slater, Wendy Glue, Darren Thompson and Daryl Boarder, made great use of the ground by setting tests which challenged the dogs, especially those unused to the hills and the distraction of game scent.

Whilst the competitors walked from test to test along the bottom of the valley on the track. The dogs and the helpers had to negotiate some very steep climbs up hills, the club thanks the helpers for their time and their stamina, helping at Warter is definitely not for the faint hearted. Alan B, Liz B, Nick M, Martin R, Pat P, Paul S and Paul B taking on the challenge in the morning and Liz B, Alan B, Simon P, Lucy E, Mia CH, Steve C and Carolyn B for covering the afternoon shift. Last but not least Sharon C who is becoming my right hand at competitions and Elaine O’B for all your help with the administration of the day.

These days could not run without helpers and this is the first time for a long time that Three Ridings has struggled to get enough people, and I climbed a hill with a bag full of dummies in the morning to ensure the test could run. It is important that everyone who competes gives a bit back by helping clubs on competition days, if people do not volunteer competitions will not run. As several of yesterdays helpers commented and they had learnt a lot by watching the dogs work, it is definitely one of the best ways to learn.

THE RESULTS

We thank our sponsors Vet Spec and Sporting Saint who kindly donate vouchers and gifts to those placed 1st– 3rd.

To be placed, let alone win on the ground at Warter is an achievement in itself, so congratulations to all the competitors in the awards and to those who may not have been placed but took on the challenge.

Novice

1st Robert Stockdale with Emmanygan Lime

2nd Andy Rhodes with Little Evie Girl

3rd Teresa Middlewood with Lynesykes Envoy

4th Jane Duffy with Dallagill Islay

COMs - David Lloyd with Inishvoe Sunshine & Bill Emms with Humberflair Swallow

Open

1st Nick Massingham with Osulf Riley

2nd Charlotte Brown with Maplecrest Nero

After a run off for 3rdand 4th place

3rd Wendy Donovan with Christoberry Molly

4th Pat Prior with Birkswarter Ravenglen

COMs – Tracey Dodds with Feugera’s Uzuri and Bill Emms with Lonicerium Mace

Thank you to everyone who was there, we hope you enjoyed the day, the atmosphere was great and we look forward to seeing you at our next Novice and Open Working Test at Aske Hall on 20 July.