Open 2 started on Saturday, and the winds were so strong, it looked like a sand storm as the top soil in an adjoining field blew across the trial field. I wasn't sure how the judge, Carol Campion, wasn't getting blown right off the judge's stand. The dogs could not hear at the drive panel, right at a crucial point where the sheep wanted to break for the exhaust. Mary Lou and Dyna ran in the worst conditions of the trial, which the judge even commented on. Between that and another independent runner ewe, Dyna had a workmanlike run, but not enough to offset the higher scores run the following day in kinder weather.
I had a decent situation with the weather and good sheep, and with a chance at the win and overall, was too aggressive at the drive panel with a great run going, which knocked my score down to seventh place. Still, the dogs are running well and the winter rust is knocked off. Thanks to all who worked hard to put on the trial. Bluegrass, here we come!
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