The Golden State Series Buckle
This buckle is to encourage
participation in the California Stockdog Trials for the upcoming year and is for Australian Shepherds only. There will be
3 Buckles awarded from a combination of 4 trials; The Silver Bullet (April 21 & 22 ) Delta ASF Trial (May 19 & 20)
, the Independence Day Trial (July 7 & 8 ), and the Cayucos Cup (August 17, 18 & 19). These buckles will be
awarded to the highest combined AVERAGED scores from the 4 trials listed above.
HERE ARE THE REVISED RULES:
To compete in the series, you must
enter a minimum of 3 of the 4 Trials. A person who goes to all 4 trials has the advantage of more scores to average.
You must declare which buckle you will be competing for at the beginning of the series. You may only compete for one (1) buckle
during the course of the current years competition.
At each trial, you must enter each
division of stock: ducks/sheep/cattle each day except for the July Trial, where you must enter ducks/sheep each day.
If more than one class of stock is offered on a trial day (at any of the trials), your entry must be for the 1st
class of stock offered each day. For example, if AM and PM runs are offered on a class of stock, the AM runs counts
as a qualifier for the Series. If you decide to enter both AM & PM trials, all scores entered will be used to calculate
the dog’s daily average. (If you enter a class but decide after close of pre-entries to "scratch" your run
that will be entered as a “zero” and calculated into the score).
Each
trial day, all stock scores will be totaled and divided by the number of classes of stock entered for a daily average.
All daily averages will be added together for a “total” high combined score. Only scores from the “regular”
classes or FEO classes will count towards the average (the Novice or Junior class will not count). By doing
this, you could miss one trial and still be in the running for the buckle. Post-Advanced and Advance will be weighted
the same (when both are offered), but only the scores from the Saturday & Sunday trials will count toward the
buckle.
In the case of participants being
placed on a waiting list, as long as your entry was post-marked on the entry-opening day and was entered in all the required
classes of stock and divisions, you will still be qualified for the buckle series. If you do not draw in by trial day, the
number of classes you drew into will be average with the scores from the classes of stock that you did run in. This will ensure
that you are not penalized if you do not make the draw for one of the trials.
The Started Buckle: To qualify, a dog must be entered in a minimum of two (2) started divisions on the first
trial day the dog competes. The duration of the series may be made up of classes
from Started, Open, Advanced, or FEO.
The Open Buckle: To qualify, a dog must be entered on the first trial day, a minimum of 2 Open divisions
on 2 classes of stock. The 3rd division may be from either STD/OTD/ATD or FEO. The duration of the series may be
made up of classes from Started, Open, Advanced or FEO.
The Advanced Buckle: To qualify, a dog must be entered in a minimum of one (1) Advanced division at the opening of
the series. All dogs, WTCH’d or not will qualify for this buckle.
