25/03/2025
What a Weekend! The European Nursery Championship 2025
After three intense days of competition, we can proudly say the European Nursery Championship was an incredible success! But behind every smooth-running sheepdog trial is an immense amount of work—work that often goes unnoticed because, when done well, everything just feels right.
Organising an event of this level, especially far from Carlette her home, comes with its fair share of challenges. Farmers letting us down last minute, countless logistics to manage, and the pressure to maintain a truly international standard—it wasn’t easy! But thanks to an amazing team, we pulled it off.
💐🙏A huge thank you to all our volunteers who gave their time and energy, the farmers who provided their fields, and of course, Tineke Camps, whose tricky sheep put every young dog to the test!
We were honored to have Bevis Jordan, Neil McVicar, and Keith Preston as our judges—your expertise made this event what it was. And a special thanks to Emelie Modigh for capturing this last photo of us—this was our goodbye trial.
After ten years of organising trials together, Mathijs and I have decided to step back. Life simply doesn’t allow us the time anymore, but what a journey it has been! The kind words, handshakes, and messages of appreciation mean the world to us. 🤩
And of course, congratulations to Kevin and Dan, our European Nursery Champions! A well-deserved win.🥳
Finally, to our sponsors—wow! Seeing so many small businesses step up to support this event was truly heartwarming. Your generosity made all the difference. CSJ Conquest Dredging Logan Whistles Schaap & Hond Blue Heeler - Biting Quality ImperialFood Benelux Carkennel BorderLineCollie Canopolis Ridgeline clothing jonas Gustafson
And a great honour to have been sponsored a beautiful crook by the Lyttle family for best Sportsman! Con Mcgarry won the crook for his outstanding runs but being so unlucky in the end!
Jan Croimans made a beautiful sign of our enc which we presented as Best OLF in our final. Peter Morgan had the best OLF. And Tim Theeuwissen won the amazing engraved whistle provided by Logan whistles and Schaap and Hond for having the Youngest dog in the Final!
Thank you all for being part of this incredible chapter. As we close this one, we’ll leave you with this:
“It takes a team to build a dream.”
And what a team we had—thank you!