Just adding to Karen and Sharons posts, we have to be very mindful that whilst many people in the trial world decline renumeration for their time and services, this can often be misleading on the `Clubs' accounts.
Some very succesful trials can make financial losses, depending on the generosity or practicality of the circumstances of the Trial. We are all aware that there are some who read the balance sheet and see what they want to see! We have to educate them that there are more things related to the job of being a successful Field Trial Secretary than the financial bottom line. Further we must, as compeditors in working events, always be conciderate of all that give us the opportunity to work our dogs at these events.
Peter
It's about finding the right grounds too, one which will bring out the best in our breeds and you need experienced guns who know how to shoot a bird going away.Good ones will distance the bird before shooting it on HPR trials.
There are not many grounds who will offer a trial free gratis, unlike Mark who donates his trials at Caversfield as a way of putting something back into the sport and he makes sure the guns are good as all of them are either HPR owners, triallers or experienced enthusiasts.
Enthusiasts become involved because there are HPR's out there who demonstrate consistently what our breeds can do.
There's a lot of PR work before a good ground is offered so trials must include dogs who give a good performance, that's why standards have to be high. A trial's not for training it's the only available shop window we have for promoting HPR working ability,
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