This past weekend, Sandia took part in the TCC* Derby in an area near Socorro, New Mexico. The event consisted of breed hunts on Saturday, with the winners and other placers moving on to run for the Conejo Cup on Sunday.To get to the hunt area, it was required to navigate the above pictured county "road"; dust, washboard ripples, and soft powder ruled the day. We had to do this twice a day.
By virtue of winning the "Sprint Stake" on Saturday, defeating several of his litter mates, and his mother, along with a shag-coat longdog and a whippet, Sandia got to join the Cup hunters on Sunday.
When the dust cleared, and the scores were tabulated, Sandia wound up in 3rd Place... along with three other hounds.
He's pictured here with Margaret, and judge, Paul Sagar from Great Britain. I thought he might end up 2nd or 3rd... I just didn't expect all the company. And we'd like to congratulate the winner, Frank Cassano's nice Saluki, Haba.
It was a beautiful weekend of spectacular coursing, with lots of sunshine, cool temps, (mostly) good sportsmanship,
and most importantly of all....
...nobody blew up!*The Coursing Conservancy. Sorry, no link- website not available to the public.
Congrats from the ones overseas.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sandia, Dan, Margaret, et al.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you all! So nice when other people think your dog is pretty darn good, too.
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