Kirkbourne National Gundog Team Challenge

03/03/2025

It's not long now for our team competition where 10 teams go head to head to try and lift the trophy. Get your teams booked in via this link.

10 teams from around the UK go head to head. Over 2 days teams work together through a number of challenging 'in the field' scenarios to be crowned the National Gundog Team Champions. This Gundog Team Challenge is open to a maximum of 10 teams, each of 4 handlers and 4 dogs of any gundog breed or gu...

18/02/2025

First weekend in July team comp , get ready , do you have a team of dogs amd handlers that can win this years event held in Richmond.
Get in touch or book your team in on line

01/01/2025

𝐊𝐁 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐆 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞 𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 ℕ𝕠𝕨 𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟

📆 Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 July 2025
📍 Aske Moor, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 5EZ
👥 10 Teams - 4 dogs/handlers per team

First come first served 🐾🐶 DONT MISS OUT!

10 teams from around the UK go head to head. Over 2 days teams work together through a number of challenging 'in the field' scenarios to be crowned the National Gundog Team Champions. This Gundog Team Challenge is open to a maximum of 10 teams, each of 4 handlers and 4 dogs of any gundog breed or gu...

18/12/2024

Don't miss out for the team places, they go live in January

08/12/2024

Watch out for our new announcement for 2025 event, we will be making a few changes but only to make it better for us all. New teams new ideas and a great weekend.

20/10/2024

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18/07/2024

Please see some official photos from the weekend! 🐾🐶

08/07/2024

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗣

Another great year at the Kirkbourne National Gundog Team Challenge, this year at Stubbs Hall for a change of scene and different ground. A full 10 teams entered this year, and some incredibly close results throughout, with a run off required for 1st and 2nd place. The results however:

Team 3 - Missfits with a Foegigner - winning Mad About Pets UK vouchers, Swillington Shooting Supplies vouchers.
Team 6 - The Hangover Gang
Team 7 - Still Hobbling
Team 4 - Kirkbourne Aces
Team 8 - Kirkbourne Dukes
Team 2 - The Bark Side
Team 5 - Collywobblers
Team 1 - HPR
Team 9 - Steering and Brakes
joint with..
Team 10 - Fen Flyers

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗿:
1st - Steve Townsend - winning a print from Ellie Louise Art and a voucher from Swillington Shooting Supplies

2nd - Terry Tasker

In the Cube and Long Retrieve for day 2 the top 3 were:

𝗖𝘂𝗯𝗲:
Steve and Fern
Alison and Todd
Steve and Poppy

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲:
Sarah and Gem
Tom and Milo
Tom and Bonnie

𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱:
Steve Townsend and Fern - winning a pair of Brandecosse boots.

All prize winners this weekend for all events also received goody bags from Dog & Field, Leucillin and vouchers from VetSpec.

A massive thank you to the Judges for this weekend, Kevin Wood, Paul White, Mark Simpson and David Whitehead, without whom the event would not have been able to run, as well as the Kirkbourne Staff and helpers.

Thank you all for making it a really enjoyable weekend. As ever a real pleasure to host you all; old and new friends...look out for next years event.

More official photos to follow. 🐶

07/07/2024

This weekend was not only about our dogs and handlers but also about raising money for charity. Thanks to everyone who took part in our raffle, those who donated wonderful prizes and all those who bought tickets, we raised an incredible £540 which has been sent to YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH. Thank you all!

07/07/2024

Huge congratulations to everyone who took part in some very challenging tasks over the last 2 days! It was very close, with a runoff for the top spot… The winners of the Team Challenge 2024 are:

1st The Misfits With a Foreigner (Craig Jackson, Adam Holmes, Gill Grummitt, Peter Childs)
2nd The Hangover Gang (Trevor Linfoot, Jane Wagstaff, Steve Townsend, Tony Bryant)
3rd Still Hobbling (Bob Bowes, Marie Bowes, Becki Thistle, Sheila Tait)

TOP DOG AND HANDLER:
1st Steve Townsend
2nd Terry Tasker

Photos and more details of the weekend will follow!

07/07/2024

DAY 2 - ready and waiting...bacon and sausage baps flowing, coffee steaming, tasks set, judges warmed up and dummy throwers in place...

Cube Challenge, Long Retrieve and a massive prizes for a raffle in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research open to all. Come along to support all the teams, with 2 Kirkbourne teams also running. 🐾🐶
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06/07/2024

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 - 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲! All started with a bang! 4 testing but well completed scenarios for all the teams, and some brilliant runs on the Cube and Long Retrieve...sun shining, and lots of smiles and laughs 🐾🐶

Today's winners of the daily events:

THE CUBE
Alison and Todd
Steve and Ivy
Steve and Fern

LONG RETRIEVE
Theo and Milo
Theo and Bonnie
Tom and Milo