European International, Hoogwoud (2025)

23/07/2022

It was another great day! Tomorrow, the final 15 contestants will compete for the win. It promises to be an exciting competition.

The runs can all be followed via our live stream and for the people who come by there is more than enough to do besides the competition!

You can have a nice stroll around our fair with all sorts of things.
Like delicacies, outdoor clothing, art or the possibility to get your dog photographed in a particularly beautiful way by Perfect Pets Photography!

We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow!

23/07/2022

You can now follow the live stream via: https://youtu.be/8iL-EBnMlnw

22/07/2022

The qualifications are still in full swing and the best 45 handlers will do their utmost tomorrow to get into the finals on Sunday to win the title and we are enjoying every moment of it!

Of course we'd love to see you at the event itself, but if you can't be there you can also follow the runs this weekend via our livestream!

We will post a link as soon as the livestream goes live.

20/07/2022

The European International 2022 has started! The terrain looks beautiful, the sheep, dogs and participants are ready for it, there is shade on the field for everyone and a snack and a drink.

With handlers from eighteen European countries, the competition has started with 120 participants. During the qualification runs today, Thursday and Friday you can come and watch from the grand stand how the participants go for the perfect run.

During the weekend the entrance fee is €5. Do you want to reserve a seat on the grand stand? You can! For prices and reservations, check the website!

On the final day on Sunday, the fifteen best participants will compete against each other. Both the semi-finals on Saturday and the finals on Sunday will be broadcasted via a live stream.

We look forward to seeing you this week at the European International at Koningspade 31A in Hoogwoud.

For more information and updates, please visit our website: https://european-international.nl/

19/07/2022

It remains a magical moment to be able to receive the sheep. We have made additional water and shade arrangements to ensure they remain comfortable.

19/07/2022

The grounds are ready and we are looking forward immensely to the next five days. We would love to see you there!

19/07/2022

The sheep have arrived this morning! 🐑

17/07/2022

The field is already taking shape. We are looking forward immensely to the European International 2022! Are you too?

11/07/2022

It is with great appreciation that we now officially received the permit for the European International 2022, which will start next week.

We can't wait!

On the picture: Theo Bakker (land owner), Robert Tesselaar (alderman), Erik Groot (organizer), Daan van Dolder (land owner) and Gerard van den Hengel (mayor of Opmeer).

25/06/2022

(Text in Dutch)

Op 23 & 24 juli staat er een unieke schapendrijfwedstrijd gepland waar mens en dier samen komen: De 1e European International

Deze zal omlijst worden met een sfeervolle braderie met lifestyle producten, lekkernijen en brocante. Mocht u nu ondernemer zijn of een leuke onderneming kennen die wellicht geïnteresseerd is deel te nemen aan dit spectaculaire evenement? Reageer dan op deze post of stuur ons een privé bericht, dan zorgen wij dat u praktische informatie en de tarievenlijst ontvangt.

We heten u van harte welkom en hebben er zin in!

30/05/2022

Oh are we proud of the fact that all seven mayors of the entire seven West-Frisian municipalities are here with us in full support of the European International! As you can tell, much like us, they are thrilled to welcome contestants from no less that sixteen countries to our beautiful region for some sheepherding action!

Mayors pictured below, left to right:
Frank Streng (Medemblik)
Monique Bonsen (Koggenland)
Gerard van den Hengel (Opmeer)
Michiel Pijl (Drechterland)
Jan Nieuwenburg (Hoorn)

Not pictured:
Ronald Wortelboer (Stede Broec)
Eduard van Zuijlen (Enkhuizen)

19/04/2022

We are happy to announce! This year the sheep of Tjitse and Roy Terpstra will be used for the European International.

We will see 300 of their Schoonebeker heath sheeps during the European International. The rest of the year these ladies are parading and grazing in Zwolle and Emmen, where they are busy doing ecological management.

The herd of Tjitse is moving straight through the city and together with his dog Jim he can handle it all. Roy’s herd grazes on the green patches near the highway north of Emmen. With is trusted dog’s he manages moving the herd safely.

Both of the Terpstra’s are very proud of the herd and their dogs. They are looking forward for the European International!

12/04/2022

We are looking forwards into 2022 with a warm welcome from our mayor.

15/07/2021

After months of preparation and witnessing the infection rates decreasing steadily, it is with pain in our hearts that we have to inform you that the Continental Sheepdog herding Championship of 2021 has been cancelled. In a extremely short time and completely unexpected, the number of infections in the Netherlands has risen suddenly and quickly after the government decided to open up. This fact makes the Netherlands a high risk country to travel to at the moment our participating European handlers. All countries have rightly so expressed their concerns, since travelling to the Netherlands in a couple of weeks is not without consequences.

This fact makes the situation uncertain and impossible. For this reason, we have called an emergency meeting with all competing countries and the European committee. After hearing all the input, we have decided to cancel the CSC 2021. The event can only be an official European Championship if there are enough competing countries and suddenly we do not have this certainty anymore. The CSC 2021 was meant to be a tribute to this wonderful sport, and we can not be sure it will be right now. This decision however, has been made with heavy hearts and has been utterly difficult.

As organization, we have been preparing for the CSC2021 for more than ten months. Aside from some details, the event was set and ready to welcome visitors and handlers for a fantastic week of competing. The sudden increase in infections that has come up the last two weeks has taken everybody by surprise, since vaccinating was going well and quickly. It has not been a light hearted decision, but one that had to be made, for the love of the sport.

In the upcoming period we will inform you on what is next. We will keep you posted and will take some time to sort things out. We cannot thank our sponsors, volunteers, the seven West-Frisian municipalities, in particular the municipality of Opmeer and all of our partners enough for their endless support and commitment.

On behalf of the entire CSC2021 team and Erik Groot, thank you for reading

01/04/2021

Young handlers CSC 2021

During the CSC2021 in Hoogwoud, a young handlers competition will be held, in addition to the regular trials. All countries participating to the trials, may also register a young handler. Depending on the number of registrations, the organization decides how many young handlers can participate.

All young handlers have three qualifying runs that take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The points of the two highest scoring runs of each young handler will add up. This results in a ranking. The three young handlers with the highest scores will compete on the finale-day for the title of ‘Young Handler Champion 2021’. The same rules apply as those taken into account at the 2017 World Championships for young handlers.

Registration criteria for young handlers:
• Young handlers must be younger than 21 years old at the start of the CSC 2021.
• Young handlers must not have previously represented their country on a National level during a World- or European Championship.
• Young handlers register via the registration form of the country’s team
• Young handlers do not pay a registration fee. This is paid for by the Border Collie Club the Netherlands

05/03/2021

This year in late summer, the sheep of Tjitse Terpstra will be used for the competitions of the Continental Sheepdog Championships of 2021. For the ceremonial opening of the event, the herd of Marijke Dirkson and Martin Orij will be used.

Tjitse’s herd consists out of 340 so called ‘Schoonebeker heath sheep’. The wooly ladies are usually to be found in Zwolle, where they are known as the Zwolse Schaapskudde.

Every year, Tjitse proudly travels his way across neighbourhoods with his herd. He passes through Stadshagen, AA-landen and Holtenbroek to carry out ecological management there. When you ask Tjitse what he is most proud of, he smiles and says ‘Jim’: his dog who manages to maneuver the entire herd through the city. It is a wonderous sight.

Marijke and Martin, of landscape Management Rinnegom, have a flock of 250 sheep and have been nationally known for their professional approach: they use the sheep to manage nature and public green spaces. The sheep are of the so called ‘Kempische heideschapen’ breed and are used to dogs being around them. They will be present at the opening of the event and give a beautiful outline.

We are very much looking forward to the beautiful pictures and views that these herds will provide is with in August!

19/02/2021

Meet our team! This is Erik Groot. He is the initiator and head of the organization. In 2017, he and his team organized the World Trials in Hoogwoud, on the same fields this year’s European Trials will take place. He’s honored and excited to be organizing trials again. He loves that amazing feeling you get when everything goes as you planned and everyone is having a good time at your event. Erik is already looking forward to the enthusiastic volunteers and sporty handlers who will be coming over from all corners of Europe. As a handler, he knows what it feels like to work towards a big competition with your dog, how incredible it feels to do your run on a field like that. He experienced it several times himself and is so excited to welcome handlers to the European Championships. He is already enjoying the great cooperation with his team and is looking forward to a fantastic competition in August!

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