Aussie Equine

12/17/2025

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🔥 Introducing a NEW 2026 UKI Agility Trial & The Phoenix Project 🔥

📅 May 15–17, 2026 UKI Agility Trial

We’re excited to announce a new 2026 UKI Agility Trial, happening May 15–17, 2026! Mark your calendars for a weekend of great runs, great dogs, and an even greater cause.

💙 Giving Back:

10% of all proceeds from this event will be donated to canine cancer research, helping support critical work that benefits dogs everywhere.

✨ Introducing: The Phoenix Project

This event will also mark the launch of our new initiative, The Phoenix Project — a program dedicated to putting meaningful effort and resources toward canine cancer research.

👩‍⚖️ Judges: To be determined — stay tuned for updates!

Thank you for being part of a community that not only loves the sport, but also stands together for the health and future of our dogs. 🐕❤️

📢 More information coming soon — we can’t wait to share what’s next!

11/26/2025

You can read the late Helen Grinnell King's articles on distance training and lots more for free on Clean Run's website! Just visit cleanrun.com and click on the "Magazine" tab.

11/14/2025

11/13/2025

Clip & Go Folding Wing Jumps - Buy 1 jump and get a 2nd jump for 50% off! Choose the original solid color panels or the new striped panels. FREE shipping in the contiguous USA.

This exclusive deal is only offered until Monday, Nov. 17th, at 8 a.m. ET.

Visit Clean Run's website for all our pre-Black Friday specials!

11/02/2025

A friendly reminder that their best may not be what it was yesterday or what it will be tomorrow. Always work with the dog that is in front of you.

10/27/2025

I talk about dealing with failure and how we treat our dogs within that a lot! But let’s talk about it again 😂😂😂

When we really want something out of a run… whether that be a certain criteria, a clear round or a win - it can sting when we don’t get what we were hoping for. However how we respond when things don’t go to plan defines both our growth and our dog’s experience of the game.

“Failure is feedback”. Sometimes that feedback sucks 😂 but it’s always important that we do our best to reframe our sadness or frustration into learning. I think one of THE hardest parts of agility is how fast it progresses, we are absolutely never done learning - but it is also what I love most about it and what I find most addictive.

One of the biggest rules: our dogs shouldn’t feel our disappointment. It takes a lot of work but we need to always make sure we keep our feelings internal and deal with them separately, away from our dogs. But even the best of us absolutely do make the feelings of a win versus an E known, because it’s normal to celebrate when you go clear. This just means learning the ability to stay positive in the moment. Some ways to help yourself reset:

- Ask for excited nose touches when something goes wrong. This gives your dog something to do while you take a second to process the mistake

- Train yourself to say a soft, cute, or excited “try again” marker instead of the frustrated noise that might come more naturally. Do this in every day life - spill a drink? “Whoopsies” 😂😂 Shrink a jumper in the wash? “Oh well good try” 😂😂😂😂

- Condition your dog to think things like dropped shoulders, big sighs, or other disappointment body language mean “it’s okay let’s keep going”, if you really struggle to control your external emotions. Swear but then immediately do a huge game of play - or grumble but then machine gun feed treats!

Of course taking the time to be sad is absolutely important - this message is just for how we treat our dogs. Agility IS hard and it’s vital to deal with emotions in a healthy way to protect our mental health. But learning to separate that from our dogs is an incredible skill we should all be proud of! 💜

10/03/2025

SAVE the DATES for 2026! Peyton Green is coming February 6-8 and Taner Dogan is returning March 13-15.

10/02/2025

4 Legged Flix is streaming the West coast open event I am at this weekend.

Group C 20in dog

Here picture of my schedule

09/20/2025

🎉 Entries Now Open for Our Fall UKI Agility Competitions! 🍂🐾

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the action this fall!

Your participation not only brings the fun—it helps our shows grow and thrive across the region. Let’s come together to support the sport we love, cheer each other on, and celebrate the joy of agility.

📣 Tag your training partner and get entered today!

📍 October 17–19 | Hopewell, OR
🔥 Featuring course designs by Taner Dogan, Claudette Mo, and Angela Koop!
✨ Plus, Kelly Kehoe will be judging some Beginner/Novice classes as part of her becoming a UKI judge—come support her debut!
🔗https://entries.ukagilityinternational.com/ShowUploads/5784/October%2017-19%20VelociCanine%20Agility%20Final.pdf

📍 November 7–9 | Richland, WA
🌿 Outdoor trial on grass with dynamic courses designed by Petr Pupik!
🔗https://entries.ukagilityinternational.com/ShowUploads/5785/November%207-9%20VelociCanine%20Agility%20Premium.pdf

Photo by Courtney Shawver