Horsetooth Retriever Kennel

06/01/2026

HRK would like to offer our condolences to Ed & Laurie Neilson on the recent passing of FC AFC High Desert Morning "Glory".

Glory had a wonderful career with close to 90 AA points and was a NARC Finalist with Ed in 2024.

Glory was kind, sweet, loyal and loved her job. A pleasure to train and have around, she was enjoying her retirement years at home with Ed & Laurie.

We got Glory in for training later in her career and she was loved by many, including previous trainers, Cherylon Loveland, Adam Casto and Trey Lawrence.

Our hearts go out to Ed & Laurie.

05/25/2026

PRTA Midwest

Open
1st-Prairie Winds Chipper Jones
Judy Pond
4th-FC AFC HRK Lexington
Kathy & Don Fregelette
JAM-FC AFC The Tin Man
Tyler & Naomi Evans
JAM-FC AFC Seaside’s Smarty Jones
Derek & Joey Smith
JAM-Bayside Labs Trick Shot
Les & Deb Ziegler

Amateur
1st-FC Cabotime
Joe Harris
NEW AFC!
QUALIFIED NATIONAL AMATEUR
2nd-FC AFC Seaside’s Smarty Jones
Derek Smith
3rd-Stradivarius
Don Fregelette
JAM-FC Mind The Gap
Joey Smith

Qualifying
2nd-NDC Pairadocs’ Who’s The Wizard
Wayne & Tracey Jensen
NEW QAA!
3rd-Bayside Labs You Can Call Me Ray
Wendy Rowan & Deb Ziegler
JAM-Louie of Redwillow
Naomi & Tyler Evans

Derby
1st-High Desert Robbers Roost
Ed & Laurie Nielson
Handled by Ed!
NEW DERBY LIST!!
4th-Des Rapides Pour Me Up Another
Dominic Pouliot
JAM-Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Kathy & Don Fregelette
Handled by Kathy!

Thank you to all the judges, workers, throwers and land owners.
Thank you to my husband, Luckiest Man Alive, Bart Peterson, Jake Jones and Paul Knutson for all working your tails off to put on this trial, and to everyone else that helped out.

Thank you to the PRTA sponsors; Purina, Avery and Garmin.

05/20/2026

Is anyone going down I-80 that could bring a dog from Wisconsin to either North Platte, NE this weekend or Cheyenne, WY in next week or so?

Pic for attention. 😁

05/19/2026

Rocky Mountain

Open
1st-FC AFC Clooney’s Seaside Apostle
QUALIFIED NATIONAL OPEN
Derek & Joey Smith
2nd-FC Mind The Gap
Joey & Derek Smith
3rd-FC AFC The Tin Man
Tyler & Naomi Evans
4th-FC AFC HRK Lexington
Kathy & Don Fregelette
JAM-Prairie Wind’s Chipper Jones
Judy Pond
JAM-FC Cabotime
Joe & Gail Harris

Amateur
1st-FC Mind The Gap
Joey Smith
2nd-FC Cabotime
Joe Harris
3rd-FC AFC Seaside’s Smarty Jones
Derek Smith

Qualifying
4th-Livin That Dreams Truth
Glenn Dudley
JAM-HRK Einstein
Judy Pond
JAM-Bayside Labs You Can Call Me Ray
Wendy Rowan & Deb Ziegler

Also congrats to our clients at other trials…

Chad Hansen and Bronx with BACK TO BACK Qualifying wins in Utah!! And an Open JAM with Peaches!!

And

Tim Mueller with an Amateur 3rd for Fin and Amateur RJAM with Kai in Maryland!!

Thank you to all the judges, workers, land owners and all that make Field Trials possible.

05/12/2026

A couple trials to catch up on!

West Nebraska

Open
2nd-FC AFC The Tin Man
Tyler & Naomi Evans
4th-FC AFC HRK Lexington
Kathy & Don Fregelette
JAM-Bayside Labs Trick Shot
Debra & Les Ziegler
JAM-FC Cabotime
Joe & Gail Harris
JAM-FC AFC Clooney’s Seaside Apostle
Derek & Joey Smith

Amateur
1st-FC AFC Seaside’s Smarty Jones
Derek Smith
3rd-FC AFC Clooney’s Seaside Apostle
Derek Smith

Qualifying
2nd-HRK Einstein - NEW QAA!!
Judy Pond
3rd-Bayside Labs You Can Call Me Ray
Wendy Rowan & Debra Ziegler
RJAM-Livin Tha Dream’s Truth
Glenn Dudley

TULSA

Open
RJAM-FC AFC The Tin Man
Tyler & Naomi Evans
JAM-FC AFC Truline’s Peaches & Cream
Chad Hansen

Amateur
JAM-FC Mind The Gap
Joey Smith

Derby
2nd-High Desert Robbers Roost
Ed & Laurie Neilson

UTAH
Qualifying
1st-Bronx Bombers Enter Sandman-NEW QAA!!
Owned/Handled by Chad Hansen

Congrats everyone!!

Thank you to all the judges, landowners, workers and all who make these trials possible!

04/21/2026

HRK can’t thank Watermark Veterinary Hospital enough for the great care of our dogs during this winter in Texas.
Here is Jimmy with Dr Tatum getting her toe x-rayed…turned out to be a simple abscess.

Heads Up, Pet Parents! ✨🐾
Our beloved Dr. Tatum will only be in the clinic on April 21st and April 28th before she heads up north for the summer.

If your pet needs to see her for follow ups, wellness care, or anything in between, now’s the time to snag those appointments.

04/11/2026

A fun day here at HRK!

Jake wins his first Open!

Tejas
Open

1st-FC AFC Seaside’s Smarty Jones
Derek & Joey Smith

4th-FC AFC The Tin Man
Tyler & Naomi Evans

JAM-FC AFC Clooney’s Seaside Apostle
Derek & Joey Smith

Congrats all!!

We are so proud of Jake and the trainer and handler that he has become. HRK is so very lucky to have him.

Thank you to the judges, the workers, the land owner and all that helped put on the Field Trial.

04/08/2026

Baby Tate dug the perfect hole to lay in.

NFC Tavi not impressed.

04/06/2026

South Central TX

Open
1st-Mind The Gap
BACK TO BACK WINS
NEW FC!
QUALIFIED NATIONAL OPEN
Joey & Derek Smith
2nd-FC AFC Clooney’s Seaside Apostle
Derek & Joey Smith
JAM-Ridgecrest’s Fin & Tonic
Tim Mueller
JAM-Bigwood’s Purple Haze
Doug Kolan
JAM-FC AFC Truline’s Peaches & Cream
Chad Hansen
JAM-FC AFC HRK Lexington
Kathy & Don Fregelette

Thank you to the judges, the workers, the land owners and all involved with putting on the trial.

03/24/2026

A couple trials to catch up on!

COLORADO WOMEN’S

Open
1st- Mind The Gap
Joey & Derek Smith
JAM-FC AFC Seaside’s Smarty Jones
Derek & Joey Smith

Amateur
2nd-FC AFC Seaside’s Smarty Jones
Derek Smith
3rd-FC AFC Clooney’s Seaside Apostle
Derek Smith
4th-FC AFC HRK Lexington
Kathy Fregelette
JAM-Truline’s Peaches & Cream
Chad Hansen

Qualifying
3rd-Louie of Red Willow
Naomi & Tyler Evans, handled by Naomi
JAM-HRK Einstein
Judy Pond
JAM-Bronx Bombers Enter Sandman
Chad Hansen, handled by Chad
JAM-High Country Talk Of The Town
Mark Veum

Derby
1st-DB Cooper II
HIS FIRST DERBY!
HRK owned

ROSE COUNTRY

Open
3rd-FC AFC HRK Lexington
Kathy & Don Fregelette

Amateur
JAM-FC AFC Clooney’s Seaside Apostle
Derek Smith

Derby
JAM-Juno Beach
HRK owned
JAM-Block Party
Jonathan Bradshaw
JAM-High Desert Robbers Roost
Ed & Laurie Neilson

And a couple Amateurs snuck off to run an extra trial. Congrats to:

Joe Harris & FC Cabotime
Amateur 3rd at Colorado River

Joey Smith & Mind The Gap
Amateur RJAM at South Texas

Congrats to everyone!!

And thank you to all the judges, the land owners, the workers and everyone who makes having fun with our dogs possible.