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International Sheep Dog Society's

2021 World Sheepdog Trials

We are delighted to announce that Castle Howard Estate have agreed to host the World Sheepdog Trials in 2021, this will take place between Thursday 16th and Sunday 19th September.

In due course further instructions will become available for each competing country, until then please bear with us.

World Sheepdog Trials

All the world's countries, where there is a recent history of sheepdog handling, are invited to attend this presitgious triennial event in the Sheep Dog calendar. In 2020 we are privileged once again to be holding a Sheep Dog trial within the beautiful grounds of the Castle Howard Estate.

The Castle Howard Estate, which features over 200 listed buildings and monuments, is situated within the Howardian Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 15 miles north-east of York. The estate is approximately 8,800 acres (3,561 ha), comprising 6,100 acres of farmland, 2,100 acres of woodland and 600 acres of parkland.

Trials Diary