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About the Event In May 2010 hundreds of dogs, handlers, and supporters will travel from all over the world to England’s Hand Equestrian Centre in North Somerset, to compete in the prestigious IFCS World Agility Championships. Held biennially, this internationally respected event will be the fifth of its kind, having previously been held in Moscow, Spain, The Netherlands, and Belgium. In 2010 the event is being hosted by UK Agility, click here to view their website. The IFCS World Agility Championships is open to all dogs, not just pedigrees, and promotes:
IFCS World Agility Championships The International Federation of Cynological Sports (IFCS) was formed in 2000 to unite organisations holding dog sports in various countries around the world. (Cynology is the scientific study of canines.) A not-for-profit organisation, the IFCS’ principal purpose is to organise cynological sports worldwide after the "Olympic Ideal", promoting them as a means of educational exchange and interaction between competitors among nations in amateur sport on a non-discriminatory basis. The IFCS World Agility Championships is a biennial event, featuring competition in all aspects of dog agility – Agility, Jumping, Gamblers, Snooker, and Relay, both in individual and team competition. It has previously been held in Russia (2002), Spain (2004), Netherlands (2006), and Belgium (2008). For more information on IFCS and the event, visit the official IFCS web site at www.dogsport.ru.
Click here to download the WAC 2010 Event Regulations Click here to download the IFCS Agility rules (September 2009).
The WAC 2010 steering committee is pleased to announce that the following judges have been chosen by the IFCS council to judge the 2010 IFCS WAC. Bob Griffin (GB), Wim Bekendam (Netherlands) and Janet Gaunt (USA). The following sample courses have been provided by the judges Click here for courses by Bob Griffin Click here for courses by Wim Bekendam Click here for courses by Janet Gaunt Below are the bios of our 3 judges
Bob Griffin made his entrance into the canine world in 1968, going on to become a Qualified Obedience Trainer and Obedience and Working Trials competitor for many years. Along with his wife, Cyd, he was also successful in breed showing and breeding “Heikym” German Shepherds, although they now breed Kromfohrlanders and Border Collies. For the past 20 years they have run their own Heikym Agility Training Club as well as holding training days for other clubs. In 1983 Bob started in agility with a GSD and soon became a Trainer at a local club. Top Level and International Judging Appointments Bob’s judging appointments are too numerous to mention, but here are some of the highlights. Since 1989, as well as judging abroad, Bob has judged throughout Great Britain at every level and all types of competitions including National, Olympia and Crufts qualifiers. Competitive Agility Experience An official KC Judges’ Trainer and a Championship Judge Assessor, Bob has been a travelling Supporter of the UKA Team at the IFCS World Championships as well as supporting Team GB at the FCI World Championships.
A FHN (Federation for Dogsports in Holland) judge, Wim has been judging agility since 2003 and is also a FHN field official. His international experience includes Dutch-Belgian competitions in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and he has also judged between 10 and 15 FHN competitions each year since 2003, as well as several informal agility events. Since 2000, Wim has been an agility trainer at the Alphense Honden Club, which has been nominated for several years as Best FHN-dog school in Holland. World Agility Championship Experiences 2006 WAC Holland: steward. Competitive Agility Experience Wim has been competing in agility since 1993, and although it took him 7 years to get his first dog, Bo, a WSD to the top class in FHN competition, the agility bug had well and truly bitten. Unfortunately, when Bo retired, Wim’s next dog died very young from cancer, but he now has two young Border Collies, Djingels (2006) and Toyah (2009)
Janet was first introduced to agility in 1988 while living in Basel and training her Sheltie Merlin with the club Hundesport Kynologischer Verein Oberwil. On her return to the USA in 1989, Janet started up the USDAA club Artful Dodgers Agility, based in Baltimore, Maryland. By 1993 Janet was a Masters level judge for the USDAA and the AAC and has been an “Excellent” level judge for the AKC since 1995, judging their Nationals in 1996 and again in 2001. She also serves on the USDAA's Regulations & Competition Standards Board. In addition to setting the rules and standards for the titling classes and tournament structure in the United States, this Board also oversees the selection process for our teams competing in the IFCS. In 2006 Janet was the coach for the gold-winning American team at the IFCS WAC in Oosterhout, Netherlands, and returned in 2008 as team manager for the IFCS event in Ingelmunster Belgium. Competitive Agility Experience Janet has competed and titled five Shelties, a Papillion, three Border Collies, and a Swedish Vallhund at various levels in USDAA competition. Two of her Shelties - Lacey and Sam - and one of her Border Collies - Legend - have been regular semi-finalists at the Cynosports World Games since the early 90's, with Sam and Legend both making the finals rounds in the Steeplechase/Performance Speed Jumping Competition as well as regional and national Top Ten. Currently Janet is showing her Border Collies Legend, Romance, and Sequel, and her Swedish Vallhund Sci-Fi in both agility and flyball.
Entry form and payment details are available in the WAC 2010 Event Regulations. Please click on “Competition rules” in the left hand margin to find the document.
Spectator tickets are now available to buy.
You will then receive an email instructing you on how to pay. Once you have paid you will receive a second confirmation email.
To celebrate the opening of the 5th IFCS World Agility Championships, you are invited to attend a Gala dinner on Thursday, 14th May, at 7.30pm at the WAC venue. Exact times, cost and further details will be available here at a later date. Please click here for the gala dinner menu.
The Hand Equestrian Centre is fast becoming the South West's leading equestrian centre, and aims to become the training centre for the 2012 London Olympics.
Click here for details about the catering facilities at the venue There is plenty of room to exercise your dog within the equestrian centre itself, or you can go further afield and take footpaths for a longer walk.
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Mr. Bob Griffin
Mr Wim Bekendam
Janet L. Gauntt
