WITHDRAWN - England ONLY Motion – For Consideration (World Trial (W.T.) Qualification)

8 January 2026

MOTION WITHDRAWN!

English Directors – World Trial (W.T.) Qualification

Rules For Trials, New Rule 4.8

Qualification Timing

· The English team for the World Trial (W.T.) shall be selected at a qualification trial (or trials) held within 12 months prior to the W.T. entry closing date.

Eligibility

· Handler and Dog combination that have placed in the top 6 on any day of the three English National Trials held prior to the W.T. entry closure shall be eligible to enter the qualification trial.

Entry Requirements

· The dog that achieved the qualifying placement at the National level must be entered for the W.T. qualification trial.

· The handler may choose to run an alternate dog; however, the originally qualified dog must still be entered.

· The dog that gained the national-level qualification must remain registered under the same handler’s name and must be entered into the W.T., regardless of which dog is run at the qualification trial.

Qualification Limits

· A handler-and-dog combination may qualify only once.

· No additional qualification places will be granted in cases where a combination qualifies multiple times.

· Each handler may run a maximum of 2 dogs in the W.T. qualification trial and may choose which two if more than two dogs have qualified.

Handler Eligibility

· To enter the W.T. qualification trial, the handler must be eligible to compete in the English National in the final year of qualification.

Trial Format and Judging

· The W.T. qualification trial shall be judged by 2 judges and, where possible, will include a double gather element.

· All additional details concerning the structure and running of the qualification trial shall be determined by the English Trials Committee in office at the time.

Proposed: Ricky Hutchinson

Seconded: Ed Hawkins

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