English National Sheepdog Trials 2024

This page hosts information and articles reflecting the English National Sheepdog Trials which took place on Dartmoor; 8th - 11th August 2024. 

Please see the official website for further details: 
English National 2024 - International Sheep Dog Society (isds.org.uk)

Or their Facebook page: International Sheep Dog Society | Bedford | Facebook 
 

This summer Dartmoor hosted the English National Sheepdog Trials for the first time. Over 150 elite dogs and handlers were due to compete with just 15 (+ reserve) destined to represent their country at the next International Sheepdog Trial. Moorlands Farm near Princetown is the stunning venue for a great showcase of upland sheep farming in the south west.

Sheepdogs trials and the Border Collie have a long tradition in Britain dating back to the 1870’s have always been a popular spectator event with over 200,000 people attending the International in Hyde Park in 1949. The popular television series ‘One Man and his Dog’ brought trialling to a world wide audience providing a showcase for British shepherds and upland farming in particular. Today it continues to draw crowds as a four-day event on Dartmoor welcoming many spectators as well as competitors.

The local ISDS Organising Committee consists of volunteers working at the event.