TSDA is thrilled to announce our judges for the 2023 Finals!
Marianna Shreeder will judge the Open Field. Jimmy Walker will join her to judge the Double Lift. Charles Williams will judge the Lower Field.
Marianna Shreeder will judge the Open Field. Jimmy Walker will join her to judge the Double Lift. Charles Williams will judge the Lower Field.
Marianna Schreeder
Marianna was introduced to working Border Collies by her mother who had purchased her first Border Collie pup during a family trip to Ireland. Marianna comes from a horse background and showed Hunter Jumpers throughout her Junior and High school years. They owned several Welsh Corgis which is how her mother selected Border Collies, with their similar personality and work ethic. Marianna’s first Border Collie wasn’t intended to be a working dog, but he had other thoughts and after slowly starting him, they competed in their first trial in 2002. Marianna lives in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, GA. Working them on sheep 2-3 times a week, Marianna keeps her dogs in shape by running them with a bicycle, and swimming them during the summer heat.
While Marianna competes in and judges trials across the US and Canada, she is also well known for her hard work with the Bluegrass trial and is the current USBCHA Treasurer.
Marianna was introduced to working Border Collies by her mother who had purchased her first Border Collie pup during a family trip to Ireland. Marianna comes from a horse background and showed Hunter Jumpers throughout her Junior and High school years. They owned several Welsh Corgis which is how her mother selected Border Collies, with their similar personality and work ethic. Marianna’s first Border Collie wasn’t intended to be a working dog, but he had other thoughts and after slowly starting him, they competed in their first trial in 2002. Marianna lives in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, GA. Working them on sheep 2-3 times a week, Marianna keeps her dogs in shape by running them with a bicycle, and swimming them during the summer heat.
While Marianna competes in and judges trials across the US and Canada, she is also well known for her hard work with the Bluegrass trial and is the current USBCHA Treasurer.
Jimmy Walker
Jimmy has been a member of the Texas Sheepdog Association since 1983. He has served on the Board of Directors many times and assisted in the planning and running of the TSDA Finals during those tenures.
In the early days of the reorganization of the TSDA he won the American Bred Open Dog of the Year. He has Open wins at many of the Texas trials over the years as well as having won Open Ranch Dog of the Year and Open Ranch Finals Champion 3 times.
Jimmy has competed in the Texas Finals Double Lift many times and has judged numerous Open Trials in Texas. He said he looks forward to being one half of the team that will be evaluating his fellow Texas handlers on this most difficult course.
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Charles Williams
Charles was into team roping for years until receiving a border collie for Father’s Day to help out in the arena. His passion for training collies has continued to grow. Charles and his father traveled to England to import a dog and learn while overseas. He had a litter of home-bred collies and in 2016 he earned the USBCHA national nursery reserve champion with Lynn and has continued to trial all over the US and Canada. |
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