Herding Facilities

FACILITIES

Illinois

Tammie Rogers
DarnFar Ranch
Brownstown, IL
(618) 427-3333 Lessons, clinics, stock rental and trials
Facilities include small pens, arenas and open fields, up to 13 acres. commercial hair sheep and ducks. Located just off I-70 in south central Illinois, we offer lessons, stock/field rental, clinics and trials.
www.darnfar.com
tammie@darnfar.com

Mary Lou Hayden
Dogwood Farm
Williamsport Indiana
Facility: We have many work areas ranging from small work pens, an HT arena, a PT course, an A course, and others areas up to a 12 acre B course set up.
Livestock: Currently we have 120 hair sheep (barbados/katahdin mixes) of all personalities ranging from well dogbroke school sheep to very light barely dog broke yearlings. We also have Indian Runner Ducks to work. Occasionally we have access to cattle for experienced dogs to work. We can custom design your experience to fit your needs ranging from stock rental to detailed lessons, to custom clinics for your organizations.
Contact: dogwood@iquest.net
Website: www.dogwoodfarmherding.com

Ferreh Hiatt
Honey Creek Farm / Stockdog University
Muncie, Indiana

Facility includes 2 - 40' round pens for training, 50x70 pen, 100x100 duck arena / HT field, 150x250 sheep arena with sorting pens, 150x250 cattle arena with sorting pens, and several larger fields over 5 acres. Commercial hair sheep (ranging from dog broke to very light), Indian Runner ducks, and cattle available for trials, clinics, and training. Facility is growing to include covered 60' training pen and fenced alleyways.

Alison Burnidge
Franklin, Kentucky
Facility / Livestock Type – Sheep – We currently have 30 hair sheep (barbado/ katahdin crosses). We are still developing the farm, but we have 7.5 acres. We have a few small working areas (30 x 40). We have minimal size PT (100 x 200) and HT (100 x 100) fields and an A-field set-up (122 x 225). We have three Belgian Tervuren’s and the stock is typically comfortable with upstanding breeds.
aburnidge@hotmail.com
Phone: 270-586-0163 (evenings); 270-745-0713 (days)

Diane Wright
13535 6 1/2 Mile Road
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Facililty/Livestock: Large unfenced pastures, with grazes marked. Flock of cross-bred hair sheep.
Email: diwri@yahoo.com
Phone: 269.979.0209

Cheryl Bradley
Lamborn Farm
East Canton, Ohio (1 hr south of Cleveland, 2 hrs from Columbus or Pittsburgh)
(330) 488-1774
Stock is hair sheep that vary from heavy to light, but not crazy,
that can accommodate various levels of experience on dogs and handlers.
Lessons available some days, facility available for rent for clinics and trials,
small pens, intermediate areas, HTD field available.
imkeepsake@aol.com
website under construction

Kelly Malone
Karma Performance
14980 Marshallville St. NW, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
330-618-1776 karmasreva@aol.com
5 acres, with a 200'x200' trial arena, a 150'x140 test arena, and a 50x50' training pen.
45+ head of mixed sheep which can be mixed and matched to give you any level of difficulty desired.

Lessons, rentals, clinics, demos, sheep camps and outside clinicians are all available at Karma Performance.

Tonya Haney
WORKNGSD
1388 Lockwood Rd. Barberton, Ohio 44203
Leeray@aol.com
330-606-3168
located on 5 acres in Barberton, Ohio, coventry township. Barn is 30X40 with approx 30X20 indoor working area with 10X10 stalls for up close work. 20X40 take pen, 70X80 pen, 2 fields 190X100 & 260X225. Along with access to many unfenced acres. Therapuetic swimming also available (in season) 20X40 inground pool.
Small flock of predominately Cheviot sheep from heavy to light.
Instinct Testing, Lessons, Board & train, Swimming
Judi Bigham
Hado Bar Farm
324 County Road 1171 Nova, OH 44859
419-652-DOGS
hadobar@ohio.net
www.freewebs.com/hado-bar

Since 1989, HADO-BAR FARM has offered All-Breed Stockdog Training, Introduction To Herding clinics, multiple-day clinics with 'guest' clinicians, and a venue for AKC, ASCA, and AHBA stockdog events (including National Specialty events).
The 55-head flock of hair sheep includes 'school' sheep appropriate for beginner-level training and Test-level competition, as well as sheep suitable for advanced-level training and Trial-level competition. There is, also, a small flock of ducks available for training.
HADO-BAR FARM has several fields available for training and events: a 106' x 152' TEST ARENA; the 115' x 250' MIDDLE FIELD; TRINITY DUCK ARENA (72' x 124'); CAPONE FIELD (135' x 250'); a 160' x 250' PRE-TRIAL FIELD; and a 5-acre PASTURE. In addition, a small (48' x 52'), indoor arena is available for training in inclement weather.

Shannon Wolfe
Magic's Legacy
Genoa City, WI
www.shannonwolfeherding.com
brass@genevaonline.com
Right on the Illinois/Wisconsin Border with easy access from Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison and Rockford,we have many work areas ranging from small work pens, an HT arena, a PT course, an A course, and others areas up for B course work. Our livestock is currently 150 hair sheep (dorper/St. Croix mixes) of all Levels ranging from well dogbroke school sheep to very light barely dog broke yearlings. We also have 75 mixed breed ducks to work. And there is also the "goat mafia" numbering 15! We are set up to hold AKC, ASCA, and AHBA trials at any time. We give lessons full time (not just on weekends) as well as custom clinics for your organizations or breed group. We also hold Herding Instinct tests twice a year for those people who just want "to see what their herding breed dog will do".

Renea Dahms
Custer, WI
renea@defianceaussies.com
We are set up for an AHBA HCT with a 50'x50' arena, we also have a 90'x100' with 3 sorting pens (16'x20') that open into both arenas and a 40'x20' holding pen, the entire set up will accomodate ASCA, AKC and AHBA events. Our flock consists of 20 hair sheep, but is growing. Ducks may be available in the fall of the year. Facility includes electric hook up at the arenas.Located in Custer, WI (just East of Stevens Point). www.defianceaussies.com www.pawsitivelyunleashed.com

Kathi L Schwengel
Shadowdance Farm
Saukville, WI
- kls@shadowdanceaussies.com
- www.shadowdanceaussies.com
Shadowdance Farm is located in SE Wisconsin approximately 20 minutes north of Milwaukee in Saukville. Facilities include 40' round pen, 60x98 small arena, 150x275 trial arena, two acre field, other alleyways and smaller pens as well as 60x90 duck arena. Stock on site: Katahdin sheep of various personalities from dog broke to flighty, Blue Swede/Buff ducks.