We are located in west/central Alberta in the foothills of the Rockies.
The farm is on Range Road 4-4, 1-3/4 miles north of Highway #12. 35 minutes west of Lacombe
(Highway #2), 30 minutes east of Rocky Mountain House, 2 hours
north-west of Calgary, 2 hours south-west of Edmonton.
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Our facilities include:
- Several small pens for close-in training
- 100' x 60' outside arena - for instinct testing, to provide a small safe environment
the first few times the dog works stock; and for working ducks - set up with
take-pen and re-pen areas and moveable obstacles
- 106' x 226' outside arena - sized to meet regulations for most herding programs and
for more advanced dogs - set up with take-pen and re-pen areas and moveable
obstacles
- Unheated quonset sometimes available for winter practice (not
available during lambing)
- Large pastures to work on long outruns and field work
- Holding pens and alleyways for practice with close stock handling, driving
and sorting work
- Pools for the dogs to cool off in after a hard run
- Camping available ~ sorry no hook-ups
- Available stock includes both sheep and ducks
- Cattle and appropriate facilities for clinics and trials are also available
for rent by the weekend to groups of 15 dogs or more.
Please contact us for details about the following:
- Facilities are available for rent for herding clinics, trials, fun days,
ranch trials and demonstrations.
- Sheep and ducks are available to rent for herding events held off our
property
- Cattle and appropriate facilities for clinics and trials are also available
for rent by the weekend to groups of 15 dogs or more.
- We would love to talk to you about providing a herding demonstration at your
event.
New to herding? Please contact us for more information about how to get
started or to register for one of our herding clinics! Clinics for the
spring of 2008 are as follows:
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May 3 & 4, 2008 (Saturday & Sunday)
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May 10 & 11, 2008 (Saturday & Sunday)
During June & July we may hold a couple of clinics but will be concentrating
on working more with our own dogs, tuning them up for trialing and working more
with other people wanting to trial their dogs during the summer. If you
wish to get involved in this more intensive training please contact us.
We participate in the WASCA (Working Australian Shepherd Club of Alberta)
stockdog trials every July and all of us in the club will welcome you as a new
member or as an interested spectator! Check out the WASCA website at
www.albertaworkingaussies.com
for more information!
Click here to visit our
Herding Photo Gallery
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Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
Plan more than you can do, then do it.
~ Anonymous
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If you or your club are interested in holding an event at Mikatura, please
contact us for more details:
E-mail
aussies@mikatura.com
Phone 403-746-5331
Click here to see photos an
info from the CKC Herding Trials held here by the Cardigan Corgi Club of Canada
(August '07)
