Murray Valley Yard Dog Championship at Henty

🐾 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: LAURA MCKILLOP & AUSTRALIAN WORKING STOCK DOG MAGAZINE 🐾

A big thank you to Laura McKillop and the Australian Working Stock Dog Magazine for coming on board again as a returning sponsor of the Murray Valley Yard Dog Trial! 🙌

This year they're supporting the prize for the highest placed female handler in each event — another wonderful initiative putting the spotlight on the fantastic women competing in our sport. We love seeing sponsors get behind our female handlers like this, and we're so grateful for Laura and the AWSD Magazine team's continued support.

Thank you for backing our trial year after year! 👏🐑🐕

See you all out at the trial! 📅

Benalla competitor Dale Thompson will be back in 2026 with the aim to bag his fifth open championship in a row at the Murray Valley Yard Dog Championship at Henty.
The coveted event is tipped to attract more than 100 dogs and run across the three days, culminating in the finals on the Thursday. Read more 👉https://tinyurl.com/yja9csrw

🐾 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: SHEEPMETRIX 🐾

A huge thank you to SheepMetriX for once again backing the Murray Valley Yard Dog Trial! 🙌

Sheepmetrix is a returning sponsor and once again they're getting behind something we absolutely love — supporting a prize for the highest scoring female handler in each event. It's a fantastic initiative that recognises the incredible talent of our women handlers out in the yards, and we couldn't be more grateful to have Sheepmetrix championing it.

Support that gets behind our sport in ways that really matter — thank you, Sheepmetrix! 👏🐑🐕

See you all out at the trial! 📅

Planning to stay overnight during the championship?
There is no camping available on site - see below for a range of options locally

🌾 A big thank you to our returning sponsor, Drover Ag Recruitment, backing the Improver event at this year's Championships! 🌾

Drover Ag is a specialist agricultural recruitment agency, connecting skilled people with farms, stations and agribusinesses across Australia. From farm hands right through to farm managers and senior leadership roles, they know what it takes to build strong ag teams. Recruitment Manager Bec brings her own firsthand experience running a commercial beef operation to the role, and has drawn some great parallels between it and her day job — her video series linking the principles of low stress livestock handling to low stress staff management is well worth a watch for anyone leading a team on farm. We're grateful for Drover Ag's continued support of our Improver competitors and their dogs. Thanks for coming back, Drover Ag! 🐑🐾

🌐 droverag.com.au | 📞 1300 DROVER

📢 ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN — 2026 Murray Valley Yard Dog Championships! 📢
Held at Henty Machinery Field Days, this year's Championships run across three big days:
🐾 Tuesday 22nd September – Maiden
🐾 Wednesday 23rd September – Novice (AM) & Improver (PM)
🐾 Thursday 24th September – Open Championship
Entries close Friday 11th September 2026 — so get your entry form in early to avoid missing out!
📄 Download the entry form here: http://yarddogsnsw.com/.../Murray-Valley-Yard-Dog...
📍 Henty Machinery Field Days
❓ Questions? Contact organiser Kylie McDougall on 0408 615 865 or [email protected]
Get your dogs ready — we can't wait to see you there! 🐑🐕

🏆 A massive thank you to Andrew Aldridge from VHC Fabrication for his generous donation this year! 🏆

Based in Cobram, Victoria, VHC Fabrication builds top-quality custom steel, aluminium and stainless products — and being dog lovers themselves, their raised dog kennels are something they're especially proud of. Andrew has generously donated a single bay raised dog kennel, fully built to VHC's renowned standard, and every competitor at this year's Championships goes into the draw for a chance to win it! A huge thank you to Andrew and the team at VHC Fabrication for backing our sport and our competitors. 🐾

📍 Cobram VIC | Find them on Facebook: VHC Fabrication

🐑 Huge thanks to Bromar Engineering Pty Ltd for sponsoring the 2026 Murray Valley Championship Novice Yard Dog Trials at Henty Machinery Field Days! 🐑

Based in Grenfell NSW, Bromar Engineering builds innovative equipment for the farmers of the future, and their gear speaks for itself — leading studs across the country use and recommend Bromar products. From their popular MultiFeeder (available in 36 and 50 bag sizes) to the Sheep Lickfeeder with its original 3-way restriction and superior licking action, Bromar knows what it takes to keep stock in top condition. We're proud to have their ongoing support behind our novice handlers and their dogs this year. Thanks, Bromar Engineering! 🔴⚫

📞 1300 276 627 | 🌐 bromarengineering.com.au

📢 ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN — 2026 Murray Valley Yard Dog Championships! 📢

Held at Henty Machinery Field Days, this year's Championships run across three big days:

🐾 Tuesday 22nd September – Maiden
🐾 Wednesday 23rd September – Novice (AM) & Improver (PM)
🐾 Thursday 24th September – Open Championship

Entries close Friday 11th September 2026 — so get your entry form in early to avoid missing out!

📄 Download the entry form here: yarddogsnsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Murray-Valley-Yard-Dog-Championships-entry-form-26.pdf

📍 Henty Machinery Field Days
❓ Questions? Contact organiser Kylie McDougall on 0408 615 865 or [email protected]

Get your dogs ready — we can't wait to see you there! 🐑🐕

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