When you get asked that
At a cocktail party
Or a Bar-B-Q
You can never explain
No matter how hard you try
A field trial is a hunt
By two pointing dogs at a time
Over a course holding quail
Preferably wild but often released there
Which is the best?
Is the test
The question asked and answered
Two by two till all entered have their hour down
How are they judged?
By the way they hunt
Do they float fast and stay at the front?
Do they reach out enough?
Do they find birds?
Point them with style?
Stay put when they fly?
Have strength to go on?
When all entered have run
Judges choose winners
First second and third
Or Champion and Runner-Up
Then hands are shook
Congratulations exchanged
Only one leaves happy but
Sometimes even he or she thinks the judges picked his or her wrong dog
You must enjoy the process and accept the result. Win or lose we all go away in anticipation of the next event and process that is really the true prize. Thank You Lord Jesus for keeping everyone safe as they go come to the ” The Field Trial”.
and those who run 1/2-hr. stakes, wannabes ? and those who walk, like kids playin’ pick-up games ? and those who’d hunt year-round if seasons went forever, just do play hunts in the off-season and give one another little awards, mostly for showing up ? well, guess we’re all just having fun, or fattening up our egos, or your champion’s stud or litter fee adds another zero with every title
Yep😊