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ine South African athletes and their

dogs have been selected to represent

South Africa at the IFCS World Agility

Championships at the Equestrian Centre in

Hellendoorn, Netherlands, from 10 to 14 April

2019. Sixteen countries will take part in the
      Championships and include countries like the
      USA, Great Britain, Canada and Russia.
      For many dog agility handlers around the
      world, it is a lifetime goal to represent their

country by competing internationally in this

sport, and it is a real honour to be selected. To

attain this qualification, a dog and his handler

trains daily and attends various workshops

hosted by local and international trainers. They

also compete in one-day competitions once

or twice every month and compete in three-

day national competitions five times a year.

Thousands of kilometres are travelled annually

to attend these events.

Keeping fit and healthy

The dedicated handlers have extensive

training programmes themselves to make

sure that their fitness complements their

dogs’ performance. The dogs are fed the best

foods in correct quantities to ensure they

maintain their optimum weight and have

regular veterinary checks to ensure they are

in peak condition.

South African Team

The World Championships are held annually

and always in the Northern Hemisphere, most

often in Europe. The South African Team for

The Netherlands 2019 is:

• Annaret Meintjes with Catchi


• Bronwyn van Dyk with Epic


• Carolyn Chelchinskey with Katy


• Nanette Perold with Popcorn and
  Mr Noodle


• Philip Fourie with Duke


• Roche Compaan with Sumo


• Samantha Stedman with Cal


• Samantha Wainwright with Brandi


• Tracey Lander with Esprit
  The 2019 IFCS World Agility Champion-
  ships will be live on YouTube and there will
  be an active blog as well.

Text: Jacki van Heerden | Photography: Supplied

Carolyn Chelchinskey’s Katy

showing off her skills.

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2019 IFCS World

Agility Championships

South African agility team to participate

The IFCS World Agility

Championships is unique

in that cross-breed dogs

can compete as well.

2019