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The 1990s – Handling the Dorothy Shall’s longhaired Wyndlee Silver Candy
Transition (b) was placed 6 times in Novice trials.

The 1990s were not quite as prolific as the 1980s
There were nine 1st places in Novice stakes in
in terms of the number of field awards, with a
the 1990s.
total of 99 awards among 27 handlers with 34
dogs. However, the decade was significant in
Other dogs not already mentioned, and which
terms of the number of new handlers joining
won 3 awards in the 1990s were Mrs Rachel
the fray and securing success with their dogs.
Newmans’s Morganna Mozart (d), Mrs Shiela
Only three handlers of the 27 to win awards this
Cunningham’s Peaklander Perfection (b), and Mr
decade were successful in the previous decade,
AD Fletcher’s Ragstone Raypier (d).
Liza Brown, Steve Chant and Nicolas Elder, with
21, 7, and 1 award(s) respectively. Many of the
Mr P Owens’ Schonblick Shady Lady At Koromas
earlier stalwarts had moved into a new status of
(b) and Mrs T Banasik’s Blue Huntsman Ben (d)
trainer and/or field trial judge, passing on their
won 4 awards. Mr KN Crampin’s Wipfel Berberis
knowledge and experience to a new generation.
Bountiful (d) won 5 awards.
Liza Brown was the 1990s foremost handler by
Also new on the scene in the 1990s was the late
far with 21 awards in this decade with 4 dogs.
Mrs Beate Dwingelo-Lutten who picked up three
Liza’s Belvoirvale Bracken (b) won 8 awards, two
field trial awards with three different dogs. Another
in Novice with a 1st place at Sarrat, Hertfordshire.
two dogs handled by Beate won field trial awards
Further success followed in All-Aged. Liza’s
in the next decade.
Clipper’s Escort (b) won 4 awards in Novice and
a 2nd in an All-Aged field trial.
On 12th January 1998 Weimaraner Silberstern
Moonlight Von Trubon (b) won a CoM at a HGS
Jo Hall was one of the new entrants to trialling
Novice stake at Rose Hall Farm, Hertfordshire for
who made a significant impact in the 1990s with
her handler. This was followed up in December
Yaxi Von Stern Weiss (d) a dog which had much
of that year with a 4th place at a WCGB Novice
Ragstone heritage in its lines. This dog won 7
stake at Stourhead Estate, Wiltshire and so
awards in Novice trials.
began the record of field trial success of the
foremost breeder-owner-handler of the hunting
Steve Chant’s Tasairgid Talked About (d) was one
Weimaraner, Ms Suzi Burton.
of only two dogs to win awards in Open field trials
in this decade. The other dog was Belvoirvale
Bracken (b) (h: Liza Brown). The 2000s – Trials, Travails and
Trubon
Christine Carpenter’s Aschfahl Liberty Belle (b)
The first decade of the new millennium saw a
won two Novice awards and three All-Aged with
significant downturn in the number of handlers
1st places at both levels. The Novice 1st was at
securing awards in field trials with their
Catton Park, Derbyshire. The All-Aged 1st was
Weimaraners. The record shows just 15 handlers
at Conholt Park in October following this up a
picking up 85 awards with 23 dogs. The transition
year later with a 2nd in an HVS All-Aged trial at
from the heydays of the 1980s with 34 award
Loddington, Leicestershire.
winning handlers, most of whom were to pass
the baton to a new group of owner handlers in
R Squire’s Lurgashell Silver Lancer (d) sired by
the 1990s began to fizzle out. Only 5 owner-
Costas Wilkinson’s Vanwilkie Nearly Napoleon
handlers active in the 1990s carried on winning
and sire in turn to Brakabreeze Bravado (b),
into the 2000s. Of these five only Liza Brown and
secured 4 Novice places including a 1st place,
Christine Carpenter had a track record of major
and also a 2nd place in an All-Aged trial. Mrs
accomplishment, having already won multiple
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