The Full Team with supporters
Team Co-Ordinators – Carol Mortimer and Lesley Neville
Here at CSJ, we’re very excited to be sponsoring the Heelwork to Music Team GBR selected to represent Great Britain, in the Heelwork to Music Open European Championships to be held in Stuttgart, Germany in November 2014. A highly skilled group of 6 handlers with 9 very talented dogs, we can’t wait to see the performances that will showcase the best of Heelwork To Music in Great Britain.
Within the team, there are 3 Crufts winners, a World Champion and a European Champion. Plus several of the dogs were part of a Gold medal winning team at the European Championships in 2012, as well as an exciting selection of young, up and coming dogs that have already been very successful at the top level of competition in this country. All of the team members competed in the HTM and Freestyle Finals at Crufts 2014.
Look out for the big bright CSJ logo on the jackets that the team members will wear (hopefully you won’t be able to miss them!). We think they look stunning. That’s all for now – but you’ll be hearing more from us! And massive good luck to the team.
Heelwork to Music Team Great Britain
- Kath Hardman from Derbyshire is the Freestyle Team Leader – competing in both the heelwork and freestyle divisions with and her three dogs, Border Collies – Amber and Denby, and crossbreed, Spice
- Karen Sykes from Derbyshire, Heelwork Team Leader – competing with Fly, her working sheepdog
- Lucy Creek from Warwickshire – competing in the freestyle division with her Beagle, Teasel and the Heelwork division with Skiffle, her Border Collie (also a reserve for the Freestyle Team)
- Christina Oxtoby and Eze, her Border Collie are from Lincolnshire – competing in the freestyle division
- Nicci Hindson from Nottinghamshire and her Working sheepdog Nala – part of the Freestyle Team and reserves for the Heelwork Team
- Helen Dennis from Nottinghamshire and working sheepdog, Maia – part of the Freestyle Team and reserves for the Heelwork Team
Karen Sykes with Fly – HTM Team
The Heelwork To Music Team
Helen Dennis with Maia – HTM Team Reserve
Kath Hardman with Spice Freestyle Team, Denby HTM Team and Freestyle Reserve and Amber HTM Team
The Freestyle Team
Christina Oxtoby with Eze – Freestyle Team
You maybe interested to know that Lucy Creek and Skiffle went on to win the UK Heelwork to Music and UK Freestyle Finals, and came 2nd in the International Freestyle finals at Crufts 2015!