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The Sport in Pictures
Field trial moments captured across the Sandhills longleaf pine country — the country, the dogs, the people, the tradition.
All photography by Hayden Dobbins · used with permission · © Pointing Dog Collective
Handler crouching to release pointer at misty sunrise breakaway, two field trial horses framing the scene
The Breakaway
When months of training meet thirty minutes of judgment.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Field trial handler standing with gray horse at sunrise in the Sandhills longleaf pine savanna
First Light
A handler readies his mount before the morning brace.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Three field trial handlers in conversation beside their horses among longleaf pines
Strategy Talk
Between braces, deep in the longleaf pines.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Tricolor English setter on lead beside his handler at the field trial clubhouse
A Setter Waits
His turn at the breakaway.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Handler leading an English setter and white horse past the J. Robert Gordon Field Trial Grounds clubhouse
The Gordon Grounds
Headed to the breakaway.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Close portrait of a dark bay field trial horse in working tack against a blue sky
The Other Partner
Every trial dog has one.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
White pointer on point on a lead, flanked by mounted judges in autumn light
On Point
A pointer holds steady while the judges score.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
English setter running flat-out alongside mounted handler at golden hour
Going to the Front
The run that separates good dogs from great ones.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Woman handler in Cinch jacket with her pointer at her side, black and white portrait
The Partnership
Trust. The quiet partnership behind every winning brace.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Young liver and white pointer running through native grass with collar and check cord
A Young Prospect
Learning the country.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Two pointers in a backing scenario at a field trial, handlers approaching through tall cover
The Honor
One dog points, the other backs — bred-in instinct on display.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Handler in waxed canvas vest collaring a pointer beside the dog wagon at a field trial
Between Braces
Loading up at the dog wagon.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
White pointer standing beside the NCFTA dog wagon as handler adjusts collar
The Dog Wagon
A tradition unchanged for a century.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Two mounted judges with a pointer in front of the field trial clubhouse, black and white
The Judges Confer
Every step a dog takes is being scored.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins
Mounted judge with pointer dog beside him at foggy dawn, wide Sandhills landscape, black and white
At Its Essence
Dawn. The grounds. A judge, a horse, a dog. The sport at its essence.
Photo by Hayden Dobbins