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Marshal
While this term conjures up images of the wild west, or of
modern federal agents, it also has a place in the world of
upland hunting dogs.
A formal field trial
or hunt test is a
busy, complex operation. Over the course of the day's events,
there are handlers, judges, and gunners who are all doing very
specific things. Those people need to be able to keep their
minds on what they're there for, and only what they're
supposed to be doing. But every trial or test has some random
variables that just can't be predicted: observers straying from
the gallery
into gun range, hound packs getting into the wrong field, a shortage
of birds in one field and too many in another, and even the
possibility of injured people or animals.
If the event's judges had to worry about such things, a long day
in the field would go even longer. So, it's the Marshal to the
rescue - aide to the judges, general enforcer of the rules, and
steward of procedures. Especially in those areas where
handlers are lining up
with their dogs for the next
brace, the stationed or roving marshals will be seen making
sure that the scheduled dogs and handlers are indeed those that
are about to be sent out.
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