The top five finalists at 2024 Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship & Festival
The Soldier Hollow Gold Medalist from the prior two years (2022 & 2024)
The Champion and Reserve Champion from the 2024 USBCHA National Sheepdog Finals
The Champion from the 2024 Canadian National Championship
The Champion from the 2024 Kingston Sheepdog Championship
The Champion from the 2024 Meeker Classic
The Champion from the 2024 WWSDA Sheepdog Trial
The Champion from the 2024 Bluegrass Classic
The Champion from the 2024 Strang Ranch Spring Sheepdog Trial
The Champion from the 2024 Tabletop Sheepdog Trial
The Champion from the 2024 Fall Foliage Sheepdog Trial
The prior year’s Soldier Hollow Judge (good for 1 of the next 3 years)
Qualified Utah Soldier Hollow volunteers
Additional second round discretionary invites consider a number of factors and may vary from year to year
UPDATED Invitation Schedule (subject to change)
Dec. 4-8, 2024: First round invitations sent. Jan. 5, 2025: First round entries due. Second round invitations begin as we hear from initial invitees.
Impact Dog Crate Co. is contributing one of their great collapsible crates to each day winner and to the Gold Medalist. Thank you Impact!
Purina ProPlan is contributing one bag of ProPlan dog food to each daily winner and to the Gold Medalist. Thank you Purina ProPlan!
Thank you to our official livestock and canine equipment provider - providing set-out pens, exhaust pens and more! There wouldn't be a sheepdog trial without Powder River's contribution!