Lure Coursing Working Party Chair – Jacki Winders, jckwndrs@gmail.com
NSW Lure Coursing Association – nswlurecoursingassociation@gmail.com
Lure coursing is a performance sport developed in the early 70s by sight hound fanciers who hunted jackrabbits in the open field. They invented lure coursing as a safer, more controlled sport for sighthounds that would recreate the physical requirements of open field coursing, allowing them to continue testing the functional abilities of their hounds. Lure coursing aims to preserve and develop the coursing skills inherent in sighthounds and to demonstrate that they can perform the functions for which they were originally bred. The hounds chase plastic bags on a course laid out to simulate escaping game. The plastic bags are pulled around on a nylon string course, propelled by a hand controlled motor.
A coursing dog should have the ability to course without showing signs of undue stress or lack of fitness. Coursing tests many aspects of a dog’s physical structure and temperament. As a consequence, dogs who participant in lure coursing need to be both sound and fit.
Lure Coursing is open to all breeds and associate register dogs. There are two streams with two separate sets of titles.
Sighthound stream breeds are: Afghan Hound, Azawakh, Borzoi, Greyhound, Ibizan Hound, Irish Wolfhound, Pharaoh Hound, Saluki, Deerhound, Sloughi, Whippet, and Italian Greyhound plus Basenji and Rhodesian Ridgebacks
The Coursing Ability stream is open to all other registered breeds and associate register dogs.
TITLES
LURE COURSING TITLES | TITLE | SASH |
Junior Courser | JC. | NO |
Senior Courser | SC. | NO |
Lure Courser of Merit | LDM. | NO |
Lure Courser Excellent | LCX. | NO |
Coursing Ability | CA. | NO |
Coursing Ability Advanced | CAA. | NO |
Coursing Ability Excellent | CAX. | NO |
Single Lure Courser of Merit | sLCM. | NO |
Single Lure Courser Excellent | sLCX. | NO |
Veteran Lure Courser of Merit | vLCM. | NO |
Veteran Lure Courser Excellent | vLCX. | NO |
Field Champion | FC. | NO |
Singles Field Champion | sFC. | NO |
Veterans Field Champion | vFC. | NO |
More information on titles and eligibility is available in the rules on the Dogs Australia website.
Try out days are an opportunity to see if your dog will run without the pressure of a trial.
For further details on Try Out Days contact the NSW Lure Coursing Association by email: nswlurecoursingassociation@gmail.com
Not unless your dog is in the Sighthound stream and you plan to run your dog in open stakes (ie, with other dogs). If that is the case, once your dog has qualified as a Junior Courser you will need to purchase “blankets” (racing jackets) for your dog in the recognised colours of blue, yellow and pink.
For more information contact Jacki Winders at jckwndrs@gmail.com
DOGS NSW Lure Coursing Test and Trial, Regulation Course Length Form
Open and Veteran Class Clarification
Lure Coursing Huntmaster's NSW
Please find below a list of persons that have either undertaken the Dogs NSW Lure Coursing Working Party Huntmaster Training or deemed suitably experienced to perform the role of Huntmaster at a Lure Coursing Sanctioned Event, try out, fun run or Education Day.
Michelle Broadley | 0414 685 137 |
Shell Gurney | 0404 129 425 |
Jackie Winders | jckwndrs@gmail.com |
Kerry Hoffman | 0422 513 296 |
Daniel Blackwell | blacksok82@hotmail.com |
Rachel Gambino | amdeawhippets@gmail.com |
Claire Richards | k9instinctau@gmail.com |
Priscilla Hickie | kikongo.basenji@optusnet.com.au |
Lure Coursing Lure Operator's NSW
The following Lure Operator’s are deemed suitably experienced and competent as per the Dogs Australia Lure Driver Competency Standards (Effective 1 January 2023), to operate the lure at any Lure Coursing Sanctioned Events, Try Out or Education days:
* Bear Paintain (Lure Coursing, Lure Driver – Trainer & Assessor)
* Tony Maxwell
* Daniel Blackwell
Should an affiliate or individual have an enquiry regarding Huntmaster or Lure Operator training please contact the Dogs NSW Lure Coursing Working Party via email jckwndrs@gmail.com