Zuko, a Border Collie/Rat Terrier mix owned by Kathy Nieves, 2021 BHA 1st Place & Rat Grand National Champion, and 2nd Place in Versatility, an award combining performance in the Grand National event and Games competition.

Barn Hunt Association (BHA) trials include regular classes with increasing levels of difficulty from Instinct to Master. As the sport has grown, additional classes such as Crazy 8s and Line Drive were developed to expand opportunities to trial.

And beyond that, BHA created special games—Hurdles and Team—that are offered only at Regional and National events.

If competing at a BHA Regional or Nationals is on your radar, now is a great time to learn more about these exciting challenges.

Hurdles

In Hurdles, the dog must jump over a series of five 4”-tall hurdles made of PVC pipe or another safe material to reach 3 tubes openly secured on the ground in front of a straw bale “stop.” Two tubes will have litter and one will have a live rat. All tubes will have litte...