As one would expect, the PRTA and its members are very active in the field trial game. The organization through the hard work of its members puts on 8 field trials a year; these trials are distributed across all four time zones. PRTA members have also previously contributed to Retriever News by supplying professional training guidance that has appeared in the News' "Ask The Pro" column.
The net revenue from the PRTA field trial program goes back to the retriever community in the form of PRTA financial support for the improvement of retriever grounds across the US. Four grants are normally awarded each year. The winning projects are selected by the PRTA membership at the association's annual meeting which is held at each National Open - including this one - and normally has about 50 PRTA members in attendance.
The PRTA is soliciting grant applications at this time for the grants to be awarded in 2020. If you have an idea for improving the grounds your club uses for its weekend trials and hunt tests the PRTA encourages you to apply for a PRTA grounds improvement grant. More information and the grant application forms will eventually be available at the PRTA website: www.prta.net. In the meantime, member and PRTA Secretary Marcy Wright is the person to contact regarding a grant application.
