The CSJ Agility Open

World Class Agility Competition
For All

What is the CSJ Agility Open?

The CSJ Agility Open has been created in response to demand for a premier agility event unlike any other currently scheduled in the UK. 


It will give top level agility partnerships – and those aspiring to be – a unique opportunity to experience all the pressures of world-class competition, on appropriate and intelligently-designed courses, adjudicated consistently by qualified and experienced judges in a superb venue.

Test your agility ability with 14 runs over 5 exciting events including the CSJ National Championships, the Biathlon and the Pentathlon.  Go all out for speed in the Steeplechase and practice your strategic skills to triumph in the Games Challenge. 

The CSJ Agility Open is different because:


It is Open to All…

No membership or affiliation with any organisation is required in order to enter this event.  It is open to all breeds of dogs aged 18 months and over and to all handlers, no matter at which grade or level they may run in other organisations.

The courses…

Will be appropriate to the needs of agility partnerships competing at the top level, nationally and internationally. The event also provides a unique opportunity for ambitious lower grade handlers to experience all the pressures of world-class competition.

The CSJ Agility Open will only appoint British and International judges with proven ability and experience.  They will not just work individually, but as a team, to create intelligently-designed courses which:

  • Are appropriately challenging
  • Test a wide variety of skills and abilities throughout the event
  • Use logical minimum and maximum distances
  • Are marked consistently according to clear and thorough rules and regulations that leave little or nothing to “judge’s discretion”
  • Consider dog and handler safety as their highest priority
  • Are great fun to run


Fantastic facilities

Held at Bury Farm Equestrian Village
With

  • Indoor arenas and Outdoor All weather surfaces
  • Affordable camping with optional electric hook-up available to all competitors
  • Excellent catering offering a wide range of meals and snacks
  • Licensed bar

The professional organisation

The event aims to replicate the atmosphere of the most prestigious international agility competitions. The CSJ Agility Open features:

  • Management team that has successfully hosted agility events world-wide
  • Excellent all weather surfaces so no rain delays, puddles or mud
  • Tournament-style events with everyone competing to make the evening Finals
  • Arena seating for everyone to come and support the Finals in comfort
  • Commentary and music.

The Events are;

  • Biathlon,
  • Pentathlon,
  • Games Challenge,
  • CSJ Nationals
  • Steeplechase Finals

Five Events

With 5 different events you not only have multiple chances for success but get to test your partnership on a variety of challenges to test your agility ability and strategic skills. 


WEDNESDAY


Check in and Measuring 17.00 to 18.00

Event Briefing 18.00 in the Main arena.

FRIDAY


Pentathlon Agility 2.  Judge Esa Muotka
Biathlon Jumping.  Judge Phil Barber
CSJ Nationals Round 1.  Judge Natalie Webb
Steeplechase Final.  Judge Jari Suomalainen

THURSDAY


Pentathlon Agility 1.  Judge Jari Suomalainen
Pentathlon Jumping 1.  Judge Esa Muotka
Steeplechase Qualifying Round.  Judge Phil Barber
Snooker.  Judge Natalie Webb

SATURDAY


Pentathlon Jumping 2.  Judge Natalie Webb
Biathlon Agility.  Judge Esa Muotka
CSJ Nationals Round 2.  Judge Jari Suomalainen
Gamblers.  Judge Phil Barber

SUNDAY


CSJ Nationals Challenger.  Judge Phil Barber and Natalie Webb
Pentathlon Speedstakes.  Judge Jari Suomalainen
CSJ National Final.  Judge Esa Muotka

TESTIMONIALS

Ashleigh Butler


"First class event. One that I love doing, and will always prioritise. Thank you to you and your team for all of your hard work"

Sylvester Emms 


"I just wanted to drop a message saying how fantastic the csj open was, I've never been before as relatively new to agility,  it was great to have the opportunity to run high level courses in a competition environment I'll never experience elsewhere. Fantastic job, felt so smoothly run especially considering the circumstances.  Definitely aim to come again"

Cassie Webster


"Thanks for an awesome event, was my first and will definitely be back. Love how you're giving us lower grass roots the opportunity to run these type of events with our dogs, I will never make the worlds etc but its great to experience a small bit of what it would be like. Courses and judges were great"


Rhiannon Thomas


"Absolutely loved it, as always. My baby dog showed some amazing stuff on courses that I wish he could be doing now every weekend! It's highlighted our training need whilst realising his strengths. Very excited to challenge myself to achieve next year. "

Euan Patterson


"Absolutely brilliant show, my first time at the CSJ open and will definitely be back"

Aemillia Nicholson


"Absolutely loved this weekend! One of my all time favourite events and so incredibly well ran! Thank you to you & the team for all the hard work that goes into running a top class event. "

Katrina Hands


"A favourite event for me and it absolutely helps with the international preparation"

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