ASFA Statement of Purpose: “The American Sighthound Field Association is an organization of sighthound fanciers dedicated to the common goal of preserving and further developing the natural beauty, grace, speed, and coursing skill of the sighthound. We will endeavor to promote lure field trials for sighthounds.”
For more information about the ASFA, it’s officers, committees, activities, procedures, and publications, please go to the ASFA website at: http://www.asfa.org.
About ASFA Region 1
ASFA Region 1: The ASFA consists of 10 regions, geographically distributed across the United States. Region 1 includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. There are presently 9 ASFA coursing clubs active within Region 1: six member clubs, and three affiliate clubs. All of these clubs may, at various times of the year, hold ASFA-sanctioned lure trials.
About the ASFA Region 1 Website
The Region 1 website is a volunteer effort, designed and maintained by Beth Levine. I have been active in sighthounds (first Greyhounds, and now Whippets under the prefix Serendipity) since 1993, and have been actively involved in performance events as an exhibitor, field committee member, board member and delegate of several Region 1 clubs, and now also as a fully-licensed ASFA judge and an apprentice AKC lure coursing judge.
The Region 1 website was launched in early 2003 as a joint effort between Judy Lange, at the time the newly elected Region 1 director, and myself, to promote better communication between the Region 1 clubs and provide a centralized clearinghouse for electronic premium lists for local trials. The site is an independent volunteer effort and is not officially supported by ASFA.
The Region 1 website quickly grew to include information about all sighthound performance events in the region, including racing, AKC and CKC lure coursing, and now even includes information about practices and sighthound specialty shows as well. The cornerstone of the website is the comprehensive events calendar.
In late 2008, the Region 1 website moved from its previous free but limited hosting plan to a new hosting plan with more robust capabilities and bandwidth, thanks to the generous donations made by its users. Sincere thanks to the following donors for their generosity and support:
- Maruta Heigel
- Janna Russell
- Barbara Broenkow
- Kendra Tripp
- Sandi Anderson
- Cascade Coursing Club
- Marie Anti
- Carol West
- Whippet Racing Activity Group
- Nan Walker
- Maureen Walters
- Alice Walls
- Chintimini Kennel Club
- Northwest Rhodesian Ridgeback Club
Since its inception, the Region 1 website has evolved into an important and heavily used resource for the Pacific Northwest sighthound fancy. I am pleased that my fellow sighthound performance enthusiasts find it a useful resource and welcome your feedback and comments. I enjoy working with the local event planners and secretaries to provide the most accurate and easily accessible information possible about local events, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch!