Introducing The Team - Kath Hardman with Amber HTM and Freestyle and Spice Freestyle

Kath Hardman and Stillmoor Lady In Red FCI HTM WCh 2010, HTMA Ex, FS I Ex
Kath Hardman and September Spice FS A Ex

Currently, Kath has three dogs, Spice, Amber and puppy 5 months old Denby. Spice and Amber have successfully competed in both divisions (Heelwork To Music and Freestyle) at the Advanced level. She has judged, demonstrated and trained the sport of Heelwork To Music throughout the UK and travelled with Top Lodge Team Member Karen to Denmark, Belgium, Holland, The Czech Republic,Switzerland, Japan, Finland, France, Eire, Sweden, Russia, Australia, Israel and USA to promote the sport further.
Kath and her dogs are proud to be members of The Top Lodge Dancing Dog Team – a group of three Advanced Handlers who travel the country demonstrating the sport of Heelwork To Music and Freestyle and who are also HTM Team GB Members (Lesley and Karen). She is also a founder member and Show Secretary of Canine Freestyle GB, a nationwide Heelwork To Music Kennel Club Registered Club who produce two highly successful and popular Heelwork To Music Competitions each year.

Kath Hardman and her dogs have been successfully competing in Heelwork To Music since 1999, travelling throughout the British Isles and within Europe. She is a Member of the Kennel Club, the Kennel Club Heelwork To Music Working Party and the Kennel Club Judges' Working Party and she is also a Heelwork To Music Kennel Club Accredited Trainer (Judges). Kath was honoured to be invited by the Kennel Club to judge the HTM and Freestyle Competitions at Crufts in 2006 and has also accepted the invitation to judge all three days competitions at Crufts 2012.
She will be competing with both Amber and Spice at the Inaugural Heelwork To Music and Freestyle Open European Championships.
Stillmoor Lady In Red FCI HTM WCh 2010,HTM A Ex, FS I Ex, pet name Amber, is a 6 year old Red and White Border Collie and is maturing into a beautiful dog. She is the youngest dog to have ever competed in the Crufts Finals when she was under two years of age. Amber has been competing at Crufts for the last consecutive 5 years and she loves her training and the rewards that go with it, especially her tuggy and the ‘Chuck It’. Kath is very proud that Amber won the FCI HTM World Championships in Denmark 2010 and this time she will be competing in both HTM and Freestyle.

September Spice FS A Ex, a 10 yr old crossbreed who has also competed at Crufts every year since 2007. Spice is a super little dog who loves her training, food and chasing birds! Kath's proudest moment with Spice was in 2008 when she won the Crufts Freestyle competition and went on to represent England in the International Freestyle competition which she also won!

Kath is honoured to have been selected with both Amber and Spice to represent Great Britain and is also HTM Team GB Manager.

Kath wishes her fellow Team GB members the very best of luck together with everyone organising and competing at the Open European Championships.