UKI US OPEN
The 2025 UKI US Open will take place from the
19th – 23rd November 2025 at Jacksonville Equestrian Center, Florida.
The event is open to all dogs and all handlers and there is no qualification necessary to enter.
Focusing solely on dog agility, The UKI US Open is the pinnacle of UKI shows each year.
Dogs will be showcasing their agility abilities in Agility, Jumping, Speedstakes and Games classes.
Future dates for your diary for shows to be held at Jacksonville Equestrian Centre.
2026 - The Open will run from 18th - 22nd November.
2027 - The Open will run from 17th - 21st November.
2028 - The Open will run from 15th - 19th November.
US OPEN 2025 - 19th - 23rd November
The qualifying period is October 1st 2024 – September 29th, 2025.
An overview of Byes and a US Open Tracker which helps you to to keep track of your Q’s and byes can be downloaded here.
If you are interested in sponsoring this event or are interested in vending, please enquire at katie.ukiusopen@gmail.com
Announcements and updates for all US Open information will be published on the US Open Facebook page. Please like this page to keep up to date.
CUPS, CLASSICS AND FESTIVALS INFORMATION
Find out all the Cups, Classics and Festivals information by clicking here.
Cups, Classics and Festivals give you the opportunity to gain byes and automatic spots at the US Open and West Coast Open.
ALL ABOUT THE UKI US OPEN VENUE
Jacksonville Equestrian Center is eighty acres of paradise in Jacksonville, Florida. This exceptional multi-purpose facility is conveniently located with access from major interstates I-10 & I-295.
The short drive to beautiful beaches, exciting downtown Jacksonville & historical St. Augustine, make Jacksonville Equestrian Center
An event location that is more like a vacation!
2025 UKI US OPEN
To view the judging assignments, click here .
2025 US OPEN JUDGES
ANDRE LANDRY
I grew up in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on Canada’s East Coast, but now live in Saint-Lazare, QC (just outside of Montreal) with my wife Elisabeth, our 3 kids, 7 dogs, 1 cat, 1 parrot, and 1 pony.
I’ve always been involved in sports (hockey, tennis, baseball, etc.), and I found canine agility when my wife joined a club in our hometown of Truro in Nova Scotia in 2006 – I was instantly hooked. I’ve been competing in agility for nearly 19 years. Since 2013, I’ve won Regional, National and World Championships with my border collie Crash and have had the honour of representing Canada on the international stage 15 times at various world championships (as a competitor), and in 2017 I was selected to be Team Captain for Canada at the European Open team in 2017.
I took up judging in 2014 and have been enjoying it ever since. I truly love the art of course design and presenting competitors with fun and challenging courses. I’ve had the opportunity to judge in both Canada & the USA at both qualifying trials as well as regional cup events in Canada which help determine the selection for Canada’s WAO team each year. More recently, I had the pleasure of judging at the 2023 World Agility Open in The Netherlands and the 2024 UKI US Open in Jacksonville, Florida.
I had an amazing experience judging the 2024 UKI US Open and I am extremely honored to have the opportunity to judge at this wonderful event again in 2025. Thank you to the organizing committee for extending the invitation to return and best of luck to all competitors!
To view a sample of Andre’s courses, click here.
ASHLEY DEACON
I have had a lifelong love of dogs, which started as a child in the North of England with the family pet, Patch, a Jack Russell Terrier. In 2002, I decided the time was right to own a dog. Just before Thanksgiving 2002, Luka - a Pyrenean shepherd - arrived on a Continental flight from Cleveland to San Francisco. This dog changed my life forever... Together Luka and I competed for 9+ years and during that time we won numerous national championships. In 2011, Luka celebrated her 9th birthday by winning the individual gold medal competing at the FCI World Championships in Liévin, France. Luka is no longer with us, but I have competed more recently with my 2nd Pyrenean shepherd, Dash and currently have a young border collie, Neve, in training.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my wife, Stacey and two children. I have been coaching agility since 2010 and am a co-owner of Golden Gate Dog Sports in San Francisco.
I have been judging UKI events for the last 5 years, including several National events (US Open, West Coast Open and the 1-TDC Invitational). I am also honored to have been invited to judge the World Agility Open in 2026. I enjoy designing flowing courses that blend speed with handling challenges. I am excited to be judging the 2025 US Open! I wish all competitors the best of luck as they prepare for the event!!
To view a sample of Ashley's courses, click here.
CLAUDETTE MO
Claudette Mo is an agility handler, instructor and judge. Agility has become her full time occupation since she retired from her corporate job in 2024.
She currently competes with her dog Nacho in UKI, ISC and FCI in the US and abroad, having represented both the USA and Brazil in various world events given her dual citizenship.
As a judge, she enjoys designing courses that are safe, test skills and teamwork, present lines that are flowy for the dogs, and allow for handling choices to be made.
Course design is an art and she wishes to thank Petr Pupík who has critically influenced her understanding of lines, fair challenges and dog safety.
The highlight of her judging career was the US Open in 2024. She is excited to be judging the West Coast Open and the US Open in 2025.
To view a sample of Claudette’s courses, click here.
PETR PUPIK
Thank you very much for the opportunity to judge the US Open 2025, I am really happy about that.
First of all I would like to introduce myself. My name is Petr Pupík, I am 39 years old and I live in a small village Kunice (close to Brno) with my wife, son, daughter and toller.
I started doing agility 16 years ago with my Beagle Tim and then I fell in love with the tollers. My first toller was Jenny, now I have 7 years old puppy Tulla,
I became a judge 11 years ago. I have had the opportunity to judge in 32 countries around the world and also many competitions (AWC 2017, JOAWC 2022, WAO 2023, US UKI CUP 2023 in Florida...) but USA is definitely one of my most favourite countries! I really like how people are friendly and open to all agility challenges.
As a judge I like designing and building fast fluent courses with technical parts, on which you can see a real connection between handlers and their dogs.
So I am really looking forward to meeting all of you and I hope we will enjoy this competition together!
To view a sample of Petr’s courses, click here.
PEYTON GREEN
Peyton Green is an agility handler, judge, and instructor with a passion for international style agility.
Peyton fell in love with dog training at a young age and spent her childhood training her family dogs, learning from any resource she could find, and volunteering at every local trial. She currently competes with her border collie and Belgian Malinois in UKI, ISC and abroad in FCI.
As a judge, Peyton enjoys designing courses with lots of flow while also allowing teams to show off their skills. She aims to always allow the dogs to open up and run, even on more technical courses. She invests her time and resources to studying course design trends, especially abroad, and using that knowledge to continue progressing her designs.
To view a sample of Peyton's courses, click here.
SANGIE BROOKS
Sangie found agility in 2008 with her lab Lexie. A few years later an amazing border collie came into her life. Once she started competing with Vette, her passion for agility was truly realized. Sangie and Vette competed across the country competing at regional and national events. Sangie and Vette had the honor of representing the USA on four international teams. At the 2017 WAO, Vette was a gold medalist winning the 24” Pentathlon event.
Sangie has been judging UKI since 2018. She started judging as a way to give back to the agility community. Sangie has judged several UKI Classics in addition to local UKI shows. The highlight of her judging career was judging the 2024 US Open. She looks at every judging assignment and competition as a learning opportunity for future course design. In 2022, she became an AKC agility judge.
Sangie is currently training and competing with her three border collies, Creed, Krome, and Dexter.
Sangie is a degreed Industrial Engineer who currently works as a Director of Global Operations Support for Trintech in Plano, TX.
To view a sample of Sangie’s courses, click here.
