UKI WEST COAST OPEN 2025
The 2025 UKI West Coast Open will take place from the 2nd -5th October at Paso Robles Horse Park, California.
The event is Open to all dogs and all handlers and there is no qualification necessary to enter.
The qualifying period for Byes for the event is
August 1st, 2024 – July 28th, 2025.
An overview of Byes and a West Coast Open Tracker which helps you to to keep track of your Q’s and byes can be downloaded here.
FUTURE DATES
The 2026 West Coast Open will take place from
1st - 4th October, at Paso Robles Horse Park.
ALL ABOUT THE UKI WEST COAST OPEN VENUE
Paso Robles Horse Park is in the northern part of Paso Robles. The natural beauty and property’s oak tree filled landscape, with vast views overlooking the hills of Paso Robles, made it an ideal setting for a competitive horse park. The Paso Robles Horse Park is located on 67 beautiful acres and features a large turf field and sixsand arenas. The venue has a large sloped hill overlooking the specialized engineered turf field. The Park features 224 onsitestalls, and theability to accommodate up to 500 temporary stalls, bathrooms, RV sites with hookups, a 5,000 square foot hay barn, threeoffice buildings and parking for thousands of vehicles.
2025 WEST COAST OPEN JUDGES
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Angela Koop
I am Angela Koop from the Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada. I started agility in 2009 with my first dog Jake, an Australian Shepherd mix. Before Jake I completed imaginary obstacle courses around the playground with our family dogs in Saskatchewan. It was a real dream come true when I found this sport in my adult years. I now have a Labrador Retriever, Monarch, who is teaching me even more about how to be a better teammate while playing this game we love.
My judging career began 7 years ago. In the past few years, I have had the opportunity to travel throughout North America watching so many amazing teams. A highlight for me was judging the Canadian Open in 2023. Thank you to everyone who has invited me to judge for you the trust you put in me is not taken for granted. You are making all my judging dreams a reality! I love witnessing the smiles on handlers' and dogs' faces as they move through the courses. I enjoy creating courses that flow and have multiple ways to navigate them. I am always pushing myself as a judge to grow, with continued education and conversations with my peers.
I am so looking forward to seeing everyone at the West Coast Open. I have enjoyed watching it online along with the crowds on the grassy hillside. Now I am looking forward to hearing your cheers in person as you root on your fellow competitors as they tackle the courses.
To view a sample of Angela'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 is the US Open in 2024 and now the West Coast Open in 2025.
To view a sample of Claudette's courses, click here.
McKenzie Minto
McKenzie Minto has been involved in dog agility for over 15 years and has represented
the USA on the world stage 8 times. She and her border collie, Safari, competed in the Junior World Championships, where they won two silver medals, before transitioning into the adult field, earning spots on Team USA for the European Open and World Agility Open. Currently, she is enjoying the training journey with her puppy, Oasis.
As a judge, McKenzie takes great pride in watching teams showcase their skills and teamwork on her courses. She has a deep appreciation for the bond forged between handler and dog, believing it to be the foundation for success in the sport. An international competitor herself, she remains in touch with global agility trends and strives to design courses that allow teams to exhibit the skills needed for today’s top
events.
McKenzie is passionate about fostering the next generation of agility handlers and
works to create opportunities for them as Co-Director of Boundless Junior Agility Company.
Outside of agility, she works as a public accountant and is pursuing her CPA license.
To view a sample of McKenzie's courses, click here.
Taner Dogan
Taner Dogan discovered agility with his first border collie, Safir, in 2014. His passion and dedication for agility brought him up to a competitive level very quickly.
Some of his agility achievements are:
CODE, 24” winner of UKI West Coast Cup in 2019.
CODE, member of the 2022 WAO Team USA
CODE, Biathlon Bronze Medalist at the 2022 WAO in Holland
ICE, member of the 2022 EO Team USA
ICE, member of the 2023 EO Team USA.
ICE, 24” Reserve Champion of the 2023 Norwegian Open Agility Championship
Taner is a UKI judge and has designed courses for UKI Home Agility, UKI trials including several cups and classics, workshops and custom-based training courses.
He was one of the judges at the US Open 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Taner is also an agility instructor. He is currently teaching foundation and master international handling at Half Moon Bay Dog Sports in California and often holds workshops. He always follows the new trends and methods around the world to keep himself and his students up to date.
Taner loves to travel with his dogs in Europe and attend some big agility events such as BCC, Slovenian Agility Open, Polish Open, Norwegian Open etc…
Apart from dog agility, he is a molecular and cellular biologist teaching multiple online biology classes at international universities. He obtained his BS and PhD in Germany, and he has worked as a scientist/senior scientist in biotechnology in the Bay Area for 10 years.
To view a sample of Taner's courses, click here.
