​The HPRFTA was formed to provide a common forum for HPR breed clubs/societies to voice their opinions on field trial matters.

In the association archives is a document written by Lord Joicey in the early 1980s in which he discusses the need for a consultative committee to deal with field trial concerns rather than these being dealt with by individual breed clubs.  The idea being that a representative from each HPR club/society would meet regularly to discuss issues surrounding the HPR group.

                               

​THE HPRFTA OBJECTIVES ARE:

A) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE DISCUSSION BETWEEN SUBSCRIBING CLUBS AND SOCIETIES ON SUBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST CONCERNING FIELD TRIALS

B) TO PRESENT THE KENNEL CLUB A UNITED VIEWPOINT OF HPR FIELD TRIAL MATTERS

C) TO ORGANISE A CONFERENCE WHEN REQUIRED ON FIELD TRIALS MATTERS.

D) TO FACILITATE THE TRAINING OF ASPIRING HPR FIELD TRIAL JUDGES

E) TO HOLD HANDLERS FIELD CRAFT SEMINARS

F) TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HPR FIELD TRIAL SECRETARIES THROUGH A FTS CONFERENCE