http://www.RSNC.us (Ranch Sorting
National Championships)
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Penning Northwest.com has graciously
given us permission to reprint an
excellent Introduction and Overview
of Ranch Sorting.
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CowHorse
Ranch Cattle Club hosts weekly ranch sorting and shootout challenges every Saturday at 12 noon. Shootout challenge offers a 50% payback.(we will hold the shootouts if we have enough participants).
What's a ShootOut? 1 Rider is on the gate, the announcer calls the number of calf & the rider rides into the herd, cuts out a cow into the opposite pen in the fastest time possible. The fastest time WINS! 50% payback! Very popular and a blast!
Ranch Sorting & Shootout - Every Saturday, at 12 noon.(Overnight camping available and Corral for your horses if needed). Year-round — weather permitting.
Buckle Run Series Info to come.
Call
(800) 594-7254 Saturday morning for a current weather
report.
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Ranch
sorting is an exciting sport in the area, and one
that more closely approximates real ranch work. Here’s
how it works:
We
use two regulation size round pens,
leaving a 12' opening (“gate”) in the middle.
Ten
numbered cattle are brought in, along with two others
that have no numbers.
A
two-person team enters.
Upon
the first rider passing through the gate, a number
is given.
After
this, the cattle must be brought through the gate
in numeric order, leaving the unnumbered cattle behind.
Any
unnumbered cattle, or any cattle through the gate
out of order results in a “no time.”
A
minute and a half is allowed.
This
game requires a lot of precise herd work, and it will
really get you reading cattle. It takes a lot of teamwork
as well, with things constantly shifting so that team
members will rotate from the gate position to making
the cut in the herd, to turnback as the situation calls
for. We will have weekly practices here, with Jackpots
and weekly Shootouts with 50% payback. Competitions planned for the near future.
This
is now an AQHA sport, and we are hooked! Every single
person who had tried it has loved it, from novices to
hardcore penners and team sorters. Come give it a try!
Practices
to be held at CowHorse Ranch (see our contact
page for directions & map).
To
sign up, contact CowHorse Ranch 800 594 7254
or 760 789 7944 or email us at info@cowhorseranch.com.
