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Learn
More about Ranch Sorting
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Team
Penning Northwest.com has graciously
given us permission to reprint an
excellent Introduction and Overview
of Ranch Sorting.
Click
here
to view the introduction in a new
window. When you are finished, simply
close the window to return to CowHorse
Ranch.
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CowHorse
Ranch hosts ranch sorting practices
every Sunday,
year-round — weather permitting.
Practices
start at 12 noon.
Call
(800) 594-7254 Sunday morning for a current weather
report.
$5
per run
Ranch
sorting is an exciting new sport in the area, and one
that more closely approximates real ranch work. Here’s
how it works:
- We
have divided our 90' x 90' arena in half with panels,
leaving a 12' opening (“gate”) in the middle.
- Ten
numbered cattle are brought in, along with five others
that have no numbers.
- A
three-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 competitions planned for the near future.
This
is new sport for us, 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.
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