WHY ARE RSNC EVENTS SO POPULAR?
WINNING IS ATTAINABLE
ANY person that can ride a horse can be competitive in RSNC ranch sorting. The RSNC 9 point rating system, combined with the handicapping system, levels the playing field… or should we say, the arena. ALL participants have a fair chance to WIN! The handicap-
ping system encourages the teaming of skilled sorters with the less-experienced partners while the Masters’ classes feed the appetite of the mature competitor. Beginners, Youth, and Rookies get a piece of the spotlight as well. There is literally SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE and ANYONE CAN TAKE HOME A CHECK!

COMPETING IS AFFORDABLE
At regular-season sanctioned events, entry fees start at $15 for a Beginner Ranch Hand.
Overall PAYBACKS average 60%! Even with thousands of dollars in cash and prizes at stake, entry fees for RSNC National Finals top-out at only $50.

WHAT IS RSNC RANCH SORTING?
COWPUNCHING AT ITS BEST
RSNC has taken the ranch work of sorting cow/calf pairs and established a set of rules plus a rating system to create a fun and exciting cowhorse competition. The playing field is a pair of round pens constructed in a figure-eight with a 14ft - 16ft opening connecting the two pens. A group of 11 to 12 cattle are gathered into one pen; all but one or two animal is tagged with a number 0 to 9. Riders compete as a two-man team; the objective is to sort the cattle, one at a time, away from the herd and through the opening. So what makes this difficult? The cattle must be sorted in sequential order according to the back numbers. The arena announcer calls out a number, at random, between 0 and 9 as the first rider enters the pen with the cattle while the other rider guards the opening between the pens. The sorter must start with the animal tagged with the announced number and work through the sequence. Any untagged animal is left in the pen. The sort has a time- limit; the team with the most cattle in the least amount of time WINS!