Our club's Cowboy Challenge took place on Saturday evening. The turnout was only fair. There was another horse show on the other end of the county the same day. I was ringmaster once again which gave me a good view of everything. So, while I was out there in the middle of the ring I thought I might as well take some pictures.
The course started off with a pony express mail delivery. Open the box, get the mail then race around the ring,and put the mail back in the box. (obstacle I constructed)
Then across a bridge that was laying on top of a tarp. (bridge I constructed last year)
Then through the "cowboy" noodles. A lot of horses didn't care much for trying to walk though pool noodles.
Then the rider had to get the pruners from one barrel and clip a branch off of the "tree". Several horse had a little snack here and pruned on the tree themselves.
We originally wanted to fill the tractor tire with dirt so the horse would step up onto it and do a 360. But it was decided that it would be to difficult and we might not get the dirt packed well enough. So we changed it to picking up a board and walking a 360 around the tire. (similar to an ACTHA obstacle)
Side passing over a water line.
ball and broom, 5 extra points if they made it into the barrel
hay bale lunge,
L back (nearly every horse bumped the poles, it was my job to measure and reset this one)
finally, put on a rain coat while mounted, then dismount and lead out of the ring. Each obstacle had a time limit as well as an overall time limit. This kept things moving at a pretty quick pace and made for an entertaining and exciting evening of horsemanship. Maybe next year I can find one to go to with one of my horses to show if I don't have to help run it.
4 comments:
That sounded like a blast! I would love to do something like that! Great photos.
looks like a fun day! and lots of challenge
I don't think I would do very well on that course!
What a ride.
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