● The whole arena is divided in half with ~ two 125’ pens. Teams compete simultaneously on each side

● A Four Member team is on each half of the arena

● Each event is designed so all team members are actively involved in working together as a team. Team Work, Stockmanship, and Horsemanship Skills are fully part of each event.

● All Events are four person team events with a two minute time limit for each event

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TRAILER LOADING

The four-person team begins with horses loaded in the 24” trailer, and all team members in the pickup. The clock starts, team members unload and mount, and sort off two designated animals from a small herd. The two animals are then then loaded into the trailer without roping them.

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TEAM SORTING

Details coming …

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SORTING FROM A RODEAR

The event is designed so three of the four members sort of one animal, and while the sort is going on the other three members are actively involved in holding the rodear so it does not “spill” into the area. The team must also hold the sorted cattle away from the herd so they can be penned following the third animal being sorted off.

• 15 head are in the arena

• 3 Head are sorted off from the rodear

• 3 team members, one after another, sort off three designated animals

• The team must hold the rodear within a designated area which is a chaulked line in a corner

• If the rodear crosses the designated area twice, the second crossing of the line creates a no

time.

• Once the three head are sorted off, they are then penned into an open three sided pen across

the arena from the herd.

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BIG LOOP DOCTORING

• This will be a “muley” cattle roping event with heifers weighing 580+/- lbs​

• Six head are in the arena

• Four riders are in the arena

• Two designated cattle are roped and doctored one after the other

• The animal must be roped by the head, a head and front foot are acceptable

• The heeler cannot “high hock” an animal and go to the horn

• Roping the animal “deep” is a no time and the team must then switch to handling the animal so the rope can be removed.

• The team member who heads the first animal cannot rope the second. This is designed so that three of the four team members do rope an animal, as well as three of the four team members must help switch ropes to the front and hind feet.

• Riders cannot lope unless s/he has an animal roped

• No animal can be choked down, doing so is a no time. Judges will give a warning to the team to lighten up on a roped animal.

• If an animal is roped "deep," around the flank, the roper cannot go to the horn

• The animal is headed, heeled, stabilized, and two riders dismount to tail it down

• The head rope is placed on two front feet, the heel loop on two hind feet

• The animal is given a “shot”, a syringe is drawn and then held against the critters neck and the plunger is pushed down. Each team will be given one syringe.

• The two people doctoring remount

• The animal is released to stand and rejoin the herd

• Kicking, whipping, or any abuse of the animal to have it stand will disqualify the team

• Time is taken when the second critter is release, is standing, and all riders are remounted.

• Two-minute time limit

• Bonus Points = Time Reduction = 15-second per bonus point

  • Each of these activities involves teamwork, horsemanship, and stockmanship which will benefit the team in both the reduction of time through the bonus points and teamwork of handling the roped animal

  1. All four team members help set the head shot 

  2. The headder stops the roped animal by the first corner after it is roped

  3. The headed un-dallies, gets shorter and re-dallies