Fun Events

 

Sack Race

 

No horses required. The participants must pick themselves a partner. Each pair is given a feed sack. Each person must put a leg in the sack. Everyone lines up at a starting line. When the judge tells them to go, they must race to the finish line, keeping their legs in the sack. The first person to cross the finish line with their legs still in the sack wins.

 

Balloon Race

 

This is a timed event. A balloon is placed on an upturned five gallon bucket at the end of the area. The participant must go down to the bucket, get off the horse, blow the balloon up, sit on it until it pops, get back on the horse, then return back to the finish line. The rider must go around the bucket. Certain modifications can be made for different age groups and certain age groups may have assistance.

 

Baseball Race

 

This is a timed event. The rider must pick up a softball off of a barrel at the far end of the arena & then drop it in a bucket near the finish line, then cross the finish line. The rider must go around the barrel with the soft ball and the softball must stay in the bucket. If the softball is dropped anywhere other than in the bucket the rider is disqualified.

 

Mailbox Race

 

This is a timed event. The rider is given an envelope #1 at the gate & must go and switch it for envelope #2 that’s in the mailbox at the far end of the arena. Once the exchange is made the rider must then go back across the finish line. The rider must go around the barrel that the mailbox is on and cannot drop either envelope. The envelope that is placed in the mailbox must stay in the mailbox and cannot fall out. If the barrel is knocked over, the rider receives a no time. If either envelope touches the ground, the rider receives a no time.

 

Beer Can Race

 

This is a timed event. The rider must go down & pick up an aluminum can off of a barrel and come back to the finish line without dropping the can. The rider must go around the barrel and must stay on the horse. If the can falls to the ground before the rider crosses the finish line, he/she will be disqualified.

 

Weiner Race

 

This is a timed event. Hotdogs are hung between 2 poles at the far end of the arena. The rider must go get a bite of hotdog without using the hands & come back across the finish line without eating it. The rider must show the arena director the piece of hotdog at the gate.

 

Water Glass Class

 

Each participant is given a clear plastic cup filled with water. Then the riders are asked to go along the fence through three gaits, walk, trot and lope, in each direction, similar to Western Pleasure. Speed and leads or not that important. The trick is not to spill the water. The rider with the most water left in their cup wins. The water must remain in the cup. You cannot hold it in your mouth or spit in the cup while the class is going on. Riders may be asked to perform a certain gait with no stirrups. Exceptions may be made for certain age groups.

 

Buddy Pickup

 

This is a timed team event. One person is waiting at the other end of the arena on a barrel. The other person must ride the horse down and “pickup” their teammate and come back across the finish line. The horse must go around the barrel and both riders must be on the horse when they cross the finish line (Meaning no part of either rider can be touching the ground). Assistance and exceptions may be made for certain age groups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloomer Race

 

A pair of overly large “bloomers” (boxer shorts) is placed on a barrel at the far end of the arena. The rider must go down to the barrel, get off the horse and put the “bloomers” on, then get back on the horse. Then return back to the finish line. The rider must go around the barrel and the “bloomers” must be on the rider and the rider on the horse when he/she crosses the finish line. Certain age groups may have assistance.

 

Cowhide Race

 

This is a time team event, one person on the horse and one person on the “cowhide”. The person on the horse must pull the “cowhide” (basically whatever you can find to drag safely behind a horse) complete with its rider around an obstacle at the end of the arena. The rider must be holding on to the “cowhide” when they cross the finish line

 

Pony Express Race

 

This is a time team event. Basically you swap riders on the horse. One person is standing at the other end of the arena behind a barrel or a cone. The first rider goes to the other end of the arena where their partner is waiting, gets off the horse. The other rider mounts (preferably one of the pony express vaults, but not necessary) and comes back to the finish line. The horse must go around the barrel or cone with a rider on it and the second rider must be on the horse when they cross the finish line.

 

Bean Bag Race

 

The beanbag race is a timed event. 4 hoola hoops are placed in the arena along the fences. The rider is given 4 beanbags at the gate. The rider must attempt to drop the one beanbag within each hoola hoop while traveling on horseback. If the beanbag lands on the hoola hoop it counts as being in. The rider is allowed to miss up to 3 hoola hoops and still have their time count. For each missed hoola hoop a 5 second penalty will be added to the time. If the rider misses all 4, he/she will go down with a no time.