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Reining Team Gold

The 2014 World Equestrian Games took place in Normandy, France. The games have been held every four years since 1990. 1. Between the first games and 2019, how many times have the World Equestrian Games been held? One of the many equestrian events included in the games is reining. Reining is a western riding competition where a rider guides…

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Young Rider Wins Pole Bending Championship

“Now that’s a cowgirl,” the announcer said as Brookside Elementary School’s Lauren Flaherty, riding her sister’s horse, Rocky, rode their victory lap. A month later, Lauren, a hard-working seventh-grader, headed to the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Gallup, N.M., because of her accomplishments on May 19, 2013 in the California state finals. Lauren was…

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Ranch Sorting – What’s That?

Ranch sorting is taking a chore common to cattle ranching and putting it into a competitive setting. Basically, you’re moving cattle from one pen to another, but with rules. Ranch sorting is a timed event that consists of one, two or three riders on a team and eleven head of cattle that are numbered from…

Barrel Racing’s Most Consistent Horse Contest

Hannah Hammond and her barrel racing buddy, Jackie Ganter, were first or second in all three incentive races at a barrel racing competition held at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, Texas. Hannah placed seventh in the Most Consistent Horse contest with a 0.294-second difference factor between her three runs of 15.644, 15.758 and…