Muttontown Horsemen's Association

NON-CATTLE CLASSES (these will run in the outdoor arena):
Ranch Trail:
A pattern class set in the arena using natural trail obstacles (ie: gate, bridge, slicker, trot logs, etc.)
Ranch Riding:
A rail class done individually to show smoothness of working gaits and transitions between the walk, jog, lope, and stop. You may be asked to extend a gait.
Ranch Reining:
A pattern class with circles, lead changes, spins, and rollbacks that will emphasize a horses suitability to ranch work. Class shall have no more than 2 1/2 spins and excessive sliding stops will be penalized.
Barrels:
A timed class using a cloverleaf pattern.

CATTLE CLASSES (these classes will run in the indoor arena)
Ranch Cutting:
You must cut a cow from a herd and show how your horse can keep that cow from the herd. You must then drive that cow to a pen at the other end of the arena. You must perform this in less than 2 1/2 minutes.
Ranch Cowhorse:
You will box (hold cow at end of arena) and then drive cow down a fence between two cones.
Ranch Roping:
You must carefully sort a predetermined #'d cow from the herd and then rope it using a breakaway rope. You have a 2 minute time limit and only 2 loops.
Ranch Sorting:
A team of 2 riders must sort 10 cattle in #'d order from one pen to another in less than 60 seconds. You must have your entries in by NO LATER THAN 9am Sunday Morning!!! Show begins at 10 am sharp.....

*PRE ENTRIES Please call 631-692-0965 any time before Sunday Morning.
*Western Attire Required(collared shirt, hat, and boots..
*Working Tack only (minimal silver)