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Team Penning
Team penning is a western riding/cattle-sport event in which three riders sort assigned numbered cattle from a herd and move them into a pen. Cattle reading, team communication, horse control, time and valid penning score decide.
LevelVariant
FamilyAnimal sport
CategoryWestern riding / cattle sport
Classification
Category
Western riding / cattle sport
Family
Animal sport
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
animal, team-penning, animal-sport, tiersport, westernreiten-cattle-sport, western-riding-cattle-sport
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Sort the announced numbered cattle from the herd and secure them in the pen.
Teilnehmer
Three riders per team.
Teamgröße
Three-rider team.
Spielfeld
Arena with herd, start/cattle-side line, pen and judge/timer area.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
Timed scoring with penning/no-time logic by rulebook.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- horse
- western tack
- arena
- pen
- cattle herd
- timer
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- wrong cattle
- line/cattle-side fault
- time limit exceeded
- unsafe handling
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- United States Team Penning Association (USTPA)
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)
- USTPA Official Rules and Guidelines United States Team Penning Association · rulebook · high
- Team Penning American Quarter Horse Association · official-guide · medium
- Team-Penning Strategy American Quarter Horse Association · strategy-guide · medium
- Team Penning: A Beginner's Guide To Getting Started In The Sport Horse FactBook · blog-guide · medium