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There are 30 head of cattle with numbers on their backs. There are 3 sets
of numbers for each 30 head. (3 – 0’s, 3 – 1’s, 3 – 2’s etc.).
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There are 3
people on horses. They are a team.
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When the Judge puts the flag down (and
the time starts), the 3 people head toward the cattle at the far end of the arena.
As they
pass the announcer they are told their assigned number.
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They
then try to get their 3 numbered cattle without any
of the other cattle coming along.
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There is a foul line ¾ of the way up the
pen which only 1 wrong numbered cattle can cross.
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The 3 people on horses chase the
3 right numbered cattle into the small pen at the end of the arena.
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When the cattle are in the small pen, the
team members raise their hands and the time is stopped.
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The team is allowed 90
seconds to get this job done, but some of the best times have been 19
seconds.
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The team is automatically disqualified if:
- more than 1 wrong-numbered animal is over the foul line.
- a wrong-numbered animal enters
the small pen.
