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Texas Trail Challenge is a one day event
giving you the opportunity to test your
horsemanship skills. The ride is 7 to
12 miles of well marked trail with 10
plus obstacles. Judges will be posted
along this trail to give you instructions
and then evaluate your execution. These
scores will be marked on your scorecard
which will be compared to other riders
in your division.
The
course is designed using natural obstacles
and
situations a rider might encounter on
a trail ride. The rider might expect to
be judged on opening a gate, maneuvering
through a creek, executing an up or downhill.
Other obstacles encountered might be:
stepping over logs, backing up, mounting,
and handling a horse in-hand or encountering
a bicyclist on the trail. Rider/horse
teams are judged strictly on how well
they negotiate their horse through an
obstacle with an emphasis on calmness
and safety.
The
riders are divided up into three levels
of difficulty and then into age groups.
All classes ride the same trail at the
same speed. Each rider competes against
other riders of similar experience, for
1st to 6th place awards. Awards will be
given at the end of the ride along with
the score card. Points accumulate and
year end awards are presented.
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