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Competitors
may be required to negotiate a gate either mounted
or in-hand. The gate can be a metal ranch gate
or a rope gate fashioned to open. The horse
and rider combination will move through the
obstacle quietly, deliberately and under the
rider's direction. Rider must keep hand contact
on the gate at all times.
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Tenderfoot
Example:
- Close
the gate, keeping hand contact.
- Continue
down trail
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Maverick
Example:
- Open
the gate exhibiting sidepassing skills.
- Close
the gate with same skills (example: 45 seconds).
- Rider
must not lose hand contact with the gate.
- Avoid
banging the gate into your horse or catching a
hip when passing through the gate.
- Continue
down trail
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Horseman
Example:
- Open
the gate exhibiting sidepassing skills.
- Close
the gate with same skills (example: 30 seconds).
- Rider
must not lose hand contact with the gate.
- Avoid
banging the gate into your horse or catching a
hip when passing through the gate.
- Continue
down trail
Many
challenges will be the same for Maverick & Horseman
(as above) with a possible difference in time allowed
to complete it.
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Opening a
gate at the LBJ Grasslands STC
Photo by Jim Edmondson |
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nationalccompetitive trail horse
assoication texas trail challenge |
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