Topics: Equestrian : Western Performance
Western Performance disciplines trace their roots to competitive cowboys wanting to prove they were the best rider who rode the best horse. These informal competitions have evolved in the past 100 years to organized events with specific rules and organizations to govern them.
Campdrafting
A uniquely Australian sport which combines the sport of Cutting and cowherding using a figure eight patterned course with a finishing "gate", all of which evolved from the old practice of selecting individual cattle from a large mob and driving the beast to a separate holding area, achieved through the skill of the horse and rider in blocking the attempts by the beast to return to the mob.
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Cutting
Cutting has evolved into tightly disciplined, highly developed sports that leaves behind none of the excitement and romance associated with the cowboy and the American West.
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Reined Cow Horses
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Reining
Reining horses are judges on a series of maneuvers - spinning, circles with change of speed and direction, rollbacks, and the crowd favorite - sliding stops.
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Roping
Roping is a tradition of the Old West when cowboys would rope cattle for branding and doctoring purposes.
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Team Penning
Team Penning is a timed event were teams consisting of three riders each race the clock to pen three cattle inside a small pen.
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