Goosewing Guest Ranch Adds Exciting New Activity
Starting in the 2014 season, Goosewing Ranch, located in Jackson Hole Wyoming, will offer guest a thrilling new cowboy sport, Team Penning. Grab your cowboy hat and jointhe fun.
Guest will now have the opportunity to experience the exciting sport of Team Penning. Along with trail rides, archery, shooting, line dancing and numerous other ranch activities, this timed event will challenge guest to improve their horsemanship skills, in a fun and safe environment. Wranglers will give helpful instruction to improve guest’s abilities.
Team Penning is a horse event to preserve the traditional skill sets of working cattle on horseback. Humanely separating cattle from the herd using athleticism and horsemanship.
In the herd, all cattle are numbered. Three are marked with the same number, because each team of riders will need to sort all from the herd with a particular number.
A mounted team of three riders cross the starting line. The judge lowers his flag and a number is called out to the cowboys. The cattle marked with that particular number are the ones the riders will cut from the herd. When the correct cattle are separated, the riders maneuver them into a pen at the opposite end of the arena. Once all are in the pen, time is stopped!
There is no particular horse breed used in this sport but one with “cowiness” (cow sense) is always beneficial. The riders on a team are allowed to call out to their teammates signally the position, speed or location of desired cow.
According to the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA), the sport is, “…committed to creating a fun and family-oriented atmosphere that supports the welfare of all animals and fair competition.” They go on to state, “They are more than cowboys and cowgirls chasing calves. We are a family of horse men and women who truly value the lessons learned from riding as teams and taking ownership of our results.”
Goosewing Ranch, Wranglers are knowledgeable and can match the right horse to the skill level of each guest who wants to participate in this new activity. Team Penning is as entertaining to spectators as it is fun for contestants.
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For further information contact Goosewing Ranch Toll Free: (USA) 888-733-5251