High Winds Youth Rodeo

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14. FLAG RACE
a. A clearly visible starting line shall be provided. The horse’s nose will be timed as it crosses the starting line. The barrels and starting line will be permanently marked for the entire go-round.
b. A contestant may change horses in this event or share a horse with another contestant in the same event.
c. The contestant must be mounted on a horse when entering the arena and can ride at his/her own speed across the start line. Contestant must deposit a flag in the first bucket, retrieve a flag from the second bucket and cross the finish line. Arena gate must be closed immediately after contestant enters the arena and kept closed.
d. There will be two 5 gallon buckets set on 55 gallon barrels. Whole oats must be used to fill buckets. No other substance permitted. The oats must be (four) 4 inches from the top of both buckets. The flag must be at least (sixteen) 16 inches long. On the retrieving bucket, the top of the flag must protrude above the rim of the bucket a minimum of 5 inches.
e. Contestants MUST run a continuous forward motion "horseshoe" pattern only. They may NOT circle back. This will be considered a broken pattern resulting in No Time.
f. Barrels with buckets on top should be set as close as possible to the following dimensions; 100 feet from start/finish line and 40 feet to 75 feet apart, arena permitting. There shall be a minimum of 20 feet from either barrel to arena fence or wall. The contestant is given a flag just prior to or when he/she enters the arena. He/She then races across the start/finish line toward the first barrel. As he/she passes the first barrel on the outside of the pattern, the contestant places the flag into the oats in the first bucket, then crosses over to the second barrel and takes the flag out of the oats in the second bucket and races back across the start/finish line. Contestant must carry the flag in his hand. Carrying the flag any other place but in his hand carries a 2-second penalty.
g. A contestant will be disqualified for any of the following: Knocking over a barrel or turning bucket over. Failure to keep the flag in the first bucket. A dropped flag (on the ground) or a missed flag in a bucket is a “no time”. Crossing the finish line without the flag from the second bucket. Using the flag as a whip on the horse. Anytime a contestant dismounts to retrieve flag from ground after he has crossed starting line. All penalties and disqualifications will be documented by the line judge.
h. If the contestant enters the arena/ breaks the plain of the arena gate without her/his hat on her/his head they will be disqualified.
i. Diagram of pattern: