Pole bending
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Template:Wrtimedevent Pole Bending is an amateur rodeo event that features a horse and one mounted rider, running a weaving or serpentine path around six poles arranged in a line.
The rider will take up a gallop and ride past all the poles turning at the last pole. The rider and horse will make a serpentine path through the poles, that is passing on alternating hands and leads through the poles. When the last pole is reached, the horse and rider continue in a mirror pattern through the poles back to the first one. When the pattern is completed the horse and rider then gallop back past the poles and through the timer.
This event is usually seen in high school and college rodeos as well as American Quarter Horse Association sanctioned shows and many gymkhana events.
More Info
- Pole Bending : Information, Photos, & Pattern From The Ultimate Horse Site
- Pole Bending Event Information From Pro Rodeo Online