Equifest of Kansas 2024

RANCH RODEO RULES Don’t miss the ever-popular EquiFest of Kansas Ranch Rodeo Friday and Saturday nights. The competition is tough and exciting. Teams compete for prizes and bragging rights for who is the BEST at what they do every day. This gives specta tors insight into the life of a ranch worker and some of the daily duties from roping, riding, and working as a team to bring home the beef! Grandstands fill up and teams may be different each night, so grab your seat early and enjoy the pre-event festivities. Watch for Kansas Rodeo Royalty who will be selling raffle tickets in the stands as a benefit for the Kansas Horse Council Foundation Scholarship Program. Get your tickets for a chance to win half the sum and know you are also sup porting youth involved in the horse community who are heading to college! TEAM SORTING 1. Team sorts three designated cattle within a 2-minute limit. 2. Time starts when a team member crosses the chalk line. At that time, the team will be given a number designating the cattle. Any or all members may cross the chalk line. 3. If any undesignated steer crosses the chalk line, the team will receive a NO TIME. 4. The team will receive NO TIME if any designated cattle re-cross (come back over) the chalk line. DOUBLE MUGGING 1. Four-man team, all on horseback. 2. Two steers will be roped, at head first, and then at heel, within 45 seconds. NOTE: Neck + one front leg = legal head catch. 3. After a steer is headed and heeled, cowboy dismounts, ties three legs together and removes the loop. Animal must stay tied for 6 seconds. 4. 2-minute time limit for each team.

ENJOY A 10 MINUTE HALF TIME ENTERTAINMENT

TRAILER LOADING 1. Trailer must be “Road Ready.” 2. Time starts with flag.

3. Trailer gate must be shut when time starts. 4. Cow/steer must be caught within 45 seconds. 5. Cow/steer must be loaded by hand into trailer. 6. Door on trailer must be shut and latched. Rope must be clear of the trailer. Trailer must appear “Road Ready.”

7. All team members must be out of trailer and into circle before time is called. 8. Trailer will remain stationary at all times during the event. Time stops with the flag. 9. 2-minute time limit for each team.

WILD COW MILKING 1. Four-man team; anyone may roper; roper who catches cow must milk the cow. 2. Cow will start at end of arena and cowboys will start at opposite end; when flag drops, time starts, and cowboys may start. 3. Cow must be caught within 30 seconds. Rope must pass over cow’s head. 4. Muggers dismount and mug the cow; rope must be on the ground before the cow is milked. Cow must be on her feet. After milking, rope must be taken off the cow and anyone may run on foot with bottle in hand, to the circle to stop the time, then the bottle must be handed to the judge for inspection. 5. Judge must pour milk and there must be at least a “drop” of milk out of bottle to receive time. 6. 1-1/2 minutes (90 seconds) time limit. 7. Rope must be off the cow for time to stop.

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