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{{Short description|Western-style equestrian sport}}
[[Image:Ranchsorting01.jpg|thumb|Ranch Sorting is performed in two pens that are fifty feet long with a twelve foot opening between them. At the beginning, there are eleven calves at the end of one of the pens with numbers on their sides for identification. The judge raises the flag and when the riders cross the gap between the two pens the clock starts and the competition begins.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou/> Two horsemen practice the western equestrian sport of Ranch Sorting at the Play Pen Arena in Ponca City, Oklahoma on October 11, 2008. Photo: [http://hughpickens.com Hugh Pickens].]]
[[Image:Ranchsorting01.jpg|thumb|Ranch Sorting practice in Ponca City, Oklahoma]]
[[Image:Ranchsorting02.jpg|thumb|The team of two riders have to move the cattle one at a time from one pen to the other in numerical order, starting with a random number that the judge yells out.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou/> Generally one of the horsemen will guard the gate allowing only the correct calf to go through the gate while the other hoseman herds the cattle. Photo: [http://hughpickens.com Hugh Pickens].]]
[[Image:Ranchsorting03.jpg|thumb|Once the correctly numbered calf goes through the gate the team moves on to the next calf. The fastest time to get the eleven calves from one pen to the other wins.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou/> Photo: [http://hughpickens.com Hugh Pickens].]]
[[Image:Ranchsorting02.jpg|thumb|Riders move cattle one at a time from one pen to the other. ]]
[[Image:Ranchsorting03.jpg|thumb|Once the correctly numbered calf goes through the gate the team moves on to the next calf. The fastest time to get 10 calves from one pen to the other wins.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou/>]]


'''Ranch Sorting''' is a western American [[Equestrianism|equestrian]] sport that evolved from the common ranch work of separating [[cattle]] into pens for [[Livestock branding|branding]], doctoring, or transport. Ranch Sorting is a fast-paced and exciting event that pits a team of two riders on [[Equestrianism|horseback]] against the clock. [[Teamwork]] is the key with both riders working in harmony to cut out the correct cattle and drive them to the pen while keeping the wrong numbered cattle back. There are several variations of ranch sorting with one, two or three riders on the team but all require sorting the cattle from one pen to the other in the correct order.<ref name=PCOLPlaypen>[http://www.playpenarena.com/whatis.htm Play Pen Arena. "What is Ranch Sorting?"]</ref>
'''Ranch sorting''' is a [[western riding|western-style]] [[equestrianism|equestrian]] sport that evolved from the common ranch work of separating [[cattle]] into pens for [[Livestock branding|branding]], doctoring, or transport. Ranch Sorting is an event that pits a team of two riders on [[Equestrianism|horseback]] against the clock. [[Teamwork]] is the key with both riders working in harmony to cut out the correct cattle and drive them to the pen while keeping the wrong numbered cattle back. There are several variations of ranch sorting with one, two or three riders on the team, but all require sorting the cattle from one pen to the other in the correct order.<ref name=PCOLPlaypen>[http://www.playpenarena.com/whatis.htm Play Pen Arena. "What is Ranch Sorting?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107120414/http://playpenarena.com/whatis.htm |date=2011-01-07 }}</ref>


==Pens==
==Setup and rules==
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Ranch sorting and its sister discipline, [[team penning]], are regulated by the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA), headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas.<ref name=PCOLUstpa>[http://www.ustpa.com/aboutus.aspx United States Team Penning Association. "Setting the Standard"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929132859/http://www.ustpa.com/aboutus.aspx |date=2008-09-29 }}</ref> The USTPA was founded in 1993 in Fort Worth with the purpose of attracting more participants and educating them to the sports of Team Penning and Ranch Sorting.<ref name=PCOLUstpa/>
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Ranch Sorting is performed in two pens that are fifty to sixty feet long<ref name=PCOLRules>[http://www.rsnc.us/files/RSNC_RULEBOOK_20082.pdf Ranch Sorting National Championship Rules. 2008.]</ref> with a twelve to sixteen foot opening<ref name=PCOLRules/> between the pens.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou/> The corners of the pens are cut at 45 degrees.<ref name=PCOLRules/> Both pens are the same size and sorting can place place from either pen to the other.<ref name=PCOLRules/>


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Ranch sorting is performed in two pens that are fifty to sixty feet long<ref name=PCOLRules>[http://www.rsnc.us/files/RSNC_RULEBOOK_20082.pdf Ranch Sorting National Championship Rules. 2008.]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> with a twelve to sixteen foot opening<ref name=PCOLRules/> between the pens.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou/> The corners of the pens are cut at 45 degrees.<ref name=PCOLRules/> Both pens are the same size and sorting can take place from either pen to the other.<ref name=PCOLRules/>
==Rules==

At the beginning, there are eleven calves at the end of one of the pens with numbers on their sides for identification. The judge raises the flag and when the riders cross the gap between the two pens the clock starts and the competition begins. The team of two riders have to move the cattle one at a time from one pen to the other in numerical order, starting with a random number that the judge yells out. The fastest time to get the eleven calves from one pen to the other wins. If a calf gets from one pen to the other out of order, then the trial is disqualified.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou>[http://peacecorpsonline.typepad.com/poncacityweloveyou/2008/10/ranch-sorting-at-the-play-pen-arena.html Ponca City, We Love You. "Ranch Sorting at the Play Pen Arena" October 11, 2008.]</ref>
At the beginning, there are ten [[Calf (animal)|calves]] at the end of one of the pens with numbers on their sides for identification. The judge raises the flag and when the riders cross the gap between the two pens the clock starts and the competition begins.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou/> The team of two riders have to move the cattle one at a time from one pen to the other in numerical order, starting with a random number called by the judge. The fastest time wins. If a calf gets from one pen to the other out of order, then the team is disqualified.<ref name=POCLPoncacityweloveyou>[http://peacecorpsonline.typepad.com/poncacityweloveyou/2008/10/ranch-sorting-at-the-play-pen-arena.html Ponca City, We Love You. "Ranch Sorting at the Play Pen Arena" October 11, 2008.]</ref>


==Levels==
==Levels==
Ranch Sorting contestants are rated from a #1 (Beginner) to a #9 (professional) based on their ability level.<ref name=PCOLRules/> Classifications of #1 are Beginners, #2 are Rookies, #3 and #4 are for participants of Novice ability, classifications of #5 and #6 for amateur participants and classifications of #7, #8 and #9 are for Open or Professional participants.<ref name=PCOLRules/>
Ranch Sorting contestants are rated from a #1 (Beginner) to #9 (professional) based on their ability level.<ref name=PCOLRules/> Classifications of #1 are Beginners, #2 are Rookies, #3 and #4 are for participants of Novice ability, classifications of #5 and #6 for amateur participants and classifications of #7, #8 and #9 are for Open or Professional participants.<ref name=PCOLRules/>


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==Related equestrian sports==
==Sport Regulation==
There are several other equestrian sports related to Ranch Sorting. [[Team penning|Team Penning]] is similar competition except that a team of three riders on horseback have from 60 to 75 seconds to separate three cattle from a herd and put them into a single pen. Open Arena Ranch Sorting also has three riders on horseback, but in an 'open arena' with numbered cows at the far end. As the riders cross a white line, the announcer says a number between 0 and 9. Starting with that number, riders have 75 seconds to sort the cattle, in order, over the white line.
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The sport of Ranch Sorting (and its sister discipline, [[Team penning|Team Penning]]), is regulated by the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA), headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas.<ref name=PCOLUstpa>[http://www.ustpa.com/aboutus.aspx United States Team Penning Association. "Setting the Standard"]</ref> The USPA was founded in 1993 in Fort Worth with the purpose of attracting more participants and educating them to the sports of Team Penning and Ranch Sorting.<ref name=PCOLUstpa/>
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[[Cutting (sport)]] is a sport where a horse and rider are judged on their ability to separate a calf away from a cattle herd and keep it from returning to the herd for a set period of time. In [[Australia]], [[Campdrafting]] is an event where a rider on horseback must "cut out" one animal from the "mob" (herd) of cattle, and "camp", block and turn it at least two or three times to prove to the judge that they have the beast under control.


==See also==
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==Related Equestrian Sports==
*[[Cowboy]]
* [[Team penning|Team Penning]] - A similar sport except that a team of three riders on horseback have from 60 to 75 seconds (depending on the class or the sanctioning of the event) to separate three same-numbered cattle from a herd of 30.<ref>Wikipedia. "[[Team penning|Team Penning]]"</ref>
*[[Reining]]
* [[Cutting (sport)]] - A sport where a horse and rider are judged on their ability to separate a calf away from a cattle herd and keep it away for a short period of time.<ref>Wikipedia. "[[Cutting (sport)]]"</ref>
*[[Rodeo]]
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* [[Campdrafting]] - A sport where a rider on horseback must "cut out" one beast from the mob of cattle in the yard or "camp" and block and turn that beast at least two or three times to prove to the judge that they have the beast under control.<ref>Wikipedia. "[[Campdrafting]]"</ref>


==External Links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.rsnc.us/files/RSNC_RULEBOOK_20082.pdf Ranch Sorting Rule Book]

==External links==
*[http://www.nscha.com/ National Sorting Cow Horse Association]
* [http://www.rsnc.us/ Ranch Sorting National Championships]
* [http://www.rsnc.us/ Ranch Sorting National Championships]
* [http://www.ustpa.com/ United States Team Penning Association]
* [http://www.ustpa.com/ United States Team Penning Association]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/20881138@N00/sets/72157607942367821/ Photos of a Ranch Sorting Competition]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/20881138@N00/sets/72157607942367821/ Photos of a Ranch Sorting Competition]


{{Equestrian Sports}}
==References==
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 00:39, 28 March 2023

Ranch Sorting practice in Ponca City, Oklahoma
Riders move cattle one at a time from one pen to the other.
Once the correctly numbered calf goes through the gate the team moves on to the next calf. The fastest time to get 10 calves from one pen to the other wins.[1]

Ranch sorting is a western-style equestrian sport that evolved from the common ranch work of separating cattle into pens for branding, doctoring, or transport. Ranch Sorting is an event that pits a team of two riders on horseback against the clock. Teamwork is the key with both riders working in harmony to cut out the correct cattle and drive them to the pen while keeping the wrong numbered cattle back. There are several variations of ranch sorting with one, two or three riders on the team, but all require sorting the cattle from one pen to the other in the correct order.[2]

Setup and rules

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Ranch sorting and its sister discipline, team penning, are regulated by the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA), headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas.[3] The USTPA was founded in 1993 in Fort Worth with the purpose of attracting more participants and educating them to the sports of Team Penning and Ranch Sorting.[3]

Ranch sorting is performed in two pens that are fifty to sixty feet long[4] with a twelve to sixteen foot opening[4] between the pens.[1] The corners of the pens are cut at 45 degrees.[4] Both pens are the same size and sorting can take place from either pen to the other.[4]

At the beginning, there are ten calves at the end of one of the pens with numbers on their sides for identification. The judge raises the flag and when the riders cross the gap between the two pens the clock starts and the competition begins.[1] The team of two riders have to move the cattle one at a time from one pen to the other in numerical order, starting with a random number called by the judge. The fastest time wins. If a calf gets from one pen to the other out of order, then the team is disqualified.[1]

Levels

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Ranch Sorting contestants are rated from a #1 (Beginner) to #9 (professional) based on their ability level.[4] Classifications of #1 are Beginners, #2 are Rookies, #3 and #4 are for participants of Novice ability, classifications of #5 and #6 for amateur participants and classifications of #7, #8 and #9 are for Open or Professional participants.[4]

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There are several other equestrian sports related to Ranch Sorting. Team Penning is similar competition except that a team of three riders on horseback have from 60 to 75 seconds to separate three cattle from a herd and put them into a single pen. Open Arena Ranch Sorting also has three riders on horseback, but in an 'open arena' with numbered cows at the far end. As the riders cross a white line, the announcer says a number between 0 and 9. Starting with that number, riders have 75 seconds to sort the cattle, in order, over the white line. Cutting (sport) is a sport where a horse and rider are judged on their ability to separate a calf away from a cattle herd and keep it from returning to the herd for a set period of time. In Australia, Campdrafting is an event where a rider on horseback must "cut out" one animal from the "mob" (herd) of cattle, and "camp", block and turn it at least two or three times to prove to the judge that they have the beast under control.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ponca City, We Love You. "Ranch Sorting at the Play Pen Arena" October 11, 2008.
  2. ^ Play Pen Arena. "What is Ranch Sorting?" Archived 2011-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b United States Team Penning Association. "Setting the Standard" Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ranch Sorting National Championship Rules. 2008.[permanent dead link]
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