Pole bending

Pole bending is a timed event that features a horse and one mounted rider, running a weaving or serpentine path around six poles arranged in a line. This event is usually seen in high school rodeos and 4-H events as well as American Quarter Horse Association, Paint, and Appaloosa sanctioned shows as well as at many gymkhana or O-Mok-See events.

Nez Perce Stake Race

The Nez Perce Stake Race is a type of pole bending race which is also a match race: two horses race on identical courses laid out side-by-side, with the loser eliminated and the winner moving up the brackets to race the other winners. It is not a timed event.^[1] It is one of five game classes approved for horse club shows by the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC).^[2] The ApHC rules state that racing competition is traditional to the Nez Perce Native American people.^[1] However, it is unclear if this particular competition is derived from any traditional competition.

References

External links

• Pole Bending Event Information From Pro Rodeo Online
• National Pole Bending Association (2009). Retrieved from http://www.polebending.org.
• Smith, Ken. (2009, July 15). Ken and Pat Smith, Sunrise West Quarter Horses, LLC. Retrieved from http://www.sunrisewest.com/help.html
• National Little Britches Rodeo Association
• National High School Rodeo Association