Pole Bending

Each contestant will begin from a running start, & shall begin & end as the horse's nose crosses the line.
An electronic timer or at least 2 stop watches shall be used, with the time of the watches used by the official timers to be the official time.

The pole bending pattern is run around 6 poles. Each pole is to be 21 ft. apart & the first pole is to be 21 ft. from the starting line.
Poles shall be set on top of the ground, 6 ft. in height, & with no base more than 14 inches in diameter.

A horse may start either to the right or the left of the first pole & then run the remainder of the pattern accordingly.

Knocking over a pole, touching the pole with the rider's hand shall cause a 5 second penalty. Failure to follow the course shall cause disqualification.

In the event of a tie, the horse declared the winner in the runoff must re-run the pattern within 2 seconds of its original time or the runoff must be held again.

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