Mark your calendars for this great event, held the morning of our sale!

Please note! there was a typo in this description! The contest will be held at the same facility as the sale, Due West Arena. 

^12th Annual KC Ranch Horse Classic Contest

PLEASE NOTE-ALL CONTEST HORSES MUST HAVE CURRENT COGGINS

A working ranch horse competition, the KC Ranch Horse Classic highlights the skills and abilities of everyday working ranch performance horses. This event will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 31st at Due West Arena just west of Kansas City, KS. Event location is Due West Arena (13400 Donahoo Road, Kansas City, KS 66109)

Entry fees must be paid in cash, and cash prizes will be distributed once the event is complete. In addition to the cash prizes, we will also feature some added prizes from sponsors such as Cavendar’s Western Wear. 100% of entry fees will be paid out once cattle charge ($25/contestant, only for Open Division & Ladies Division), facility charge ($500) and judge fees ($300) are taken out. We are expecting about 30 horses, and to pay out approximately $1000 to the top 2 places in the Prospect Division and top 3 places in the Open Division. This may increase with added sponsors.

Horses competing in the contest are not required to sell in the sale. Horses consigned to the sale are not required to compete in the contest, although it is excellent exposure.  If a sale horse is in the contest, we will paint brand it with its lot number and announce it while it is working.

This year we will feature three divisions for the contest, the RANCH HORSE PROSPECT division LADIES dividion and the OPEN RANCH HORSE division.

Ranch Horse Prospect Division

A class that demonstrates the young working ranch horse through a series of ranch trail obstacles as well as good ranch horsemanship under saddle. Besides trail obstacles, horses will be asked to walk, trot, lope one direction, back up, and stand. Entry Fee-$75

(Please see detailed course description below. Course will be demonstrated prior to event start)

Ladies Division

Only ladies and girls are allowed to compete in this class. It will consist of the basic reining pattern from the "Open" division, but with no trail obstacles. After the pattern, contestants will call for a cow, take it the length of the arena, reverse its direction, take it back down the arena and settle it in the corner. (no roping) Entry Fee-$85

Open Ranch Horse Division 

A class that demonstrates the brokeness and versatility of a finished ranch horse. Horses will be judged in 3 areas; Reining, Cow Work, Roping. Horses may compete in only one event, two events, or all three. Individual placings for each event will be placed separately, and prizes will be given for top horse in each event and money awarded to placings from the composite score of all 3 events combined. For the overall competition, the cow work will be worth the most points followed by the reining and roping. Entry Fee-$100

If you only want to particpate in the reining portion of the open class, you can do so for $60.

(Please see detailed course description below. Course will be demonstrated prior to event start)

For more detailed information or to enter your horse, contact

Cal Middleton   816-256-9597   cal@calmiddleton.com         www.calmiddleton.com

Brett Spader      785-633-5512   brettspader@hotmail.com     www.spaderranch.com

 12^thAnnual KC Ranch Horse Classic - Patterns

Ranch Horse Prospect Division     

A class that demonstrates the young working ranch horse through a series of ranch trail obstacles as well as good ranch horsemanship under saddle. Besides trail obstacles, horses will be asked to walk, trot, lope one direction, back up, and stand.

Riders will lead their horse into the arena 

Pick up one foot

Mount horse

Close gate while mounted

Walk to center of arena and start facing the right fence. (You can choose to go either direction)

Move from a walk into a good working trot

Trot a small circle either direction, then move into a lope, and lope one large circle

Complete a smooth transition from lope to trot

Trot a small circle until you reach the center of arena

At the center of the arena, turn and trot down the middle of the arena towards the in gate. Trot at least 20 feet in a straight line then stop and back up

Stand still for 3 seconds on a relaxed rein to demonstrate completion of pattern

 Continue on through short ranch obstacle course including, carrying a slicker, stepping over poles, etc.

Dismount and lead horse out of the arena  

Open Ranch Horse Division

A class that demonstrates the brokeness and versatility of a finished ranch horse. Horses will be judged in 3 areas; Reining, Cow Work, Roping. Horses may compete in only one event, two events, or all three. Individual placings for each event will be placed separately, and prizes will be given for top placings from the composite score of all 3 events combined. For the overall competition, the cow work will be worth the most points followed by the reining and roping.

Riders will trot into center of arena facing the right fence

Lope off in the left lead and do a large circle to the left, then stop in the center of the arena facing the right fence 

Complete 3 spins to the left

Lope off in the right lead and do a large circle to the right, then stop in the center of the arena facing the right fence

Complete 3 spins to the right 

(Figure 8 starting on the left lead) Lope off on the left lead and do a large circle to the left. Change leads in the center of the arena into a large circle to the right. Change leads in the center of the arena continuing on into the beginning of a left circle

At the top end of the arena, turn sharp left and run down the middle of the arena towards the in gate. Go past the center line and do a sliding stop, rollback to the left

Run past the center line and do a sliding stop, rollback to the right

Run past the center line, do a sliding stop and backup at least 10 feet.  Hesitate to demonstrate completion of the Reining

Call for cow

Box cow on the end of arena

Take cow along one side of arena, past the center line and turn cow at least one time

Stop to demonstrate completion of Cow work 

Take rope from saddle and rope the cow. Stop your horse to demonstrate completion of roping.  (A breakaway or solid loop may be used)

DELTA Q STABLES HAS SIGNED ON TO SPONSOR THE RANCH HORSE CONTEST!

Be sure to thank them for their support, the Middleton family provides training, boarding & lessons from their great facility near Smithville, MO. For more information, call Katie Middleton at (816) 918-9158



 The ranch horse contest is a laid-back, fun, family-friendly event that is open to anyone that wants to compete.