Pole bending is a rodeo 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 youth and high school rodeos, 4-H events, American Quarter Horse Association, Paint and Appaloosa sanctioned shows, as well as in 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.
[ It is one of five game classes approved for horse club shows by the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC).][ The ApHC rules state that racing competition is traditional to the Nez Perce Native American people.][ ApHC rulebook, rule 730, and "History", p. 11] However, it is unclear if this particular competition is derived from any traditional competition.
[ Application for Appaloosa Horse Club Show Approval Appaloosa Horse Club 2011. Accessed September 2011.]
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