ROCKIN' HORSE COMPETITION

(A NEW Challenge for a New Millenium on Horses)

…it's time to change the game.
…it's time to ROCK the ARENA.

Will the REAL Riders Please Step Up ...to the Dance Floor?

Imagine the CHANGE…
…if Grand Prix Dressage mated with Western calf cutting!
…when the teamwork of 4H couples with the high speed of a video game!
…with an equine challenge where mental flexibility yields physical precision!
…in an arena where your mount's self expression is actually required!
…to a competition where over-bearing riders would never pass the qualifiers!
…when backyard riders compete against professional riders on the same field!

Imagine the FUN…
…of an equine sport where the applause meter counts toward your score!
…of the opportunity to challenge your competition to a throw down!
…of a safe sport as entertaining for the audience as it is for the riders!
…of a riding event where neither whips nor spurs are allowed in the arena!
…of being on the cutting edge of a new sport… Equine X-Games?
…of YouTube viewers watching YOU rock out on your horse!

Rockin Horse Competition

Morning- Round 1: Technical Qualifiers: Tempos, compass, gaits, changes, transitions, creations, elevation. Qualifying Levels Assigned. Dance Lessons.

Afternoon- Round 2: Prepared demonstrations: Two songs prepared at home and displayed in Round 2. Riders will be grooving to one fast & one slow tune and making it look GOOOOD!! Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Motown, Funk, Disco, Joan Jett… Pick any Top 40 rock tune with lyrics from 1950 to 1990! No classical music allowed! Every ride must end in dismount so that raucous applause and cheering doesn't frighten horses when riders are up.

Scoring: 10 points each for difficulty, technical, story telling, artistic, and applause. Top score is 50 pts

Evening- Round 3: Jukebox Challenge! You and your horse will groove to a familiar song SELECTED at RANDOM!! Limit: two challenges per pair. Access to the Juke Box is provided only 2 weeks before the competition date, which is just enough time to put the songs in your head. Every competition changes the Random Jukebox play list.

Scoring: 10 points each for difficulty, technical, story telling, artistic, and applause. Top score is 50 pts

Final Exhibition: Rockin' Horse Throw Down! The two top dancers square off!

For Information: rockinhorse@partnershipengineering.com