Manitoba Team Penning Association – Cattle Team Penning

During the last decade, Team Penning has taken the horse world by storm. People from all walks of life are competing on all breeds of horses. No cowboy background is necessary to Team Pen, just saddle up and head’em for the pen! It is a sport in which the entire family can participate.

The concept of Team Penning is three riders attempt to separate three identically numbered cattle from a herd of approximately 30 milling cattle, drive them the length of the arena, and then attempt to corral them in the pen; hence, the name “Team Penning”. To add excitement and crowd appeal, this feat must be completed within a designated time frame, and of course, the fastest time wins. As you can well imagine, uncooperative cattle, fast horses and howling participants ensure enormous crowd appeal.

The roots of Team Penning are steeped in western heritage, back to the days of cattle drives. It has developed into a sport in which anyone who can ride a horse can participate. Team Penning offers the opportunity to enjoy our western roots and enjoy the company of some of the finest folks that ever wore boots!

Well spring is near and I would like to take this time to welcome everyone to a new season. First, I would like to thank the past president and board for all their hard work. There are many volunteers that help make our season a success and sometimes we forget all the work involved to host a show and therefore a special thank to all who have hosted and will be hosting!

As a board we have tried to address some of the challenges we met in the past and are quite excited to announce our new draw class process for 2016. At this time we have 6 weekends confirmed (plus the finals) so are looking forward to a great year.

Sincerely

Harvey Penner