MFSR STRIPLING CHALLENGE

MFSR STRIPLING CHALLENGE 

The Stripling Challenge is for junior riders aged 10 years and under 14 years old.

When it comes to the test of good, all-round horsemanship, the Man from Snowy River Challenge riders are second to none. Starting with Vet and Gear Check on Thursday, then Friday and Saturday the up and coming Striplings Challenge riders will put their best foot forward as they compete in five preliminary Challenge events shadowing the Open riders of the MFSR Challenge. Striplings will compete in the Cattlemen’s Jump, Whipcrack, Bareback, Dry Work and Packhorse events. The top 5 Striplings will be announced Saturday night, then go onto compete in a final Sunday Morning.

In the quest to find today’s youngest Man from Snowy River rider this event highlights the special relationship between horse and rider, showcasing the level of skill and control required to test and prepare youngsters for the Open Man from Snowy River Challenge in the years ahead.

Preliminary Striplings Events

Pack Horse

This even is based on an Australian tradition of packing through the mountains; Striplings will do an unmounted Pack Saddle ID Task and then will lead a horse to navigate an obstacle course resembling the challenging terrain of the Snowy Mountains.

*note Striplings are not required to pack a horse, they just lead another horse through the course

Bareback Obstacle

Riding bareback, all competitors are to complete a course within a set time, demonstrating maximum skill, control, and manoeuvrability of their horse. Riders will then showcase a 60 second freestyle.

Cattlemen’s Jump

Striplings will navigate a bush style jumps obstacle course that may include water, ditches, logs, tyres, and hay bales up to the height of 70cm.

Whip Crack

A course will be set with a range of low, medium and high targets that’s may also be vertical or horizontal requiring precision accuracy for clean cut using a forward motion stockman’s crack with a set time limit.

Dry Work Pattern

Striplings will be provided with a pattern to ride which may consist of walk, trot & canter and manoeuvres such as spins, simple changes and rollback.