at the opposite end of the arena with a two (2) minute time
limit.
a) The judge calls the assigned collar colour (or number)
as the NOSE of the first horse crosses the start/foul
line
b) A run commences timing when the NOSE of the first of
the three (3) horses crosses the start/foul line
c) Within a two (2) minute time limit, a team (3 riders) will
attempt to cut from the mob and pen three (3) head of
cattle with the assigned collar colour (or number). A
warning bell is issued with thirty (30) seconds
remaining on the run.
d) A team can only call for time ONCE.
e) To call for time, one (1) rider ONLY must come to a
STOP and STAND in the gateway of the pen – with a
minimum of the horse‟s nose to a maximum of a
vertical line at the horse‟s chest in the pen gate, and
raise his/her hand when all or some of the assigned
cattle are penned. The remaining two (2) riders must
be on the pen side of the start/foul line, and ALL nonpenned cattle must be on the mob side of the of the
start/foul line.
f) A team can call for time with only one (1) or two (2) of
the assigned cattle penned – however, teams penning
three (3) head of cattle will place higher than those
penning two (2) head, and two (2) head will place
higher than teams penning one (1) head – regardless
of the tim