Cattle Penning

TEphotos

I joined the board a few months back but never really had the time to post anything... So now that things are starting to slow down a bit, I thought that I would post a few photos. This summer I started shooting "Cattle Penning" for a good friend/client of mine. What an amazing sport to photograph. C&C welcome!!

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photodad1

Great photo. Thanks for sharing.

M38A1

Interesting shot....

Can you tell us the concept behind the sport of penning? I see they all have numbers so do you draw a number and have to cull that out to a certain place? I'm curious about it.

Snowgirl

Tanya's a friend so I'm sure she won't mind if I explain for her...

There is a herd of cattle at one end of the pen, each wearing - as you saw - a number. There will be several #1s, #2s, #3s etc.

The penning team (3 people on horseback) stand behind 'the line' and, when the whistle blows, the announcer tells them which numbered cattle they are after.

The object of the game is to cull the cattle wearing that number from the herd, drive them to the other end of the pen and into a fenced enclosure within a specified time limit. The more cattle you cull and get into the enclosure (the goal is 3) the faster, the better your score.

It's great fun to watch. And, after a good rain, the mud will fly in all directions (i.e. protect your gear).

You should see the little kids' classes - they're hilarious!

Snowgirl

Oh - and it's harder than it sounds. Cattle are herd animals so they are desperately trying to return to the group at every opportunity.

M38A1

Thanks for the explanation! I wasn't too far off.....

TEphotos

Thanks for explaining that I haven't been on the board for months

Sexy6Chick

It is an awesome sport for sure, would love to see more