Cattle Events

FAQ

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧'𝙨 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚?
Single Cow and Cutting on Mondays. Ranch Sorting on Wednesdays. Various events on Fridays (see flier). If there is a Barrel Race on Friday, the cattle event is typically moved to the Saturday night.

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩?
The first herd arrives mid-May. Session #1 (Herd #1) will start on Monday, May 20th, and run for four weeks. Remember, the cattle sessions do not follow a calendar month. They follow when a new herd arrives.

𝘿𝙤 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙋𝙍𝘿𝘾/𝙋𝙅𝙍𝘾 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧?
Yes, cattle events are member only. Head over to www.PetalumaRidingClub.com and click on "join now". Get your application in by the next Board Meeting and plan to attend the General Meeting that month to get voted in. This is for senior members. Junior members need to visit: https://sites.google.com/.../petaluma-junior-riding.../home   You can also join at an event and become a provisional member to participate that night, but need to then go to a General Meeting to get voted in. 

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙡 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩?

If there is a barrel race on a Friday night, Penning is moved to Saturday that week.

𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚. 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙?
Just come on out! More experienced riders are always on hand to offer advice. Just ask! For Ranch Sorting, feel free to ask more advanced riders to partner with you for your run.

𝙄 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 (𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚). 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚?
Yes! All discplines and breeds of horses are welcome.

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩?

SENIORS
Session Fee Per Event - $100
Drop In Per Event - $35
Session Fee Additional Event - $50

JUNIORS
Session Fee Per Event - $85
Drop In Per Event - $30
Session Fee Additional Event - $40
8 and under - $5 a run (up to 3 runs)
Have exact payment. Cash/check.

Pay an additional session fee to ride all four nights in an additional event, or pay a total of three sessions fees to ride all three nights. Or pay an additional session fee to double the runs for a event (ex. 6 runs in Ranch Sorting instead of 3).

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣?
Gates open at 5pm. Activity starts at 6pm.

𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙤𝙥 𝙄𝙣 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚?
No, you are not able to go back and switch to a Session Fee.

𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬?
Food will be available for purchase on Wednesday nights (hot dog cart!). Fridays with roping often have food available for purchase. Fees and schedule are subject to change.