2025 WEANLING CHALLENGE
New Format, New Prize, Lots of Fun!
Attendee Information: The arena is not heated so please dress appropriately and bring a blanket to sit on the bleachers. Also, there will not be a concession or food truck on-site so please bring your own lunch and snacks. Bathrooms are available in the barn as well as a port a potty on site. No DOGS allowed.
2025 Competitors
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Adult Division
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Youth Division
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This is a friendly contest aimed at giving youth and adults an opportunity to grow as a horse trainer. Successful applicants will have 2 (two) randomly drawn Rocking Heart Ranch weanlings loaded into their horse trailer for approximately three weeks of halter training at the applicant’s home. The training must be completed with a partner that is also part of the competition. The event will showcase the training accomplished by each pair of trainers and their equine partner with an aggregate score of the duo compiled to determine the winner of the challenge.
- The competition will be held at the Rocking Heart Ranch Arena on October 25, 2025.
- Each competitor will be given 8 minutes to complete an obstacle course with mandatory elements such as being able to lead at a walk & trot, back up, trailer load, pick up feet, deworm, tie up, and body tap all over. The basics we look for in a halter broke horse.
- The course will consist of obstacles like walking over poles, loading in a trailer, and walking across a tarp just to name a few.
- A separate freestyle component of 3 minutes will be given to each competitor and this class will run after all horses have completed their mandatory routine.
- Extra props will be allowed for Freestyle as long as they are deemed to be safe and cleared with Rocking Heart Ranch.
- Prizes for 2025 include
- Grand Champion- Adult and Youth Division- Cash Prize of $100 per person.
- Reserve Champion- Adult and Youth Division-Cash prize of $75 per person.
- Runner Up- Adult and Youth Division- Tack Gift Baskets
- Overall High Point Earner- Belt Buckle
- New for 2025- BEST COSTUME- with the horses being named after places people would like to vacation to this year, we thought it would be fun to give a prize away for the best costume between horse and rider that is based upon the weanling's barn name.- Tack Gift Basket
- Each trainer will be paid $300 for their time with 50% being paid at pick up and 50% being paid upon completion of the challenge.