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Team Penning Event Provided Excitement and Family Entertainment

PostDateIconSunday, June 13, 2010 at 18:01 | PostAuthorIconWritten by Marla Smith | Print | E-mail

P.D. Shelton aboard Little Merada Keota

The Celebration City Classic Team Penning Event held in Shelbyville at the Clearview Horse Farm Arena this weekend provided excitement and entertainment as the horses and riders sped to sort their cows from the herd and to keep other cows from escaping the herd.

P.D. Shelton (Fayetteville, TN), organizer of the event, won the Open class along with his two other team members.

Mr. Shelton stated in a brief interview that he is hoping to spark interest and participation in team penning in the Middle Tennessee area.  He added that this is the 4th team penning event held in the area in the last two years.

The event was well- attended, was also well-organized, and just plain fun to watch. There were classes for young and old, as well as experienced and inexperienced riders.

Horse Lover staff realized that team penning resembles cutting and asked Mr. Shelton about the type of horses used. He said that most of the horses were cutting horse rejects. He added that the horses usually were rejected as cutters because they had too much speed for cutting. The horses’ speed just fits the team penning sport!

Judge Kenny Davis (Houston, Mississippi) kept the classes moving with his watchful eye on both the teams and the cows.
 
Event Judge Kenny Davis of Houston, Mississippi

Mr. Davis said that this show was held as part of the Dixie Region Team Penning Association but was also sanctioned by the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA). Mr. Davis added that another team penning show in the area would be held July 23-25 in Tunica, Mississippi.
Phil Shelton and Snorty
 
Phil Shelton won the #7  along with his team members Jimmy Hamm and Eddie Thornton.  
 
Contact P. D. Shelton at 931-703-2879 if you would like to have more information on upcoming team penning events. Also check out the Dixie Region Website at the following Web address:   http://www.drtpa.com/ .

The USTPA Web address is as follows:  http://www.ustpa.com/ .

Contact Alan Key (901-634-3675 for information about an upcoming team penning event in Middleton, TN June 19 to be held at the K-Bar Ranch and Arena.

 

Last Updated (Monday, June 14, 2010 at 15:29)

 
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