Games Play
Ball & Bucket Race
Ball & Cone Race
Ball & Racket Race
Balloon Race
Bending Race
Bottle Race
The Canadian Race
Carton Race
Egg & Racquet Race
Fishing Race
Five Flag Race
Golf Ball & Spoon
Hi-Low Race
Housewife Scurry
Hula-hoop Race
Hurdle Race
Litter Race
Mug Race
Mug Shuffle
Needle & Thread
Old Sock Race
Pony Club Race
Pony Express Race
Postman's Chase
Potato Race
Pyramid Race
Ring Race
Rope Race
Sack Race
Spillers Pole Race
Stepping Stone Dash
Sword Race
Tack Shop Race
Three-Legged Race
Tool Box Race
Two-Flag Race
Three-Mug Race
Windsor Castle
United
States Pony Clubs
4041 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511-8462
Phone: (859) 254-7669
Fax: (859) 233-4652 |
Skills Needed: Control
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Equipment Required: |
- Needle (Wooden dowel, 10" long, 1"
diameter with four 1/2 " holes drilled, starting 1" from the end allowing
1/2" between each hole). The needle should be taped (with 2" masking
tape) to a bending pole in place on Line B. See Appendix D in the USPC Games Rule Book for
a diagram on attaching the needle to the bending pole. All needle holders in all lanes
should be pointed in the same direction at the start of the game. It does not matter
if they are pointing in the same direction at the end of the game.
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- Four pieces of thread ( 18" cotton
shoelaces, knotted on one end. The laces should be thick enough to tie a half inch knot in
them and still leave enough thread to be threaded easily through the needle.)
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Game Setup:
Place a bending pole on
Line B. Attach the needle to the bending pole as shown in the diagram in the Appendix D in
the USPC Games Rule Book
. Each rider should start with one thread in hand. Riders 1 & 3 begin behind Line A.
Riders 2 & 4 begin behind Line C. Riders 3 & 4 must begin the race
behind the 6-yard line.
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Game Play:
The first and third riders of each team begin the game mounted and carrying a thread
behind Line A. The second and fourth riders of each team begin the game mounted and
carrying a thread behind Line C. On the signal to start, the first rider on each team
rides to the bending pole on Line B; threads the needle and gallops on, crossing Line C.
The second, third and fourth riders of each team will similarly each complete the course,
up and down the arena in succession. The winning team will be the one whose fourth rider
is first to cross the finish line mounted and whose team has successfully threaded the
needle four times. A successfully threaded needle means that the thread ends must be on
each side of the needle - folding or bunching the thread is not allowed.
Correction rules:
If the rider drops the
thread, he may pick it up mounted or unmounted.
Each rider must thread his
thread while MOUNTED.
If the bending pole is
knocked over, the rider must reset the pole, the needle, and the threads already threaded
by previous riders. This may be done mounted or unmounted.
Special Tips:
Remember the holding
area line (6-yard line) is six yards from Line A and Line C. During the playing of
the games only the next rider out may be in front of this line. All others must be
behind it in the holding area. If there are more than one outgoing rider in front of
the 6-yard line, the team will be eliminated for that game.
Riders should thread
the needle starting at the bottom and working their way to the top. This way the
threads already threaded in the needle will not get in the way of the next riders.
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