Lance Games

One at a time, competitors will demonstrate horsemanship to the assembled judges:

Demonstrate your precision picking up a ring:

• As a joust training exercise, the ring stand will be placed over at tilt barrier, so all riders will need to carry their lance in their right hand to retreive the a ring on their left side.
• The ring stand will have three rings on it. Riders should take three passes: retrieve the lowest (and nearest) ring first, the middle ring second, and the highest (and furthest away) ring third.
• After retrieving each ring, riders should place it in the bucket provided, and proceed to their next pass.

Show your precision and follow-through striking the quintain

• The quintain will be on an open field, riders may strike at any angle
• Each rider will get three passes.
• The quintain has a horseshoe in the center of the target, impress the judges by striking directly withing the horseshoe.

Show your precision and adaptability striking heads at 3 heights (open field)

Return your lance, thank the judges and crew and exit the field.