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What is 3 Man Ranch Sorting?

The Umpqua Valley Team Penning Club (UVTPC) is located in the Roseburg area of Douglas County, Oregon. Our events are most often held at the Douglas County Fair grounds. We offer our members three man team ranch sorting competition. Our season typically starts in October and goes through April. We provide the opportunity for fun and friendly competition. With a family friendly atmosphere, we welcome anyone and everyone to join us! Riders can compete at skill levels from beginner to professional for a chance to win money, buckles and outstanding year-end prizes. We invite you to join us for a day of fun ranch sorting!

What is 3 Man Ranch Sorting?

Basically, Three Man Ranch Sorting is a fast growing, family friendly, western riding event where teams of three riders compete to move ten cows in numerical order from one end of the arena through a gate to the other end of the arena.

The cows are numbered zero to nine with large tags. A random cow's number is called, This cow is the first to be sorted out of the herd and moved through the gate.

Three riders make up a team. Rider number one sorts the called cow out of the herd. Rider number two turns back the other cows with the wrong numbers. Rider number three guards the "gate" and makes sure only the correctly numbered cow goes through the gate. The riders change positions as each cow is sorted until either all ten cows are sorted or the time limit is reached.

Rookie teams have 75 seconds to sort the cows. The Mix teams have 60 seconds to sort the cows. The team which sorts the most cows with the fastest time wins. Bring a smile and a barrel full of laughs! The cows are unpredictable and do the most hilarious antics trying to escape.