Flag Racing

Flag Racing is a rodeo and O-Mok-See event in which a horse and rider attempt to complete a pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time. The contest must deposit a flag in one bucket and remove a flag from another bucket.[1] It is a youth rodeo event for both boys and girls.

Modern event
The pattern for Flag Racing.

The National Little Britches Rodeo has both a Little Wrangler (coed ages 5-8) Flag Racing competition[2] and a Junior Boy (ages 9-13) Flag Racing competition. [3]

Rules
Flag Racing 2018 NLBRA Finals

The rider is given a flag before the start of the race. The contestant must race toward the first barrel and place the flag in the bucket. Then the contestant must race to the second barrel and remove a flag from the second bucket. Finally, the rider must race back to the finish line.

The contestant will be disqualified for any of the following:[4]

  • Knocking over a bucket or barrel
  • Dropping a flag
  • Crossing the finish line without the flag from the second bucket.

References
  1. "Junior rodeo teaches big lessons". Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. "Cinnabar Playdays youth kick up rodeo dust". Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  3. "Carter Howell wins flag racing at Little Britches national finals – Huntley Project- Online Source For Huntley Project News, Events, & Information. Worden, Ballantine, Huntley, Pompeys Pillar, MT, Montana, Red Devils, Sports". www.huntleyproject.net. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  4. "NLBRA Rulebook" (PDF).
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