Figure Eight Stake Race

Course shall be set up with two stakes 100 feet apart. The stakes shall be set on top of the ground, 6 feet height and with a base approximately 14 inches in diameter. Two additional stakes are placed 20 feet apart in the center of the arena to constitute a start\finish line as indicated in the diagram. Each contestant shall be entitled to a running start. Horse shall go between the center stakes, make a turn in either direction around an end stake, pass back through the center stakes, make a turn in the opposite direction around the other end stake and then back through the center stakes to finish. Knocking over sakes or touching stake with hand in an attempt to prevent it from tipping over will result in a 5 second penalty per stake.