Ohio Valley Team Penning Association
Join OVTPA at One of Their Six Shows in 2022 PRESIDENT, John May VICE PRESIDENT, Beth Moss SECRETARY, Sue Mangus TREASURER, Debra Lyons EMAIL, ovtpasecretary@gmail.com Find Us on Facebook
by Jennifer Radcliff Have you ever sat on the back of your horse thinking, “I wonder if my horse likes cows?” Maybe you recall the person that sold you the horse saying, “She is great on a cow! or He loves cows.” Maybe your horse shares a round bale with a few cows. Well, if you want to find out and test your ‘cow skills’ come join us at one of our six summer shows.
Ohio Valley Team Penning Association was established in 1990 and has classes specifically for ‘beginners’ up to a class featuring our ‘elite’ riders. If you can trot and count to 10 at the same time you should be able to do this. We feature six classes: The Elite Class for upper-level riders, the Open Class open to all levels, the #4 Class which is our beginner class, the #8 Class the Youth Class and finally the Western Heritage Class. How does it work? You and a partner have 60 seconds to sort 10 cows in order. The team with the most cows and the fastest time wins prizes or added monies. Seem easy? Well, if the wrong cow gets passed you, your ride is over. Each class has a five ride limit. Our first show is April 23 starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Treharne Training Center in
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Negley, Ohio, off Fredericktown/ Clarkson Road. (Eastern Edge of Ohio in Columbiana County.) Other show dates include May 21, June 11, July 16, Aug. 20, and Sept. 17. Points are awarded and accumulated. We end the year with a banquet to award the top five in each division. Check us out on Facebook
and look for our show flyer. Consider being a sponsor. Come as a guest and watch. If you have any questions, please email us at the email provided. It’s spring, dust your horse off and come to our first show in April. Western tack and a western collared shirt is required. Ride safe!
The Corzatt family owns and operates the Cowboy Perseverance Ranch (CPR) in Marengo, Ohio. CPR is a faith based operation and our mission is to build a strong foundation and relationship with our training horses and students. We are blessed to be able to provide western horsemanship lessons infused with biblical scripture to students of all ages. One student has described her time here as “CPR for the soul!” Visit our website at www.cpranch. wixsite.com/home or follow us on Facebook.
Is your 2022 Show listed in the Corral Calendar? Send your event to michelle@thehorsemenscorral.com and we’ll list it in the Corral Calendar for Free! April 2022
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