OVTPA - Divisions

OVTPA has divisions based on horsemanship and skill. Novice, Intermediate, ProAM (Pro amateur), and Open. Each Rider has a individual ranking and each team has a team ranking which is the total of the individual riders making up the team. Novice is ranked 1 and 2, Intermediates are ranked 3,4 and Advanced are 5 and 6. So for an example if an Open team of 3 members has two riders are ranked 6 and one rider is ranked 4 their team total is 16. Each new member will rank themselves on the membership form then they are evaluated over the next couple of penning by the directors and officers to approve the ranking or resign a ranking.

 

OVTPA classes are as follows:

2 Man Ranch Sorting
This class has a #7 Incentive. 2 Riders compete in a 2 connecting round pens sorting the cattle from one pen from the other. The team which completes this task the fastest in order of numbers wins.
 
Open 3 Head Penning
This class has a #12 Incentive. 3 Riders compete in the open arena, cutting out and driving their 3 cows into the pen. The top 10 come back in this class.
 
#11 3 Head Penning
3 Riders compete in the open arena, cutting out and driving their 3 cows into the pen. The top 10 come back in this class. The Riders combine ratings must be less than 11 to compete in this class.
 
#9 3 Head Penning
3 Riders compete in the open arena, cutting out and driving their 3 cows into the pen. The top 10 come back in this class. The Riders combine ratings must be less than 9 to compete in this class, with an individual rating cap of 4.
 
#5 3 Head Penning
3 Riders compete in the open arena, cutting out and driving their 3 cows into the pen. The Riders combine ratings must be less than 5 to compete in this class, with an individual rating cap of 2.