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Colt Starting Challenge
Farmington, IA
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 Chris
competed in a Colt Starting Challenge against 9 other trainers on May
30-31, 2009 at the River Valley Lodge and Campground in Farmington,
IA. Each trainer drew a number to determine the 4-year-old mare they
would train in just 3.5 hours. Chris drew a Sun Frost filly that had a
lot of spunk, buck, kick and attitude. She was one he would have
wanted to really take his time with. She did really well for him and
completed the obstacle course with ease with the exception of one
obstacle he didn't even try: the raccoon in the live trap under a
cloth. Most broke horses wouldn't have done some of the obstacles! She
ended up taking the saddle nicely, bending at the poll to back up and
took to the tarp, flags and bull whip like a pro. Considering the
difficulty of the colt Chris drew - he did a great job. Thank you to
everyone who supported him at the event! 
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Ravenwood Fall Festival
Cowboy Race
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August 11, 2007 |
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 Chris
French, of Rafter CF
Training Mule Company, was in the Ravenwood Fall Festival 2007 Cowboy Race on
August 11th. There were 19 entries and we were the only mule entered.
Chris rode Skipper and did really well. They ran all 19 contestants
and had 5 judges. 10 points were based on speed with the rest of the
points on horsemanship and how the animal completed each obstacle.
Chris tied for 2nd in that round but got 3rd because the horse’s time
was faster. The top 7 qualified for a second round and they drew a
wild card from the other names to be the 8th rider. This time more
points were on speed but horsemanship was still a factor.
Chris ended up 2nd overall and won the Ravenwood Fall Festival 2007
Cowboy Race Reserve Champion breast collar and $90. We were very proud
of Skipper. He just does everything so nice!
The crowd was amazed to see a mule do all of the obstacles so nice
and that a mule can actually run!!! It was a great day and Chris and
Skipper had fun!
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Rafter CF Training Mule Company
3105 Forest Ave
Bedford, IA 50833
RafterCFTraining@yahoo.com
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