Ravenwood Fall Festival Cowboy Race

August 11, 2007

Chris French, of Rafter CF Training, 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!

Rafter CF Training Mule Company
3105 Forest Ave
Bedford, IA 50833
RafterCFTraining@yahoo.com