Ranch Sorting

Philip Holliday looks at how despite ranch sorting being one of the most recent additions to the ranch disciplines, it has increased in popularity

In America, the discipline of ranch sorting is heading towards being a specialist discipline all of its own. Not surprising given that this team event showcases horse and rider working on a knife-edge between success and failure, and it can be quite a spectacle.

The time allocated for a go-round is just one and a half minutes, and you have to shift to ge…