Fun horse and rider games?

Question

my sister and I our planning an annual equestrian party for everyone at our barn,and I just thought it would be fun to come up with some new and fun game for all types of riders. i would like for the games to be on horse back and if there is a neat game that incorporates bare-backing that would be great, since there are many riders who enjoy bare-backing. thanks for any ideas!!

Answer 1

RIDE A BUCK!!!!!

put a dollar bill in between your legs when riding bare back who ever looses the dollar last gets all the money or you dont have to play with money but that isn't nearly as fun

Answer 2

Ride a Buck is bareback. You put a dollar under your calf and someone calls out different gaits. Last one with a dollar wins everything.

Chase Me Charlie for jumpers. You set up a single fence at a low height and have everyone jump it. If the knock the rail they are out. Once everyone has cleared a height move it up by 3 inches. The start height varies by the experience of riders. There is no need to start at 2 foot if everyone jump like 3'6". Pick an easy but resonable start height. You keep raising the jump till one person is left.

Barrel jump. You need 4 barrels (that are safe to jump). The blue barrels work best. Line four up on their side and jump them. If someone raps a barrel or has a refual/run out they are out. Once every one clear it then take a barrel away. If you get down to one barrel then set it upright. If people still get over it then set up two upright ones in a line about 2-3 strides apart. If people still make it then you have some amazing riders. Continue to set up the barrels a couple strides apart. If people are still making it then only put one stride in between them.

Bareback Equitation. Who looks good riding bareback? Have a trainer judge.

Answer 3

theres a book for games if i think of what it is called i will post it

there is one game um you ride to the center get off put your head to the bat and spin around 6 times and then run back and who ever gets the best time wins

Answer 4

Go to this website http://www.ponyclub.org/ on the top there is a blue bar with links, click on publications, a drop down menu will appear click on rulebooks. Find the G section and click Games Rulebook. This is filled with descriptions and pictures of how to play what are called mounted games. These are english games used by both pony club and MGAA like clubs for competion. They are very different from regular western games. They are team games, played at a very fast pace, they are quite fun. Take a few minutes look through the document and pick some easy but fun ones.

good luck

Answer 5

i hosted 1 of these once! soo much fun!

ok heres some that i did

*red light green light

*balancing a grape on a spoon relay races(if u drop the grape you start over)

*who can tack up thier horse the fastest

*who can muck thier horses stall the fastest

*have a "show" and have the parents be the judge (or someone else... perhaps a riding instructor)

*bare back races

*who can go from a canter DIRECTLY to a halt (or any other gait of your choice)

*costume contest

*stacking haybales the highest w/ out it falling over

*braiding mane/tail and adding ribbons (before the "show")

these are all really fun games and i had others but i cant remember them now...good luck and have fun with your barn girls!

Answer 6

Have you heard of the keyhole race? Thats personally one of my favorites... Its where there is a big keyhole drawn on the ground (big enough for a horse to run in, turn around, tightly, and run back out again), the idea behind this game is that riders take it in turn to ride their horse as fast as they can into the keyhole, turn around and run back out... the horse is not allowed to step outside of the keyhole and the person who does it the fastest wins.

http://www.appaloosamuseum.org/cms/img/i...

heres a video of somone doing the keyhole race

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd4xVLLiK...

Answer 7

well when i throw a barn party i always play spoon and egg its were you take a spoon and put the egg in thespoon and try to ballence the egg[ as your walking troting or galloping] and if the egg falls out your out winner gets to egg the person of his or he choice.

construction rap- you pair up take a peice construction rap and one person calls out a gait and if your rap brakes your out winner's get to pick the next game

hunters ball- it is were you hide likesome money of a nice gift put clues around your stabbles ground  and wich team finds the $ or gift keeps it

hope i helped :D