Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge by cn_spots

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Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge

Postby cn_spots » Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:19 am

Welcome to Cottonwood's Extreme Trail Challenge!
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The objective in an Extreme Trail Challenge is to take your horse through a series of obstacles, laid out on a course, to demonstrate your partnership with your horse by completing each obstacle willingly and swiftly.
Obstacles and courses will be in the next post.
Entering
You will be using 1-2 horses for this challenge. The first round you use your own horse, if you make to the top ten finals you will be assigned a horse.

Rider order/number
1.ty_tay-1
2.SerenWish-2
3.teresa8oats-3
4.Pupstar200-4
5..FrozenFire.-5
6.Vanilla breeze-6
7. Oliviaoi-7
8. ImmyWimmy1-8
9.preppy paws-9
10.horse lover 11-10
11.sunshine8cr-11
12.Gandalf the Grey-12
13.~Country~-13
14. Lichenfeather-14
15.K-Dog-15

Judging
Judging will start 9/9/13 and end in one week (9/16/13) or earlier if everyone finishes before.
The 15 riders will fill out this form and requirements. The top ten will move on to the finals.
Each rider needs a story and/or art or mix about two of the following
-Selecting your horse
-Riding one the obstacles
-something gone wrong on the trail
-your horse's fear on the trail

Digital or traditional art are both fine.
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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Horses name and link:[/b]
[b]Rider number:[/b]
[b]Entry 1:[/b]
[b]Entry 2:[/b]


Top Ten Finalists
Finals will not start until the top ten are picked, PMed and date is posted.
Username/rider number
*these are not order of placing*
they are by Rider order number
1.ty_tay-1
2.SerenWish-2
3.teresa8oats-3
4..FrozenFire.-5
5.ImmyWimmy1-8
6.sunshine8cr-11
7.Gandalf the Grey-12
8.~Country~-13
9.Lichenfeather-14
10.K-Dog-15

These top ten riders will be assigned a horse, but each horse has a vice or fear that shows it self on the trail, how will they deal with it?
Each rider with need to make a story and/or art or mix of riding the whole course, aka all the obstacles.
Digital or traditional art are both fine.
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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Rider number:[/b]
[b]Assigned horse name and link:[/b]
[b]Entry:[/b]
Last edited by cn_spots on Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:10 am, edited 19 times in total.
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Obstacles and courses

Postby cn_spots » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:50 am

First round
(15 riders)
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1. The gate-Requires mounted rider to open and close a gate. Credit can be given for positioning of Horse, opening gate and closing gate. More value can be earned by keeping hand on gate at all times.
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2.The Junk yard- Requires rider to instruct Horse to step over a series of marked logs on the “road” while ducking under branches. Credits can be given for each log stepped over. Additional values can be given for staying on the “road” and Horse lifting feet or feet position to clear logs.
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3.Move the Slicker- Requires mounted rider to enter grove of trees, pick up slicker in left hand, carry slicker around trees, and into a “chute”. Rider then backs up and around trees and hangs slicker on new tree using right hand. Credit is given for touching, lifting, carrying slicker in hand or across saddle, backing, and hanging it back up. Additional credit may be given for backing around trees into position and pulling slicker over Horse to hang with right hand.
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4.The Mail Dragon- Requires mounted rider to pick up saddlebag hanging on a dead tree, carry the bag to the mailbox, extract a piece of paper and place a new paper in the bag, and return bag to branch. Extra value can be given for laying the saddlebag over saddle
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5. The Bridge- Horse and rider must cross calmly cross a moving bridge with no side railing
Final Round
(10 riders)
sorry no details, that's your job (;
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1. Cross the river
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2. Step up
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3. Down the slope
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4. Pull the tarp
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5. Over the jump
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6. Horse wash
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7. Tunnel Trouble
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Prizes and Placings

Postby cn_spots » Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:00 am

Prizes
15-11
One Free Breeding
10-6
Two free breeding's and keep your horse
5-1
5-Neck rosette on your horse, 1 free custom, three free breeding's and keep your horse.
4-Neck rosette on your horse, 1 free custom with line edits, three free breeding's and keep your horse.
3-Neck rosette on your horse, 1 free custom with accessories, three free breeding's and keep your horse.
2-Neck rosette on your horse, 2 free customs with line edits or accessories, three free breeding's and keep your horse.
1-Neck rosette on your horse, custom family or 3 free customs with line edits and accessories, three free breeding's and keep your horse.

Placings:
15-11*
These riders completed the first forms
Pupstar200- 1 free breeding
Vanilla breeze- 1 free breeding
preppy paws- 1 free breeding
10-6*
These riders made it to the top ten
sunshine8cr- 2 free breedings, but Im revoking your horse because you did not use him/her
K~Dog- 2 free breedings, but Im revoking your horse because you did not use him/her
~Country~-2 free breedings, but Im revoking your horse because you did not use him/her
Gandalf the Grey- 2 free breedings, but Im revoking your horse because you did not use him/her
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5th- Lichenfeather
Thankyou fro puttung the effort into your form and trying to finish it <3
4th- teresa8oats
Your stories were great and your art was good! I only would have liked to see a different pose or larger image for the horse.
3rd- SerenWish
All the effort for being so busy! Stories are not generaly my favorite but you put in the detail in them to make them awesome.
2nd- .FrozenFire.
Love all the effort you put into your entry. Adding more smaller details to your art will bost your placing in other coontests.
1st- Ty_tay
Love how you used an announcer for telling the story and your use of Stilla's vice. Your art was clean and and made me laugh.
* missing riders did not post a form
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Re: Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge

Postby ty_tay » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:32 am

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Re: Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge

Postby SerenWish » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:35 am

Username: SerenWish
Horse name: Al Safi Azhar "Azhar"
Link to horse: viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1851249
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Re: Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge

Postby teresa8oats » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:43 am

Username:
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Horse name:
Secret Galaxy
(my dear trail comp trained Criollo)
Link to horse:
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Re: Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge

Postby warmblxxd » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:56 am

Username: pupstar200
Horses name and link: Calypso viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1883397
Rider number: 4
Entry 1: WIP
Entry 2: WIP
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Re: Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge

Postby .FrozenFire. » Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:27 am

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.FrozenFire.
Horse name
Blazing Little Mistake
Link to horse
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Re: Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge

Postby takara » Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:36 am

Username:Vanilla breeze
Horse name:Secret
Link to horse: viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1962816
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Re: Cottonwood: Extreme Trail Challenge

Postby horse lover 11 » Fri Sep 06, 2013 11:25 am

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