ANN EDALL-ROBSON

The Timer Started

1/7/2017

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Sacha Black has definitely thrown down the gauntlet with Writespiration 2017. Over 52 weeks, there will be 52 challenges. The result of each week's prompt is to create a story in 52 words - no more, no less.  The brain has been diverted to scramble mode. 

This week's prompt required the use of the phrase "the timer started". Thoughts of everything from writing test papers, baking a cake and other wacky topics finally had me wander down the trail of comfort. Well, comfortable until my word count hit the magic number and I didn't feel like I was quite done.

Cattle penning is a competitive equine sport that requires the skill of three mounted riders to attain the goal of sorting three cows, with the same number, from a herd of thirty, and put them into a pen at the other end of the arena, in the least amount of time, and under the designated time limit. 

Participating is exciting. Spectating, has been likened to watching paint dry, if you don't know the rules or the players. 
Picture

“Riders are you ready?”
“Flag’s Up.”
The judge’s arm dropped and the timer started the clock. 
“Number 9.”
Three riders on horseback. Thirty head of cattle. One pen. Sort three cows with the same number. Drive them into the in the pen in the least amount of time.
“Time.”
The clock stops.

Ann Edall-Robson
Author, Photographer, Lover of Life
4 Comments
Sacha
1/10/2017 01:53:28 am

Hi Ann, thanks so much for joining in, cracking entry. I knew about sheep herding as a sport with Collie dogs, but had no idea cattle herding was a sport too. Learn something every day :D

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Ann Edall-Robson link
1/10/2017 07:12:43 am

It's a popular sport in Canada and the USA. Lucrative, as well, with some going at it as a full time job.

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Charli Mills
1/11/2017 01:07:25 am

Great pacing, Ann! It matches up with the event itself.

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Ann Edall-Robson link
1/11/2017 07:47:52 am

Thank Charli. Slow paced and fast paced, it is quite an event to watch.

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