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We're going to continue our play day fun with a talk about flag race. Flag race I've seen
it played with a number of different rules, but my favorite rule would be we have a pattern
set up with barrel on the left side and the right side and a third one just as cloverleaf.
Where we're going to pick up the flag on one side, have to go around, not circling, but
just on the other side of the center of far barrel. And then we need to stick it or plant
it in the bucket of sand on the other barrel. The importance of succeeding in the flag race
is to not only have the high speed that brings you to a good time, but the accuracy and the
ability to really plant that flag. I've seen many a good high school rodeo and other play
day people succeed with the fastest time and the best accuracy when we use the skill of
treating the flag much like you would a dart. So our riders going to pick this flag up out
of one bucket of sand, hold it, get it in a dart position. Have it way far in front
of them as their eyes are up and they go past the second barrel with the sand where they
need to stick it. They plant that as the horse moves, they begin to let go, and that's your
most successful attempt at making sure that you stick the flag. Obviously if we don't
get the flag in there, then this rider's not going to take anything home because it will
be a disqualification. So she's going to show us how she's going to stick that flag as you
goes around, comes to her barrel with the sand bucket, and then let it go behind her
as she lets go. Accuracy is more important than speed, I've seen a lot of riders go on
to do a really good time just by being sure that they get that flag into the sand.