Chapter 210: Pile Race and Barrel Race
"Sister Fei Lengcui, you're here, it's time to go to Natasha's competition, what kind of competition is the pile piercing competition, can Natasha do it?" After Gao Xi saw Fei Lengcui coming over, he asked excitedly, I watched the game before, purely to watch the excitement, because there was no one to support, but this time it was different, Natasha was her own person, she must be cheering for her, even if the final result was not good, it didn't matter, anyway, Natasha herself said that this time it was about participation, and it was an honor to be lucky enough to enter the finals, You must know that the participants of this competition are selected from many countries around the world through multiple preliminaries. &{}
There are a lot more places in the United States, but even so, there are many states in the United States, and there are many different towns in each state, and everyone is competing for places, but it's not for you, Natasha can win this final spot, and she has walked all the way through the corpse of the preliminaries.
"In fact, this pile race is also a kind of time trial competition. Horses and riders are required to curve around six piles at the fastest possible speed, with a spacing of 21 feet, or what you often call six meters four. First of all, after crossing the timekeeping line, run to the farthest pile, go around the slot-of-eight curve to the nearest stake to the timekeeping line, then turn the first pile, then go back to the farthest pile in a figure-eight curve, and then rush back to the timekeeping line at full speed. It sounds like an easy process, but because it's a time trial, it doesn't require difficulty, the key is to see the combination of speed and skill. Fei Lengcui explained to Gao Xi: "Natasha, this kid is still very good, if you are lucky, you should still have a chance to win a third or fourth place, if you are unlucky, you will not get a place." ”
The so-called luck does not need to be explained by Fei Lengcui. Gaucy himself can understand, for example, that an opponent is disqualified for fouling, or that cheating is disqualified. Or maybe the horse stumbles during the race, etc., and you have a good ride. That's luck.
This kind of time trial is really so small that even a small stumble can make a huge difference in the final result.
Because of this, to some extent, this is really a game of luck and skill, and luck has to take the lion's shoulder.
At the beginning of the race, it also confirmed Gausai's idea, someone really had to ride, and suddenly the horse stumbled. The horse fell to the ground, and the man was thrown out.
What's even more outrageous is that someone's horse doesn't know if it has eaten something wrong, and it wilts and has no energy when it comes out, and after a few cangs, it actually lies directly on the ground and refuses to leave.
No matter how much the cowboy tried to get it, it was useless, and the cowboy was so anxious that he cried.
I really cried.
If you think about it, it's very likely that these people spend most of the year training and training horses, and when it comes to the moment of the race, can they not cry?
If it's a loss to an opponent, that's fine. But such an unjust failure is really annoying. At this time, Gosse thought of Clement and Natasha's actions before, and the two of them refused to let others take care of their horses. Instead, they have been taking care of themselves and feeding the food they bring from home, which is really a safe and proper way.
Of course, there are people who really make mistakes, but there are not so many, so Natasha's luck is not as good as expected. However, her skills were a dazzle for Gao Xi, and they were much better than he had imagined. When the time was finally counted, she was in sixth place, out of so many people who competed. It's also very good, but it has nothing to do with the bonus.
If she's lucky. Maybe you can really get the top three, so you can get a little bit of a bonus.
But then again. She is not short of those bonuses, just like Fei Lengcui said, Natasha's dream is to become a lawyer, so she was admitted to the law department of Harvard University, and she will definitely strive for her ideals in the future, as for today's competition, it may become a very important part of her life, and it may be unforgettable for a lifetime.
After the pile-piercing race, there were several more races that were very closely related to the work of the farm. One of the most impressive was a team competition, called Wai Niu.
Not to mention that Gao Xi had never heard of this competition, even Fei Lengcui was very unfamiliar with it, saying that it might be a competition that has been appearing recently. But there is no doubt that this event is very interesting and exciting.
Four cowboys no one rides a horse, in the middle is a crazy cow, not allowed to use a leash, and then find a way to subdue the cow is considered a success, of course, the modern tool of the anesthetic gun is not allowed, at most the whip is used, but not to hit the cow, otherwise it is a loss, which is said to reflect the humanitarian care for the animal.
There is another project that is even more terrifying, and that is riding a bison without a saddle.
The previous riding of the wild horse and the bison still had a saddle, and at least there was a place for your hands to hold onto, but this time it was different, the cow was empty, and the only thing you could rely on was the strength of your legs and hands to make sure you didn't fall off the cow.
This thing is the real madness, it's much more difficult than before, the bull is stronger than the horse, and the person really feels like a boat on the sea in a storm, the bump, and everyone is scared to watch, let alone the people who participate in the race.
From time to time in this process, there will be screams, and people who don't know think they are watching some horror movie.
Gossi calculated that the person who spent the shortest time on the back of the ox barely lasted more than two seconds, and that the rider was thrown out as soon as the ox left the pen.
Most of the people landed at the time of seven or eight seconds, and only a few strong people showed their unparalleled cattle taming skills, which made Gao Xi also exclaim, he suddenly felt as if he was back when he was a child, when he stood on the playground and saw his classmates running on the field, he would shout hoarsely, which was really a joy.
"It's so exciting from his mother, I don't know when I'll be able to see such a game in our country, tsk." Liu Xiaogang almost fell directly into the competition venue from the stands, because they were in a better viewing position, closer to the arena, originally stained with the light of Okocha and Fei Lengcui, but I didn't expect it to become a double-edged sword, Liu Xiaogang, this guy, no matter how good it is, can make him make trouble.
"Yes, only in the United States can you feel that equestrian culture has permeated everyone, while in China, the main emphasis is on agriculture rather than animal husbandry, so the awareness of equestrian sports is still relatively weak. As early as 2004, there were professional competitive cowboys from all continents in the United States to show this exciting western American sport in front of the Chinese people. "Gao Xi can also be regarded as learning and using, these things are all learned from Fei Lengcui.
"You guy, don't show off what you learned from Fei Lengcui, I'm blushing for you, since you're so good, tell me what this next barrel race means?" Liu Xiaogang glanced at Gao Xi with disdain and asked.
Only then did Gao Xi notice that the next race was the barrel race, but this was also divided into women's and men's competitions, which was a bit similar to the Olympic competition.
"Cut, what's so hard about it, the most beautiful and relaxed feature of the Barrel Equestrian Race is the most beautiful and relaxed feature of the shepherd's athletic event, where the participant, dressed as a western cowboy, steers his horse on a field the size of half a football field, and goes around the three oil drums in the form of alfalfa leaves in the field as fast as possible, and the one who takes the least time wins. Riders need to give full play to their excellent riding skills, buy time while ensuring that they do not knock over the barrel, and show the horse's equestrian skills such as stopping, turning, sprinting, contraction, and stretching in an instant, which is also one of the most popular equestrian sports in the world. Gao Xixin said that this Liu Xiaogang is really right, it just so happens that he has asked Fei Lengcui about these concepts, and he will not be asked.
"Gotta get it, count yourself awesome, look at it, first of all, the women's barrel race, this is the competition that your little cutie Clement is going to participate in, you have to work harder." Liu Xiaogang will also divert the topic, and when he saw that Gao Xi answered his question, he simply led the topic elsewhere, but this is really what Gao Xi is more interested in.
Because there is Clement in the women's barrel race.
And, of course, Haruhi Suzumiya, that is, Clemente's mare.
Strictly speaking, Gao Sai is only more familiar with Suzumiya Haruhi than with Clement, because since he met Suzumiya Haruhi, as long as he is on the ranch, he will prepare a fairy fruit for Suzumiya Haruhi, this proud queen of Mali, in the past, would rather starve to death, but also eat elf fruit before eating other things, unless Gao Xi is not in the ranch.
"I've heard that most of the people who participate in barrel races ride quart horses, but Clement's horse shouldn't be a quart horse, right?" Liu Xiaogang has had a lot of contact with the people on the ranch these days, and he even knows what horses and what horses, which is really not easy.
"Yes, Haruhi Suzumiya is much more expensive than most of the Quarter horses. However, there is no special breed of barrel horse, regardless of size or height, and the important reference is the horse's body structure, such as the strong waist and shoulders, as well as the strong front and rear limb joints. Many people think that barrel horses are the best age after the age of four, but in the United States there are often horses that are still racing in their teens. (To be continued) >