Wellington, CO--The Ranch Sorting National Championships just finished their National Finals in Ponca City, Oklahoma and it was a Smashing success with 3,289 Ranch Sorting teams competing for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The event started on Monday, June 8th and finished on Saturday, June 13th with 500 to 600 teams competing each day.There were 21 states represented including contestants from as far away as California, Florida and Wisconsin.
One of the highlights of the event was the State Extravaganza which was a competition to award the top contestants from each State. These top State contestants made up 6 State teams and went head to head with 13 States for 6 Vinton Saddles and the pride of being the Best Ranch Sorting State in the United States!
After the 1st round it was narrowed down to Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska.After the final round there was a tie between Arkansas and Missouri so a tie breaker run off was established and Missouri took home the honors and 6 brand new Vinton Saddles!Congratulations Missouri!
