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Rope and tie

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Rope and tie

In the rope and tie event, the competitor has to lasso a calf and then throw it to the ground. Here Mike Sanderson is just dismounting, so he can race to the calf. He was competing at the national finals at Millers Flat in March 2007.

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Jock Phillips, Rural recreation – Rural horse sports, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17706/rope-and-tie (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.