Two (2) minute time limit

1. A four (4) to five (5) man team, including a roper, two flankers, a brander, and two herd holders. (If the team does not have enough members to have herd holders, they may ask for help from another team.
2. A herd of cows and calves weighing no more than 350 pounds are held behind a line 60 feet from the end of the arena by the herd holders, who can cross the line.
3. Two (2) teams will run at the same time.
4. The ropers will start together. Time begins when they cross the line. Without loping into the herd, they will have two (2) minutes to drag two (2) calves each, allowing all the loops they need. CALVES ARE TO BE ROPED BY THE HEELS ONLY.
5. The ropers may not rope outside the line. Roping outside the line will result in 30 second penalty.
6. The flankers may not touch the calf until the calf is entirely dragged across the line. To do so will result in 30 second penalty. After the calf is flat on its side and the rope removed, the branding iron is removed from the bucket, the calf branded on its ribs on either side, and the iron returned to the bucket after branding each calf. Time stops when branding iron is in the bucket after the second calf.
7. After a calf has been branded, he must return to the herd before he can be roped again. If two calves are roped and dragged to the fire, one of them must be released and allowed to return to the herd.
8. A 30 second penalty will be assessed for the horse moving out (loping - either in the herd or dragging calves).