Bellerophon Equine Centre

Due to a change in circumstances, our Team Penning & Arena Sorting Intro Day and Practice Day will now be held on SUNDAY 17th MAY ONLY.

We will combine the intro sessions and practice runs into one great day.

Please message Kat for your membership and information packs prior to submitting your nominations. Kat Hall

The day will begin at 10:00am, with all paperwork required to be completed with Kat before 9:30am.

We look forward to seeing you all there! 🐴

🛢️ Bellerophon Heads to the Barrel Racing Arena 🛢️

A few of our riders from Bellerophon travelled to the Sugar City Barrel Racers event last weekend. The team came home with multiple placings including 1st, 2nd and 3rd, along with several personal best performances. Most importantly, all horses and riders returned home safe after a fantastic weekend of competition.

We’re incredibly proud of how everyone rode and can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings for the team!

Kat on Funny Face & Sapphire
Haze on Chester & Thompson
Leah on Acres Stylish Kat
Amy on Tuscany
Heidi on Spice
Max on Jindy
Charlotte on Rixons Pasito and

Our Team Penning & Arena Sorting Intro & Practice Weekend is finally here — 16th & 17th May! 🤠🐄

We’re looking forward to a great weekend of learning, practice, and fun in the arena.

Please make sure to message Kat to receive your information and membership packs before the weekend. Kat Hall

If you’re planning on attending, let us know for catering numbers.

We can’t wait to see everyone there and get amongst it!

💥POSTPONED💥
Our cattlemanship and cattle handling intro clinic THIS WEEKEND 9th-10th May has been postponed due to event clashes.

This event will now be held on the 13th-14th June! This weekend event will be $75

Sorry to everyone that was making arrangements to come in this weekend.

If you have any questions please send us a message!

Thanks!
Jen & Kat

💥Not long now until our first event! 💥
All details for the event are listed below!

Get in contact with Kat for your information pack and forms!

Please see our UPDATED calendar with some new dates included!

Any questions please send us a message!

Not long now until our first intro clinic kicks off

New to the sport? What are the rules? What is the aim of the sport?
Well we have all of your who, what, when, where and why covered! ⬇️

Cattle handling
Cattle handling is the practice of managing, moving and treating cattle, focusing on using low-stress, behavioural-based techniques to improve animal welfare, safety, and efficiency. It involves understanding cattle instincts, such as their herd mentality and flight zone, to guide them calmly, reducing the risks of injury to both the animals and handlers.

Low-stress cattle handling relies on understanding animal behaviour specifically using the “flight zone” (personal space) and “point of balance” (at the shoulder) to guide movement. Effective techniques include moving in triangles, working on the side of the animal, removing pressure when they comply, and keeping handlers visible to reduce panic.

Team Penning
Team Penning tasks three riders with cutting out three specific cattle from a group of thirty head and driving them down the arena away from the herd and guiding them into a 16′ x 24′ pen. This is a fast paced event that requires coordination between riders and their horses.
The ideal team penning arena is 200' x 100' in length. Locating the pen line and start/foul line is up to the co-ordinator. The line positions are referenced as a percentage of the arena's length.
30 head of cattle marked with coloured collars (or numbers) ,in sets of 3, (ie 3red, 3blue etc) are at the “mob" end of the arena. Teams (3 riders) attempt to cut out the assigned cattle from the mob and gather them in the "pen" at the opposite end of the arena within a 2 minute time limit.

Ranch Arena Sorting
Like team penning, the origin of ranch sorting began on the ranch. This challenge tests a rider, or team of riders, ability to separate and move cattle from one pen to another in a specific order.
The size and scope of the ranch sorting arena depends on the purpose of the sorting pens. Practice pens do no likely require holding pens for the stock, while competitive sorting pens often do. Additionally, the size and shape of these pens may vary.
Teams (3 riders) attempt to sort cattle in numerical order from the mob through a gate to the other end of the arena.

Any other questions? Please let us know, we are happy to help!

💥 2026 Event Calendar 💥
Here are our dates for 2026! Be sure to mark them in your calendar’s!

🎉 WE HAVE A LAUNCH DATE! 🎉

It’s been a long road, but we’re excited to finally announce that Sugarshed Road Horse Sports Club is launching our cattle events! 🐄🐎

We’re proud to offer:
• Cattle Handling
• Team Penning
• Ranch Arena Sorting

📅 Launch Weekend: 9th & 10th May 2026!

Because many riders and horses may be new to working cattle, we’re kicking things off with Introduction Weekends to help build confidence and skills:
👉 Saturday 9th May – Cattlemanship - Learn how to move around and read cattle
👉 Sunday 10th May – Cattle Handling - Put your new skills into practice

📅 Second Introduction Weekend:
👉 Saturday 16th May – Ranch Arena Sorting & Team Penning - Learn the rules and form your team
👉 Sunday 17th May – Ranch Arena Sorting & Team Penning - Put it all into practice

From there, we’ll be running monthly events, with a full calendar coming soon!
📩 Keen to get involved? Message us for:
• Info Pack
• Membership Forms
• Waivers

📲 Make sure you follow our page for updates on events, memberships, and costs.

We can’t wait to see you and your horses out there! 🐎🐄

More information about the events will be posted closer to the dates.

Our lovely Minx has had a litter of kittens!!
3 x girls
2 x boys (both black)

They will be ready in 3 weeks if anyone is interested send us a message.

✨Carney ✨

Who remembers our riding school pony “Carney”!!??
Well for those of you who do know her she is one in a million and has taught many many kids to ride. Carney is now in her retirement from the riding school teaching Kat (one of our famous teachers) daughters how to ride.
She will happily live her retirement out with Kat & her family.

If you have any photos of Carney please share them with us!