Ranch Sorting : Las Vaqueras VS JPS Riders aka Tortugas  3rd Annual
July 12th 2025 Saturday 
Fees Per Rider: LV Members
$130. Per rider Credit Card/Pay Pal (processing fees)
$125. Per rider Pay by check
 
10:30 am - 12 :00 pm         Sorting Clinic
12:00 pm                             Lunch                           
 1 :00 pm                             Sorting Competition   
                           
Pay here on website • Deadline to pay/sign up is July 4th 
or mail your check to
Las Vaqueras, P.0. 1493, SJC, CA 92693
• Make sure you also mark  yes or no if you would like lunch
• There will be lunch available by Tortugas for $20.
• Pay for Lunch at venue.
• LOCATION:  CIRCLE S RANCH
Address: 16211 Jackson Rd., Silverado, CA 92676
 
• Trailer parking is limited. Please try to trailer pool
with others from your stables.
•Spectators are welcome but please park on the street
• There is water for your horses.
• You may want to bring water for yourself
 
PJS GENERAL RULES FOR 2 MAN SORTING
1. As this is a cowboy Trail Ride Competition, all competitors are encouraged to wear proper cowboy attire consisting of long pants, boots, and a cowboy hat (or helmet). team with the most cows and fastest time wins.
2. Teams consisting of 2 riders will “sort-out” as many cattle as possible within a 2- minute time limit. The sorting will be done in ascending sequential order from a herd of (10) numbered cattle’ For example, a team receiving a number “3” will go to the herd, cut out the number “3” cow, return to herd and cut out the number “4”, then “5”, “6” etc........ ending with the number “2” cow across the line.
a. A team with a DQ in either go will be penalized one cow from their total score. Example: A team gets 10 head in their 1st go and DQ’s in their 2nd go, their total score would be 9 head
3. Time begins when the nose of the first horse crosses the gate and the judge drops the flag. The designated starting cattle number will be announced immediately after the flag drops.
a. (Whole Cow) This means the whole cow must be across the line before time runs out to count. Vice versa the whole cow must come back across the line to be considered a DQ. If a “dirty cow” a cow out of sequence, is turned back before the whole cow crosses the line - this would not be considered a DQ. Timers & flaggers decisions are final.
4. A cow is considered sorted when the whole cow is completely across the gate. If the whole sorted cow passes back through the gate, the team will receive a no time and no credit for cattle sorted.
5. Each team has a 2-minute limit per round. Each team will be allowed two (2) “goes” In the event of a tie, the winning team will be the team with the fastest time on the first cow out of the herd in the first go round. All competing teams will be timed and recorded on their first cow out of the herd in the first go! If a team DQs before they get their first cow out it will be considered a no time.
Second goes will be in reverse order from the first go.
Any contact with cattle by hand, hats, boots, ropes, or any other equipment is a disqualification. A team will be disqualified for flagrant roughing of cattle. This is a contest for working horses and cowboys; thus the horse must work the animal. No other intentional contact is allowed.