A saddle girth for equestrian use and comprising a central portion for contacting an abdomen of a horse; two lateral portions located at two opposite sides of said central portion for mechanically coupling said saddle girth to a saddle. The saddle girth is characterized in that it further comprises an extension portion extending from said central portion for passing between the two forelegs of a horse and for mechanically coupling said saddle girth to an equestrian element aimed to be placed above the two forelegs of a horse and in that said extension portion has a rounded external contour.

A moveable saddle rack that may be laterally translatable across a trailer, vertically translatable to facilitate user access to an upper saddle seat of the saddle rack, or both laterally translatable and vertically translatable.

A moveable saddle rack that may be laterally translatable across a trailer, vertically translatable to facilitate user access to an upper saddle seat of the saddle rack, or both laterally translatable and vertically translatable.

A rodeo event timing system having a neck collar adapted to extend around a neck of a calf, a first cable having one end affixed adjacent one end of the neck collar, a second cable having one end affixed adjacent another end of the neck collar, and a switch assembly secured to opposite ends of the first cable and the second cable. The switch assembly is adapted to separate when the ends of the neck collar separate so as to produce a start timing signal. The switch is a magnetic switch having a ball-and-socket configuration.