Goat tying is a fast-paced event that is typically seen in junior, high school and college rodeos. The object is to race to the end of the rodeo arena to where a goat is staked out on a 12-15" rope (The distance from the starting line to the stake is usually 100 feet or so.). Contestants dismount their horse while it is sliding to a stop, and race to the staked-out goat, which must be flipped to its side, in order to tie together three of its legs with a leather, nylon or cotton rope (braided or unbraided with an approximate length of three feet. Nylon with rosen rubbed on it is the best.) Finally, contestants signal with their hands to indicate the end of their run. The contestant with the fastest time wins. There are penalties that may be added to the contestants run at the judges discretion. Penalties such as a disquilification if the goat comes untied during the 5 second tie period, 5 seconds added to a time for the horse crossing the staked rope on the goat, or disquilification for the horse injuring or killing the goat.