Ringer

Ringer is a timed obstacle course which is "run" by a pegasus and pilot in flight, requiring speed, agility, and a close bond between pilot and peg. Points are scored by gathering hoops or "rings" hanging on thin strings. Hoops of different colors are worth differing amounts of points. Green rings are worth only one point. They are plentiful and usually easy to grab. Yellow rings are slightly less common, but still placed throughout the course. These are worth 3 points. Red rings are worth 10 points, and are generally much more difficult to grab. There are relatively few of these on the course, and require a strong pegasus and skilled pilot to grab them. Blue rings are the rarest, worth a whopping 25 points each. In order to grab these hoops, a pilot must be exceptionally gutsy and their peg perfectly trained. "'The pilot snatched a green hoop hanging out in the open on a pillar, then dove down to find a red hoop wedged in some rocks near the floor of the canyon. Then she followed a natural stone spire upwards, looping around it and grabbed a yellow hoop close to the stands.""Her pegasus' outermost feathers whipped across the stands, forcing the spectators to scramble out the way, but they only cheered all the louder. Then she angled her pegasus toward a narrow archway. Within the center of the arch hung a blue hoop. The crowd anticipated the move, starting to chant. Picking up speed, and just moments from the archway, the pegasus folded its wings tightly to its body and shot through the small opening so fast you could barely see the pilot snatch the blue hoop from its string. The crowd roared again when she held it in the air triumphantly.'"- Excerpt from Ringer