Okay, I will try to explain this. First you need a hog wrestling ring. Filled with a very slippery mud-like substance. You will need some hogs. (Dodge City has a local source for all of these things. They can bring it to a county fair near you.) You will need to form a team of four people. (Coed teams are permissible up through Junior High. After this you will need either four men or four women.) I have no idea if there are training sessions for this or not. It is, however, a great reason to make matching t-shirts. My favorite hog wrestling outfits included pink shirts and pigtails tied up with hot pink curly ribbons. We will start with the basics.
The teams enter the ring through one gate. The pig enters through a gate on the opposite side. The round begins when the county extension agent 'drops the flag'. 
The object is to place the pig in the barrel in the center of the ring.
Once the pig is in the barrel, you raise your hands in the air to signal your victory and end the round.
Some notes: The bigger you are, the bigger the pig. And the bigger the barrel. The barrel has sawdust in the bottom and the pig has to go in 'butt first.' Some pigs squeal. Some pigs run faster than others. You are at the mercy of the pig choosers. This is a timed event and if you are not successful a timer sounds and mercifully the round ends.
Okay, here it is all together.
The winning team took just over 8 seconds! You will just have to imagine a pig flying 'butt first' into a barrel. The winning team was sponsored by a local church. The STP has the outreach committee looking into this.
Also, I think this has wedding reception written all over it. If The Goober gets married before Amidala--forget dancing in the pig trough. Bridesmaids vs. Groomsmen. My Pig Fat Western Wedding. Sooo-eee!
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