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DRAWING OUT AND ENTRY FEES REFUND

BAREBACK RIDING RULES

SADDLE BRONC RIDING RULES

BULL RIDING RULES

DRAWING OUT AND ENTRY FEES REFUND

1. To draw out of rodeo without doctors or (GBR) vet release.  If call in is more than 5 days before 1^st performance of a rodeo, contestant has up to 96 hours (4 days) before 1^st performance to draw out.

A.     If call in is 5 days or less before 1^st performance, contestant must draw out within 24 hours of call in closing time.

B.     Any contestant who turns out stock with a doctor’s release shall be fined, declared ineligible, or both if evidence shows he/she competed in another rodeo within 72 hours after the performance the release was turned in for.

C.     Entry fees, stock charges, finals, and judges fees are to paid.

2. No stock will be given until entry fees are paid.

3. No rodeo that completes its contract shall be responsible for the return of a contestant’s entry fees if he/she has contested in the event once during the rodeo.

A.     If contestant is entered in other events in which he/she is unable to contest, the entry fees for those events are to be returned.

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BAREBACK RIDING RULES

1. One hand rigging to be used.

A.     Riders may use their own rigging if rigging is not over ten (10) inches in width at handhold and not over six (6) inch D-ring or not a freak.

B.     Judges to decide on all riggings.

C.     All bareback riders must use padding under rigging, and padding must extend a minimum of two (2) inches behind back of rigging.  Also, in addition to the pad, a piece of leather a minimum of 1/8 inch thick and 4” square must be glued or sewed to the pad, centered in comparison to the total body length of the rigging.  This piece of leather shall be placed so that ½ of it extends behind the rigging and the remaining 2” is under the rigging.

D.     There will be at least an eight (8) inch wide cinch on all rigging.

2. Horse will be ridden for eight (8) seconds, time to start when the horse’s front feet hit the ground the first time out of the chute.

A.     If, by decision of stock contractor, a horse’s head must be tied, the spur out rules will be waived.

3. The contestants will have the right to call judges to pass on whether or not a horse is properly flanked or cinched.

4. The contestant must have both spur rowels touching the animal, one on each side of the animal, anywhere above the break of the shoulders when the animal’s front feet touch the arena floor the first time out of the bucking chute.

5. Stock contractors will have the right to have judges pass on whether riggings are objectionable.

6. If a horse stalls coming out of the chute, either judge may tell rider first jump qualification will be waived.

A.     First jump rule may be waived if rider is fouled on chute gate at the discretion of the judges.

7. Horses are not to be hot-shotted until turned completely out of the chute, unless requested by the rider.  Hot-shot will be used from back of the bucking chute only.

8. Contestant must be ready to compete when called upon.

9. Rider is allowed to touch hindquarters of horse with back of hand.

RE-RIDES

1. Riders who are fouled on the chute, or by foreign objects will be entitled to a re-ride at the discretion of the judges.

2. If flank comes off the horse, rider has the option to take score given, or may have a re-ride (providing rider completes a qualified ride).

3. The matter of re-rides shall be decided by the judges.

4. No re-rides are to be given due to default or breakage of contestant’s equipment.  Borrowed equipment is classified as contestants own.

DISQUALIFICATIONS

1. If rigging comes off horse without breaking, rider is disqualified.

2. Rider disqualified for the following offenses:

A.     Riding with rowels too sharp in the opinion of the judges.

B.     Riding with locked rowels, or rowels that will lock, or for attempting to lock rowels.

C.     Being bucked off.

D.     Riding with adhesives other than dry rosin.  Benzoin may be used.

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SADDLE BRONC RIDING RULES

1. Riding to be done with plain halter, one rope rein and saddle.

1. Contestants’ saddles are to be three-quarter rigged.  This is to be determined by ¼ of the measurement from the center of the base horn to the inside of the top on the cantle.

2. There will be at least an eight (8) inch wide cinch in all riggings.

2. Standard halter must be used unless agreement is made by both contestant and stock contractor. 

3. Contestants must furnish their own halters.  Halters are subject to approval of the judges on the fitness of halters.

4. Riding rein and hand must be on the same side.

5. Horses are to be saddled in the chute.

1. Rider may cinch own saddle or examine same to determine if satisfactory.

6. Either stock contractor or contestant shall have the right to call judges to pass on whether or not horse is properly saddled and flanked to buck the best.

7. Middle flank belongs to the bronc rider.

8. The contestant must have both spur rowels touching the animal, one on each side of the animal, anywhere above the break of the shoulders when the animal’s front feet touch the arena floor the first time out of the bucking chute.

9. One (1) arm must be free at all times.

10. Saddle bronc riding is to be timed for eight (8) seconds.

11. Rider may use only dry rosin.

12. If a horse stalls coming out of chute, judge may tell rider to take his/her feet out of the horse’s neck and first jump qualification will then be waived.

1. First jump qualification may be waived at the judge’s discretion if the rider is fouled at the chute.

2. If, by decision of stock contactor, a horse’s head must be tied, the spur out rule will be waived.

13. Contestant must be ready to compete when called on.

14. Novice saddle bronc riding is an accepted IRCA optional event.

15. The ride starts when the front feet of the horse hit the ground the first time out of the chute.  “Free hand” may be touching the fork of the saddle until front feet of horse hit the ground the first time out of the chute.

RE-RIDES

1. If, in the opinion of the judges, a saddle bronc deliberately throws himself/herself, the rider shall have the choice of that horse again or the contestant may have a horse drawn from the re-ride horses.

2. No re-rides are to be given due to default or breakage of contestant’s equipment.  Borrowed equipment is classified as contestants own.

3. If flank comes off the horse, rider has the option to take score given or may have a re-ride (providing the rider completes a qualified ride).

4. Riders, who are fouled on the chute or by foreign objects, will be entitled to a re-ride at the discretion of the judges.

DISQUALIFICATIONS

1. Rider to be disqualified for any of the following offenses:

1. Being bucked off.

2. Changing hands on rein.

3. Wrapping rein around hand.

4. Pulling leather.

5. Losing stirrup.

6. Touching animal or saddle or rein with free hand or arm.

7. Riding with locked rowels or rowels that will lock, or for attempting to lock.

8. Riding with adhesives other than dry rosin.

9. Saddle bronc riders cannot assist themselves with rein hand locked over swells of saddle.

NOVICE SADDLE BRONC

Novice saddle bronc for high school cardholders will be offered.  IRCA saddle bronc rules will apply.

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BULL RIDING RULES

1. Bull must be ridden eight (8) seconds.

2. Time to start when animals inside shoulder or inside hip breaks the plane of the chute.

3. Riding to be done with one hand and loose rope, with or without handhold.

1. No knots or hitches to prevent rope from falling off bull when rider leaves him.

2. Rope must have a bell, no bell – NO MARKING.  Bell must be under belly of bull.

3. No ropes to be used which have any knots, wires, or other aids for the purpose of placing spurs therein

4. Bull having dangerous horns, in the opinion of the event director, must be de-horned, tipped or kept out of the draw.

5. If a rider makes a qualified ride with any part of the loose rope in their hand, provided rider has not touched the ground or hasn’t fouled the animal with free hand, rider is to be marked.

1. Judge must differentiate between a rider touching a bull and the bull touching the rider.  The latter sometimes occurs when a rider is struck by a head slinging bull and is not a disqualification.

6. Rider is allowed to touch any object that interferes with his making a qualified ride, at the judge’s discretion.

1. Bull’s tossing of clown’s dummy up and into competing contestant.

2. Bull jumping into fences, as long as contestants is not assisting his/her ride in any way.

7. Rider will have the right to call judges to pass on whether or not bull is properly flanked to buck its best.

8. Only five (5) point “plain” or “notched” spur rowels (one rowel per shank) may be used in the bull riding.

9. Riders may only use dry rosin only on glove and rope.

10. Any objectionable animal will be brought before the board to be ruled upon.

11. All IRCA first approved rodeos will have two bullfighters.

RE-RIDES

1.      If flank comes off, rider has the option of taking score given, or may have a re-ride (providing rider completes a qualified ride).

2.      No re-rides are to be given due to default or breakage of contestant’s equipment.  Borrowed equipment is considered as contestant’s own.

3.      Riders who are knocked off at chute, or if bull falls, shall be entitled to a re-ride at discretion of judges.

4.      Re-ride to be given to rider who has made two honest tries to get out on chute fighting bull, at discretion of judges.

5.      Riders, who are fouled on the chute or by foreign objects, will be entitled to a re-ride at the discretion of the judges.

DISQUALIFICATIONS

1.      Riders will be disqualified for any of the following offenses:

A.     Being bucked off.

B.     Using sharp spurs.

C.     Touching animal or himself/herself with free hand or assisting himself/herself with free arm by touching animal.

D.     Having spurs or leggings under rope when pulled tight.

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