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CALF ROPING RULES

O/40 CALF ROPING RULES  

CALF ROPING RULES

1.      There will be a sixty (60) second time limit, not including penalties.

A.     There will be a thirty (30) second time limit, not including penalties, at the finals.

B.     Only one loop will be allowed at the finals.

2.      Contestant must catch calf, dismount, go down the rope and throw calf by hand, cross and tie any three legs and legs must remain crossed and tied securely for five (5) seconds.

A.     If a calf is down when roper reaches it, calf must be stood on at least three (3) feet (calf may be helped by roper, but at least three (3) feet must be dangling underneath calf) and calf must be re-thrown.

B.     If roper’s hand is on calf when calf falls, calf is considered throw by hand.

C.     Rope must hold calf until roper gets hand on calf.

D.     Tie must be finished with a half hitch or “hooey”.

3.      Tie must hold for five (5) seconds and then be passed on by field judge.

A.     Untie man must not touch calf until judge passes on tie.

4.      Stock contractor shall endeavor to keep an even set of calves.

A.     Judges and/or calf roping director shall retain the privilege of eliminating uneven or undesirable calves when necessary.

B.     Anytime there is not a fresh calf for every roper, all calves must be run and tied down at least once.

C.     Calves should be even in weight, height, and age. No calf in the tie down calf roping(s) will weigh over 250 lbs.

D.     All roping calves must be branded or ear-tagged.

5.      All calves shall be drawn not MORE than four (4) hours, and not less than one (1) hour, before each performance.

A.     A list shall be posted not less than one (1) hour before each performance.

B.     There shall be no closed drawing held.

6.      Any member tampering with calves will be disqualified at that particular rodeo.

7.      Automatic barrier must be used.

A.     The score line shall be one (1) foot per each twenty-one (21) feet of arena length.

B.     All portable boxes must be a minimum of sixteen (16) foot.  Where permanent boxes are under sixteen (16) feet in depth, the neck rope will be shortened six (6) inches for every foot of box depth under 16 feet.

C.     Maximum barrier length shall be twelve (12) feet.

D.     Any exception requires Calf Roping Director or their representative’s approval.

E.     Once score line is set, it will not be changed during that go-round or rodeo, nor will roping box, chute or barrier be changed in any manner.

8.      Barrier and barrier equipment used in calf roping cannot be used in the bulldogging event.

9.      If barrier fails to operate or malfunctions, contestant will receive stock back.

A.     If automatic barrier fouls contestant or neck rope goes out with stock, contestant will receive a re-run if he declares himself immediately with the judge.

B.     If barrier equipment stops calf or turns calf back, calf will be brought back and decision of judge will determine if stock re-run.

C.     During any performance, if an animal in a timed event escapes from the chute or pens before it is call for, that animal will be brought back after that performance with two (2) or more of the same animal.

10.   A stopwatch will be used by the field judge.

A.     Calf must be tied securely for five (5) seconds.

B.     Judge will not begin this five (5) second period until roper has remounted and given calf complete slack.  If rope is no longer on calf, time starts when roper calls for flag.

C.     Field judge must watch calf during this five (5) second period and will stop watch when a calf kicks free, using this time to determine whether the calf was tied long enough to qualify.

D.     If calf roper’s calf kicks up and roper is disqualified, the roper must ask judge immediately to see the watch.  If watch is cleared or did not work correctly, roper gets calf over.

11.   Roper will have privilege of selecting two men to go into arena to prevent calf from turning back.  One must remain at score line, the second not over 25 feet from the box.

A.     Man must not come in physical contact with or throw any foreign objects at calf under penalty of disqualification of roper.  Both men must remain motionless.

12.   All boxes must have enclosed back with solid corners and pads.

13.   Same man must open all front gates for entire rodeo.

A.     Stock contractor will designate and be responsible for providing a man and seeing that he works the entire rodeo.

14.    If a rodeo has a calf scramble, they must use different calves than roping calves.

15.    If calf falls completely down before crossing score line, calf may be brought back and re-run.

A.     Decision of judge will determine if calf is re-run.

16.    Stock must cross score line in front of line judge after leaving chute.

A.     If calf does not cross score line in front of line judge, stock may be brought back and re-run.

B.     Decision of judge will determine if calf is re-run.

17.    When roper calls for calf, calf belongs to roper.

18.    Two loops allowed only if there is an average.

DISQUALIFICATIONS

1.      Roping calf without releasing loop from hand is not permitted.

2.      If tie comes loose and calf gets to his feet before the tie has been examined and ruled a fair one, roper will receive a no time.

3.      Roper may be disqualified for excessive dragging of calf.

4.      No  re-runs will be given due to default or breakage of contestant’s equipment.

A.     Borrowed equipment is accepted as contestant’s own.

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

DRAG RULE

1.      At all rodeos the following will constitute excessive dragging of a calf in the calf roping events.  This rule will be classified as one of 2 types:  #1:  Non-Intentional and #2:  Intentional.

A.     Type #1:  Non-intentional drag is when any calf is dragged after being tied 10 feet (or approximately the calf’s body length from nose to tail head) and signal completion of the tie.

1.      Such an infraction will be identified by the flag judge and the roper will be assessed a $25.00 fine.  The flag judge must announce immediately to the roper that he will be fined and it is the flag judges’ responsibility to mark it on the judge’s sheet (or with the secretary).  A drag will not be assessed if dragging occurs during the tie and when the calf is struggling to be tied.  The $25.00 fine can be paid immediately to the rodeo secretary and must be paid to the contractor prior to competing in his/her next rodeo. 

2.      All drag fines must be paid by the first performance of the IRCA Finals or forfeit your position in the finals/ or during the finals before the payoff of the event.

B.     Type #2:  Intentional dragging will be immediate disqualification, $25.00 fine.  Paid as stated above.

1.  Intentional dragging will be any action or lack of action of the roper that makes or allows the calf to be  

    dragged any extended length.  This will include but not be restricted to:

A.     Slapping horse back with or without rope after tying or trying to tie calf.

B.        Jerking reins or jerk line on horse causing dragging after tying or attempting to tie.       

C.     Not trying to mount horse quickly enough to prevent dragging.

D.     Any other intentional action by roper that causing dragging.

2.  The flag judge must immediately flag out roper and announce to the roper the reason for the 

    disqualification.  It is the flaggers responsibility to record disqualification and fine on judges sheet or  

                           with the rodeo secretary.

3.  The flag judge will give the benefit of the doubt in favor of the roper.

4.  The flag judge, at his discretion, may ride behind calf horse to prevent excessive

     dragging.

5.  All drag fines will be reported to the IRCA secretary and stock contractor will retain or

    receive fines when they are paid.

PENATLY

1.  There shall be a ten (10) second penalty for beating or breaking the barrier.

A.     Barrier will not be considered broken unless ring drops within eight (8) feet of post.

2.      The calf roper must run horse at calf and horse must cross barrier line or receive a ten (10) second penalty.

RE-RUNS

1.      If contestant is given the wrong calf, contestant will be given the correct calf that was drawn for him and time for incorrect calf will be disregarded.

2.      If calf gets out of arena, flagman is to stop the time and roper will get the same calf back.

A.     Calf to start lap and tap.

B.     Roper to start in chute with time accumulated when calf got out added to his time.

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O/40 CALF ROPING RULES

1.      Contestant must be 40 years old or older.

2.      All other Calf Roping rules apply.

3.      Over 40 Calf Ropers who qualify in Open and Over 40 Calf Roping must designate which event they will compete in when entering the finals.  They cannot compete in both.

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