AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENTS
1. These bylaws may be amended at any annual meeting by a 2/3
(two thirds) vote of the members present at which meeting a duly constituted
quorum is present. The notice of the proposed amendment
must be given in the notice of the annual meeting.
NHSRA RULE BOOK
GENERAL RULES FOR CONTESTANTS
1. All NHSRA contestants shall be members of the National High
School Rodeo Association.
2. Contestants must sign in and receive their number before the
deadline to be eligible to compete in a National High School Finals
Rodeo.
3. In case of emergency, the National Secretary must be contacted
before registration closes at National High School Finals Rodeo Office.
4 Telephone number will be found on National Finals entry blanks.
5. All contestants will be required to attend a meeting with the
judges and arena directors before the first performance of the
National Rodeo High School Finals Rodeo for the purpose of explaining
all the ground rules.
6. All contestants shall observe ground rules set by the National High
School Rodeo Association.
7. Only contestants will be allowed to register complaints and these
must be placed first through the Contestant Event Director, National
Director or Arena Director before the end of the performance or slack
in which the question arose.
8. No person shall be allowed in the arena during a rodeo perform25
ance unless entered in an event or as an assistant. This rule shall be
enforced by the Arena Director, National Director and Rodeo
Officials.
9. Each contestant will be allowed one, and only one assistant in the
arena and only one assistant behind the chutes when he or she is contesting
except in the cutting horse contest where two turn-back and
two holders are permissible and in the steer wrestling event where a
contestant needs a hazer and a pusher. Assistant helping barrel racers
and pole benders will not be allowed to go past the plane of the
main arena gate when they are entering the arena.
10. The contestant is allowed a running start. If the gate is centrally
located, contestant must keep forward motion toward the first barrel/
pole. If a side or corner gate is used, a single spin or pivot is acceptable
in either direction or by the Arena Director’s approval. Failure to
comply will be a no time.
11. All contestants will leave the arena immediately after contesting
or assisting.
12. Contestant helpers must leave the arena immediately after they
have assisted.
13. The decision of any judges, flagmen or timers will be final, and no
protest by contestant will be permitted, except first through the contestant
event director; or a National Director or Arena Director. Such
protest shall be made before the end of the performance or slack in
which the question arose. If the National Director or Arena Director
determines that the protest is based upon a possible misinterpretation
of an event rule, the National Director or Arena Director shall, at the
first convenient opportunity, describe the protest and the interpretation
of the rule upon which it is based to the judge. If the judge agrees
that an erroneous ruling was made and that the error is correctable,
then the judge shall modify the ruling accordingly. Otherwise, the
decision shall stand.
14. No contestant may talk to a judge or timer in any way while an
event is going on.
15. Questions may be addressed to the judge no sooner than at the end
of the event for that performance.
16. Any contestant violating this regulation may be disqualified by
the judges or the arena director.
17. All contestants are required to read the rules carefully, particularly
those relating to the contests or events in which they enter.
18. Failure to understand rules will not be accepted as an excuse.
19. Contestants will not be allowed in the arenas between performances
after the start of the first go- round.
20. Western Shirt—wrist length sleeves shirt with collar and cuffs.
21. Western boots must be worn and sneaker type “sport shoes” are

not acceptable footwear.
22. No sweat shirts, T- shirts, or pullovers allowed.
23. Cowboy Hat—2 1/2 inch minimum brim; five (5) inch minimum
crown. Helmets may be worn in lieu of western hats while in competition.
24. No electrical devices may be used by a contestant or on his horse.
25. In rodeo events a complete go- round must be finished before any
contestant can compete on his next head of stock or timed event.
26. No contestant may compete on the same head of stock twice at any
one rodeo in the same event, except for rerides or reruns.
27. Rodeo Judges, Arena Directors and/or National Directors may
inspect any contestant’s equipment before, during or after a rodeo
performance for safety and rule infractions.