CONTESTANT DISQUALIFICATION’S

CONTESTANT DISQUALIFICATION’S
1. Contestant can be disqualified by judges, executive committee (or
at a State/Province Rodeo, by the State/Province Governing body),
arena director, or National Director, for any offense listed under this
section.
2. Contestant shall be notified as soon as possible by the person or
persons disqualifying the Contestant.
3. In case of contestant disqualification UNDER THIS SECTION the
contestant is entitled to a hearing with the executive committee (OR
STATE/PROVINCE GOVERNING BODY).
4. The contestant must have his or her State/Province National
Director with him or her at the meeting. Parents and guardians are
not allowed at the hearings.
5. Any contestant will be disqualified from an event for any of the following
offenses. If they are disqualified for any of these offenses, they
may be disqualified from all events at the Rodeo, at the discretion of
the Executive Committee (OR STATE/PROVINCE GOVERNING
BODY). Depending upon the severity of the disqualification, the
Executive Committee may allow a Queen Contestant to lead her
Association during the Grand Entry only.
a. ATTIRE:
(1) Contestants, parents, adults, helpers, and assistants must
wear western attire: western hat, long sleeved shirt (must be wrist
length sleeved shirt, with collar and cuffs. No sweat shirts, T- shirts or

pullover sweaters allowed), western boots, and western trousers at all
times during a performance while in the following areas:
(a) All three arenas
(b) Chute areas.
(c) Stock working areas.
(d) Any contestant in any seating area, whether competing or
not.
(2) Shirt sleeves must be rolled down.
(a) The only exception to this rule will be in bareback riding and
bull riding; a rider may roll up sleeves two rolls, not to exceed the
elbow on riding arm only, when competing.
(b) Violators of this rule will be disqualified upon the discretion
of the judges or the arena director.
(3) Contestants must wear numbers on their backs and number
must be visible at all times while competing in their events, when at
rodeo or rodeo grounds or any rodeo function and at the motel.
(4) All Contestants must have shirttails tucked in at start of their
competition.
(5) Western attire per dress code is required for contestants for all
NHSRA approved activities to include rodeos, safety and instructional
clinics, meetings.
(6) No tobacco or alcohol patches, stickers or advertising allowed
on contestant’s attire or equipment.
b. STOCK:
(1) Contestant will be disqualified for being in a pen with the
livestock at any time except when accompanied by stock contractor,
arena director, or a judge, or when assigned to work in those pens.
(2) Mistreatment of Rodeo Stock or contestant’s horse.
c. RODEO:
(1) Refusing to contest during a performance on an animal
drawn for him.
(2) Any contestant that scratches an event after registration that
he signed in for at registration.
(a) A contestant may drop out of any event due to injury to him
or herself or horse. A doctor’s or D.V.M.’s excuse must be presented to
the rodeo secretary to release the contestant.
(b) Contestant must notify Rodeo Secretary and Arena Director
for authorization.
(c) A contestant with a visible injury or illness may turn out of
any event at a rodeo without a doctor’s written excuse provided notification
of such turn out is authorized by a judge or National Director
at that given rodeo. If a contestant has drawn out with a visible
injury, he/she must have a doctor’s release to resume competition.
(d) Any contestant that has been injured and has received med31
ical care at a hospital or urgent care facility must have a doctor’s
release before the contestant is allowed to resume competition. If a
contestant has presented a doctor’s release to draw out, he/she must
present another doctor’s release to resume competition.
(3) Not being ready to compete when called upon.
(4) All contestants of the High School Rodeo must make an effort
when competing in the arena.
(5) If an effort is not made, it shall result in disqualification.
(6) Contestants will be disqualified for failure to follow instruction
on Grand Entry in and out of the arena. Violation of this rule
shall be reported to the Board of National Directors by the judge or
Arena Director involved.
(7) Contestant’s number must be visible when contestant is competing.
6. Any contestant or member will be disqualified from the rodeo,
NHSRA Event or other function for any of the following offenses. If
they are disqualified for any of these offenses, they will be disqualified
from all events or other participation in the rodeo, NHSRA Event or
other function.
a. CONDUCT:
(1) Having any association with alcoholic beverages, narcotic or
other non-medicinal drugs while in attendance at any approved
High School Rodeo, whether at a motel or on rodeo grounds or going
to or from the rodeo or at any rodeo function.
(2) Contestants will be disqualified for the use of tobacco products
while in the arena during any rodeo performance.
(3) Rowdyism, quarreling or fighting in the actual domain of the
arena at any time, or any place during the duration of the Rodeo.
(4) Conduct or speech of any kind detrimental to the best interests
of the National High School Rodeo Association or the sport of
rodeo while in attendance, or coming to and going home from a
rodeo.
(5) Motel or property damage by contestants or their associates;
damage must be reported to their State’s/ Provinces National Director
and if damage is not reported, contestant will be banned from High
School Rodeo Association permanently and reported to law authorities
for prosecution.
(6) Contestants will be disqualified for vandalism at any place or
any time.
(7) Cheating or attempting to cheat.
(8) Any contestants or parents attempting to fix, threaten, bribe,
influence, harass or coerce any rodeo official at any time between
opening and closing of a rodeo.
(9) Missing any mandatory meeting, safety seminar or equip