SADDLE BRONC RIDING
I. Time Limit:
1. Saddle bronc riding shall be timed for eight (8) seconds.
2. Time to start when animal’s inside front shoulder passes the plane
of the chute.
II. General Rules:
1. Contestant is not to use sharp spurs.
2. Contestant will have the right to call judges to pass on whether animal
is properly flanked to buck the best of its ability.
3. Fall—If any part of rider contacts ground, animal has fallen.
4. No contestant will ride two head in the same event during a performance
except for rerides.
5. Contestants may pull riggings, and cinch saddle from either side.
III. Event Rules:
1. This event is open to boys only.
2. Either stock contractor or contestant has the right to call the judges
to pass on whether or not horse is properly saddled and flanked to
buck its best.
3. Riding rein and hand must be on the same side.
4. Horses to be saddled in chute.
5. Rider may cinch own saddle.
6. Saddles shall not be set too far ahead on horses wither.
7. Middle flank belongs to rider but contractor may have rider put
flank behind curve of horse’s belly.
8. Flank cinch may be hobbled.
9. To qualify, rider must have spurs over the break of the shoulders
and touching horse when horse’s front feet hit the ground on its initial
move out of the chute.
10. One arm must be free at all times and must not touch animal with
the free hand.
11. The judge on the latch side of the chute gate shall serve as a backup
timer in the saddle bronc riding event or a person assigned by the
Arena Director may serve as the back- up timer. The judge’s stopwatch
reading shall be used as a means of verification when the length of the
qualified ride is in question. The judge shall stop his watch when, in
his opinion, the contestant has been disqualified for any reason, or
when he hears the whistle or horn, whichever comes first. In either
instance, the judge will refer to his watch for a time verification on
each ride. In any instance where the time is eight seconds or more on
the judge’s watch, the contestant shall be entitled to a marking without
penalty. In the instance the whistle blows before the eight seconds,
the judge must go with the whistle.
IV. Scoring and Penalties:
1. Ride and animal to be marked separately.
2. Mark the ride according to how much the contestant spurs the animal.
3. Figures used in marking the riding events shall range from 1 to 25
on both bucking animal and contestant and use the full spread.
4. If a horse stalls coming out of the chute, either judge may tell contestant
to take his feet out of the horse’s neck and first jump qualification
will then be waived.
5. Contestant shall receive no score for not following judges’ instructions
to take feet from neck of horse stalled in chute.
6. A rider will be given a no score for any of the following reasons:
a. Being bucked off.
b. Changing hands on reins.
c. Wrapping rein around hand.
d. Pulling leather.
e. Losing stirrup.
f. Touching self, animal, saddle, rein, etc., with free hand.
g. Riding with locked rowel or rowels that will lock on spurs.
7. Anyone using any foreign substance other than dry resin on chaps
and saddle shall be disqualified. The judges will examine clothing,
saddle, rein and spurs and exception be made if local rules make it
necessary for the covering of spur rowels.
8. Judges may disqualify bronc rider who has been advised he is next
to go if he is not above the animal with his glove on, if used, when previous
horse leaves arena.
V. Rerides:
1. The matter of rerides shall be decided by the judge.
2. Contestants shall not influence the judges by asking for a reride at
any time.
3. If reride is given, judge shall inform the contestant immediately of
his marking and an option of a reride.
4. Contestant may refuse reride and take his marking.
5. Contestant must make his decision immediately.
6. If halter comes off, rider must have reride providing contestant has
made a qualified ride up to the time the halter comes off. Rider must
reride or take no score for that ride.
7. No reride will be given due to faulty or broken equipment furnished
by contestant in any event.
8. If an animal that is drawn for a reride is already drawn for another
contestant in the same- go- round, the contestant with the animal
drawn will take it before the man who draws the animal for a reride.
9. If an animal that is drawn for a reride is already drawn for another
contestant in a later go- round, the contestant with the reride in the
prior go- round will take the animal first.
10. When a final head is to be ridden in riding events, at least two
additional head of stock will be available for rerides.
11. Rerides may be given when stock fails to break, stops, or fouls the
rider.
12. If, in the opinion of the judges, a rider makes two honest efforts to
get out on a chute- fighting animal and is unable to do so, he may
have a reride given.
13. Contestants who are fouled at chute and declare will be entitled to
a reride at judges’ discretion, or the spurring out rule may be waived.
14. If animal falls down out of chute, contestant will be entitled to a
reride at the discretion of the judges.
15. If animal loses flank, fails to break, stops, or fouls rider, rider may
take same animal back, providing stock contractor is willing, or he
may have reride drawn.
16. If rider takes same animal back, he must take that marking given
on reride.
17. If an animal that runs off is already drawn for another contestant,
that contestant must take the animal already drawn.
18. If that is the second consecutive time the animal has run off, he
must be taken out of the draw and an animal drawn for the contestant
out of the rerides.
19. If the pickup man or horse comes in contact with bucking horse
before qualified time has elapsed, reride will be given on the same
animal drawn.
20. The last day, contestant may have same animal back if stock contractor
is willing or reride drawn if requested. If stock contractor is not
willing, reride will be drawn.
21. If in the opinion of the judges, a saddle bronc deliberately throws
himself, the rider shall have the choice of that horse again or he may
have a horse drawn for him from the reride horses.
22. A contestant will only have the option of a reride if the flank comes
off the animal and the contestant did not complete a qualified ride
but was qualified up to the point of the flank coming off.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
BULLRIDING
BULLRIDING
I. Time Limit:
1. Bull will be ridden eight seconds.
2. Time to start when the animal’s inside front shoulder passes the
plane of the chute.
II. General Rules:
1. Contestant is not to use sharp spurs. No part of spur may have
sharp edges including rowels and wire locks.
2. Contestant will have the right to call judge to pass on whether or
not animal is properly flanked to buck the best of its ability.
3. Fall—if any part of rider contacts ground, animal has fallen.
4. No contestant will ride two head in the same event during a performance
except for re- rides.
5. Contestants may pull ropes from either side.
6. Contestant must compete on stock drawn for them. In the event of
a mistake, stock drawn for must be run during that performance and
only that time or score taken.
III. Event Rules:
1. This event is open to boys only.
2. Bell must be under belly of bull.
3. Riding is to be done with one hand and loose rope, with or without
handhold.
4. No finger wraps, no knots or hitches to prevent rope from falling off
bull when rider leaves him.
5. No more than two men may be on the chute to pull contestant’s
rope.
6. The judge on the latch side of the chute gate shall serve as a backup
timer in the bull riding event or a person assigned by the Arena
Director may serve as the back- up timer. The judge’s stopwatch reading
shall be used as a means of verification when the length of the
qualified ride is in question. The judge shall stop his watch when, in
his opinion, the contestant has been disqualified for any reason, or
when he hears the whistle or horn, whichever comes first. In either
instance, the judge will refer to his watch for a time verification on
each ride. In any instance where the time is eight seconds or more on
the judge’s watch, the contestant shall be entitled to a marking without
penalty. In the instance the whistle blows before the eight seconds,
the judge must go with the whistle.
IV. Scoring and Penalties:
1. Ride and animal to be marked separately.
2. Mark the ride according to how much the contestant spurs the animal.
3. Figures used in marking the riding events shall range from 1 to 25
on both bucking animal and contestant and use the full spread.
4. No bell—no marking.
5. If contestant makes qualified ride with any part of rope in riding
hand, he is to be marked.
6. Contestant will receive no score for any of the following offenses.
a. Being bucked off.
b. Touching animal, equipment or person with free hand.
c. U sing sharp spurs.
d. Placing spurs or chaps under the rope when the rope is being
tightened.
7. Judges may disqualify a bull rider who has been advised he is next
to go if he is not above the animal with his glove on when the previous
bull leaves the arena.
V. Rerides:
1. The matter of the rerides shall be decided by the judges.
2. Contestants shall not influence the judges by asking for a reride at
any time.
3. If reride is given, judge shall inform the contestant immediately of
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his marking and an option of a reride.
4. Contestant may refuse reride and take his marking.
5. Contestant must make his decision immediately.
6. No reride will be given due to faulty or broken equipment furnished
by contestant in any event.
7. If animal that is drawn for a reride is already drawn for another
contestant in the same go- round, the contestant with the animal
drawn will take it before the man who draws the animal for a reride.
8. If an animal that is drawn for a reride is already drawn for another
contestant in a later go- round, the contestant with the reride in the
prior go- round will take the animal first.
9. When a final head is to be ridden in riding events, at least two additional
head of stock will be available for rerides.
10. Rerides may be given only when stock fails to break, stops, or fouls
the rider.
11. If, in the opinion of the judges, a rider makes two honest efforts to
get out on a chute- fighting animal and is unable to do so, he may
have a reride drawn for.
12. Contestants who are fouled at chute and declare will be entitled to
a reride at judges’ discretion.
13. If animal falls down out of chute contestant will be entitled to a
reride at the discretion of the judges.
14. If animal loses flank, fails to break, stops, or fouls rider, rider may
take same animal back, providing stock contractor is willing, or he
may have reride drawn.
15. If an animal that runs off is already drawn for another contestant,
that contestant must take the animal already drawn.
16. If that is the second consecutive time the animal has run off, he
must be taken out of the draw and an animal drawn for the contestant
out of the rerides.
17. If the pickup man or horse comes in contact with bull before qualified
time has elapsed, reride will be given on the same animal drawn.
Only exception to this rule is if it is that rodeo’s last day. The last day,
contestant may have same animal back if stock contractor is willing,
or reride drawn if requested. If stock contractor is not willing, reride
will be drawn.
18. A contestant will only have the option of a reride if the flank comes
off the animal and the contestant did not complete a qualified ride
but was qualified up to the point of the flank coming off.
I. Time Limit:
1. Bull will be ridden eight seconds.
2. Time to start when the animal’s inside front shoulder passes the
plane of the chute.
II. General Rules:
1. Contestant is not to use sharp spurs. No part of spur may have
sharp edges including rowels and wire locks.
2. Contestant will have the right to call judge to pass on whether or
not animal is properly flanked to buck the best of its ability.
3. Fall—if any part of rider contacts ground, animal has fallen.
4. No contestant will ride two head in the same event during a performance
except for re- rides.
5. Contestants may pull ropes from either side.
6. Contestant must compete on stock drawn for them. In the event of
a mistake, stock drawn for must be run during that performance and
only that time or score taken.
III. Event Rules:
1. This event is open to boys only.
2. Bell must be under belly of bull.
3. Riding is to be done with one hand and loose rope, with or without
handhold.
4. No finger wraps, no knots or hitches to prevent rope from falling off
bull when rider leaves him.
5. No more than two men may be on the chute to pull contestant’s
rope.
6. The judge on the latch side of the chute gate shall serve as a backup
timer in the bull riding event or a person assigned by the Arena
Director may serve as the back- up timer. The judge’s stopwatch reading
shall be used as a means of verification when the length of the
qualified ride is in question. The judge shall stop his watch when, in
his opinion, the contestant has been disqualified for any reason, or
when he hears the whistle or horn, whichever comes first. In either
instance, the judge will refer to his watch for a time verification on
each ride. In any instance where the time is eight seconds or more on
the judge’s watch, the contestant shall be entitled to a marking without
penalty. In the instance the whistle blows before the eight seconds,
the judge must go with the whistle.
IV. Scoring and Penalties:
1. Ride and animal to be marked separately.
2. Mark the ride according to how much the contestant spurs the animal.
3. Figures used in marking the riding events shall range from 1 to 25
on both bucking animal and contestant and use the full spread.
4. No bell—no marking.
5. If contestant makes qualified ride with any part of rope in riding
hand, he is to be marked.
6. Contestant will receive no score for any of the following offenses.
a. Being bucked off.
b. Touching animal, equipment or person with free hand.
c. U sing sharp spurs.
d. Placing spurs or chaps under the rope when the rope is being
tightened.
7. Judges may disqualify a bull rider who has been advised he is next
to go if he is not above the animal with his glove on when the previous
bull leaves the arena.
V. Rerides:
1. The matter of the rerides shall be decided by the judges.
2. Contestants shall not influence the judges by asking for a reride at
any time.
3. If reride is given, judge shall inform the contestant immediately of
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his marking and an option of a reride.
4. Contestant may refuse reride and take his marking.
5. Contestant must make his decision immediately.
6. No reride will be given due to faulty or broken equipment furnished
by contestant in any event.
7. If animal that is drawn for a reride is already drawn for another
contestant in the same go- round, the contestant with the animal
drawn will take it before the man who draws the animal for a reride.
8. If an animal that is drawn for a reride is already drawn for another
contestant in a later go- round, the contestant with the reride in the
prior go- round will take the animal first.
9. When a final head is to be ridden in riding events, at least two additional
head of stock will be available for rerides.
10. Rerides may be given only when stock fails to break, stops, or fouls
the rider.
11. If, in the opinion of the judges, a rider makes two honest efforts to
get out on a chute- fighting animal and is unable to do so, he may
have a reride drawn for.
12. Contestants who are fouled at chute and declare will be entitled to
a reride at judges’ discretion.
13. If animal falls down out of chute contestant will be entitled to a
reride at the discretion of the judges.
14. If animal loses flank, fails to break, stops, or fouls rider, rider may
take same animal back, providing stock contractor is willing, or he
may have reride drawn.
15. If an animal that runs off is already drawn for another contestant,
that contestant must take the animal already drawn.
16. If that is the second consecutive time the animal has run off, he
must be taken out of the draw and an animal drawn for the contestant
out of the rerides.
17. If the pickup man or horse comes in contact with bull before qualified
time has elapsed, reride will be given on the same animal drawn.
Only exception to this rule is if it is that rodeo’s last day. The last day,
contestant may have same animal back if stock contractor is willing,
or reride drawn if requested. If stock contractor is not willing, reride
will be drawn.
18. A contestant will only have the option of a reride if the flank comes
off the animal and the contestant did not complete a qualified ride
but was qualified up to the point of the flank coming off.
STEER WRESTLING
STEER WRESTLING
I. Time Limit:
There will be a thirty (30) second time limit with optional one (1)
minute time limit at state/province rodeos. There will be a mandatory
thirty (30) second time limit at the National High School Finals
Rodeo.
The judge will determine legitimate time allowed before contestant
calls for animal.
II. General Rules
1. Contestant may change horses between Go’s in Steer Wrestling.
2. Dogging Box—shall be part of the arena during dogging events.
3. Refer to page 120 for Score Line Diagram.
4. Once score line has been set in timed events it will not be changed
in that go, nor can length of box be changed.
5. Lap and Tap - No barrier to be used. If barrier judge is used to flag
the start, he shall flag the animal when animal’s nose crosses the
starting line.
6. The line judge must have a tape measure in his possession in case
the short end of the barrier is carried. The pigtail of the barrier should
not exceed 10 inches in length. A longer pigtail on a barrier will often
be carried when the barrier should have been broken. If the pigtail is
carried more than 10 feet from the pin, the barrier may be waived,
providing the contestant did not obviously beat the barrier. However,
if the contestant has obviously broken the barrier you may still
impose a beating- the-barrier penalty.
7. Should the barrier break at any point other than designated breaking
point, the decision is up to the barrier judge. If contestant obviously
beats the barrier, but the staples are pulled or barrier rope is
broken and string unbroken, barrier judge may assess a ten- second
fine. Otherwise this will not be considered a broken barrier.
8. If automatic barrier does not work but time is recorded, contestant
will get time, but there will be no penalty for broken barrier.
9. If automatic barrier fails to work and official time has not started,
contestant will get stock back if stock is qualified on in the field, therefore
entitling contestant to a rerun without penalties.
10. If automatic barrier fails to work and stock is brought back, contestant
must take same animal over during or immediately after the
same performance.
11. If barrier equipment hangs on animal and contestant tries the
animal, he accepts animal. If contestant pulls up, he will receive the
same animal back.
12. Steer belongs to contestant when he calls for it, regardless of what
happens, with the following exceptions:
a. In any timed event, if an animal escapes from the arena, the
field judge will drop flag and all watches will be stopped. Contestant
will receive original animal back with a lap-and- tap start. Time
already accumulated will be added to time used to complete the qualifying
run. If time is not recorded, the contestant will receive a 10- second
penalty for any jump or any loop used.
b. In cases of mechanical failure.
c. If in the opinion of the line judge contestant is fouled by barrier,
contestant shall get his steer back, providing contestant declares
himself by pulling up.
13. Time to be taken between two flags.
14. It shall be the arena director’s responsibility to see that contestants
compete on the stock drawn for them. In the event of a mistake, stock
drawn for must be run during that performance and only that time or
score taken.
15. This event shall not be conducted with an open catch pen gate at
any rodeo.
III. Event Rules:
1. This event is open to boys only.
2. This event should not follow girl’s pole bending event or barrel racing
in the same arena. If so, arena must be dragged before steer
wrestling event.
3. Contestant must furnish own hazer and horse.
4. Anyone jumping from the off side in the steer wrestling must notify
the rodeo secretary when entering, and if possible, the barrier should
be arranged on the off side for such contestants.
5. Hazer must be an NHSRA member or adult. They are subject to contestant
rules if acting as a hazer, a violation of rule by hazer will disqualify
the contestant they are helping.
6. Hazer must not render any assistance to contestant while contestant
is working with steer.
7. Contestant is considered working with steer when steer leaves the
box.
8. Steer must be caught from horse.
9. If contestant jumps at steer, he accepts him as sound.
10. If steer gets loose, dogger may take no more than one step to catch
steer.
11. After catching steer, wrestler must bring it to a stop or change its
direction and twist it down.
12. If steer is accidentally knocked down or thrown down before being
brought to a stop or is thrown by wrestler putting animal’s horns into
the ground, it must be let up to all four feet and then thrown.
13. Steer will be considered thrown down only when it is lying flat on
its side, or on its back with all four feet and head straight.
14. Wrestler must have hand on steer when flagged.
15. Contestant and hazer must use the same horse they leave chute
with.
16. Hazer will be allowed to catch dogger’s horse.
17. If dogger misses or loses steer, flag judge must ask dogger if he
wishes another jump. Dogger must reply at once.
18. Dogger is entitled to as many jumps as he wants in the thirty (30)
second/one minute time limit. At the National High School Finals
Rodeo only, dogger is entitled to only one jump in the first two gorounds.
A jump will be considered to have taken place if the steer
wrestler has dismounted his horse.
19. Contestant is required to turn steer’s head so that he can get up.
20. A steer falling in the opposite direction the steer wrestler is
attempting to throw him (dog fall) the contestant may choose to turn
the steer’s head to correspond with the leg position to make this a
legal fall.
21. In case the field judge flags out a wrestler that still legally has one
or more jumps coming, the judge may give the same steer back, lap
and tap, plus time already lapsed and any barrier penalties. If time
was not recorded, the contestant will receive a 10- second penalty for
any jump used. Contestant to only get to use remaining jump.
IV. Scoring and Penalties:
1. In order for time to be considered official, barrier flag must operate.
2. Timed event judge will not flag contestant out until time is recorded.
3. Judge is to flag time, then flag contestant out if run is not legal.
4. There will be a ten second penalty assessed for breaking the barrier.
5. Contestant will be disqualified for any abusive treatment of steer or
his horse.
6. Any violation of any rule by hazer will disqualify the contestant
they are helping.
7. Hazer must not render any assistance to contestant while contestant
is working with steer. Failure to observe this rule will receive no
time.
8. If hazer bats steer, or contestant’s horse, contestant will receive no
time.
9. A ten second penalty will be assessed in any case in which barrier
judge rules that dogger’s feet touch the ground before flag line is
crossed.
10. If any part of the pusher breaks the plain of the chute gate before
the steer releases the barrier, the contestant receives a no time.
11. No rattling of chute. A timed event contestant may not have someone
rattle the chute for him. This applies in both the performance and
the slack. The contestant and/or person rattling the chute shall be disqualified.
12. Contestant will be disqualified if he attempts in any way to tamper
with steers or chute.
13. Time should be taken with the average of two (2) times at all
Rodeos.
V. Reruns:
1. In any timed event if an animal escapes from the arena, flag will be
dropped and watches stopped. Contestant will get animal back with
lap and tap start, and time already spent will be added to time used
in qualifying plus barrier penalties, if any.
2. No rerun will be given due to faulty or broken equipment furnished
by contestant.
3. If the judge sees he has made an error in flagging, he must declare
a rerun before the contestant leaves the arena.
4. A steer must be rerun before it is used by another contestant. Fresh
steers may be added to the herd after they have been bulldogged from
horseback and thrown down. It is the responsibility of the steer
wrestlers to throw the cattle, at a time mutually agreed upon with the
stock contractor.
5. If fresh steers are missed in the steer wrestling, any steer missed in
competition must be thrown down immediately following the performance
or section of slack in which the steer was drawn. Such steer
shall be thrown down by a person appointed by the Steer Wrestling
Event Director. Each steer missed in competition is to be thrown no
more than one time.
6. When both the digital clocks malfunction and no time was recorded
from digital watches, if stock was qualified on in the field, contestant
will be given a rerun at a time designated by the Judges and the
Arena Director, plus any barrier penalties. If barrier penalties, then
lap and tap start.
7. In steer wrestling, if an animal fails to break the neck rope and time
is officially started by the contestant, that animal belongs to the contestant.
However, if time is started by the animal and the steer
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imately 10 seconds that animal should be considered a sulking animal
and replaced using the misdraw procedure.
VI. Officials:
1. There shall be two or more timers, a field flag judge, and a barrier
judge.
2. A field flag judge must ask contestant if he wants a second jump.
Once a contestant has been flagged out, he will receive no stock back.
3. Barrier judge is responsible to change barrier string whenever it
may have been weakened, or on request of next contestant.
4. Barrier judge shall keep a record of the length of the barrier trip
rope each performance to assure the same start for contestants each
performance.
5. Barrier equipment must be inspected by the judge before each
timed event. If equipment is faulty, it must be replaced.
6. Barrier judge shall be sure that nobody can stand close enough to
barrier or barrier equipment to tamper with same.
7. Height of barrier in timed events shall be from 32” to 36” measured
at the center of the box.
8. The fairness of catch and throw will be left to the judges, and their
decision will be final.
9. Field flagger is required to watch contestant and steer until animal
is turned loose.
VII. Optional Rules:
Electric timers are optional.
BAREBACK RIDING
BAREBACK RIDING
I. Time Limit:
1. Horses must be ridden for 8 seconds.
2. Time to start when the animal’s inside front shoulder passes the
plane of the chute.
II. General Rules:
1. Contestant is not to use sharp spurs.
2. Contestant will have the right to call judges to pass on whether or
not animal is properly flanked to buck the best of his ability.
3. Fall—If any part of rider contacts ground, animal has fallen.
4. No contestant will ride two head in the same event during a performance
except for rerides.
5. Contestants may pull riggings from either side.
6. Contestant must compete on stock drawn for them. In the event of
a mistake, stock drawn for must be run during that performance and
only that time or score taken.
III. Event Rules:
1. This event is open to boys only.
2. To qualify, the rider must have spurs over the break of the shoulders
and touching horse when horse’s front feet hit the ground on its initial
move out of the chute.
3. Contestants will have the right to call judges to pass on whether or
not horse is properly flanked and cinched.
4. Rigging must lie flat on horses back while rigging is being cinched.
5. Stock contractor may call on judge to pass on whether rigging is
being set or cinched in a manner that might hurt horse’s back.
6. Judges may require contestant to take his hand out of rigging after
a horse is cinched. If handhold is too tight, rigging will be declared
illegal. Stock contractor may request to take such action.
7. One arm must be free at all times.
8. The judge on the latch side of the chute gate shall serve as a backup
timer in the bareback riding event or a person assigned by the
Arena Director may serve as the back- up timer. The judge’s stopwatch
reading shall be used as a means of verification when the length of the
qualified ride is in question. The judge shall stop his watch when, in
his opinion, the contestant has been disqualified for any reason, or
when he hears the whistle or horn, whichever comes first. In either
instance, the judge will refer to his watch for a time verification on
each ride. In any instance where the time is eight seconds or more on
the judge’s watch, the contestant shall be entitled to a marking without
penalty. In the instance the whistle blows before the eight seconds,
the judge must go with the whistle.
IV. Scoring and Penalties:
1. Ride and animal to be marked separately.
2. Mark the ride according to how much the contestant spurs the animal.
3. Figures used in making the riding events shall range from 1 to 25
on both bucking animal and contestant and use the full spread.
4. If a horse stalls coming out of the chute, either judge may tell contestant
to take his feet out of the horse’s neck and first jump qualification
will then be waived.
5. Contestant shall receive no score for not following judges’ instructions
to take feet from neck of horse stalled in chute.
6. If the rigging comes off horse, touching anything with free hand or
if contestant is bucked off, contestant will receive a no score.
7. In the opinion of the judges, if a contestant is riding with rowels too
sharp or riding with locked rowels, he will receive a no score.
8. Contestant will be disqualified for taking any kind of finger tuck, or
finger wrap.
9. Judges may disqualify contestant who has been advised he is next
to go if he is not above the animal with his glove on when previous
horse leaves the arena.
V. Rerides:
1. The matter of rerides shall be decided by the judges.
2. Contestants shall not influence the judges by asking for a reride at
any time.
3. If reride is given, judge shall inform the contestant immediately of
his marking and an option of a reride.
4. Contestant may refuse reride and take his marking.
5. Contestant must make his decision immediately.
6. No reride will be given due to faulty or broken equipment furnished
by contestant in any event.
7. If an animal that is drawn for a reride is already drawn for another
contestant in the same go- round, the contestant with the animal
drawn will take it before the man who draws the animal for a reride.
8. If animal that is drawn for a reride is already drawn for another
contestant in a later go- round, the contestant with the reride in the
prior go- round will take the animal first.
9. When a final head is to be ridden in the riding events, at least two
additional head of stock will be available for rerides.
10. Rerides may be given only when stock fails to break, stops, or fouls
the rider.
11. If, in the opinion of the judges, a rider makes two honest efforts to
get out on a chute- fighting animal and is unable to do so, he may
have a reride drawn for.
12. Contestants who are fouled at chute and declare will be entitled to
reride at judge’s discretion, or the spurring out rule may be waived.
13. If animal falls down out of chute, contestant will be entitled to a
reride at the discretion of the judges.
14. If animal loses flank, fails to break, stops, or fouls rider, rider may
take same animal back, providing stock contractor is willing, or he
may have reride drawn.
15. If an animal that runs off is already drawn for another contestant,
that contestant must take the animal already drawn.
16. If that is the second consecutive time the animal has run off, he
must be taken out of the draw and an animal drawn for the contestant
out of the rerides.
17. If the pickup man or horse comes in contact with bucking horse
before qualified time has elapsed, reride will be given on same animal
drawn. Only exception to this rule is if it is that rodeo’s last day. The
last day, contestant may have same animal back if stock contractor is
willing, or reride drawn if requested. If stock contractor is not willing,
reride will be drawn.
18. A contestant will only have the option of a reride if the flank comes
off the animal and the contestant did not complete a qualified ride
but was qualified up to the point of the flank coming off.
Officials:
Officials:
1. There shall be two or more timers, a field flag judge, and a barrier
judge.
2. A field flag judge must ask contestants if they want a second loop.
Once a contestant has been flagged out, he will receive no stock back.
3. Barrier judge is responsible to change barrier string whenever it
may have been weakened, or on request of the next contestant.
4. Barrier judge shall keep a record of the length of the barrier trip
rope each performance to assure the same start for contestants each
performance.
5. Barrier equipment must be inspected by the judge before each
timed event. If equipment is faulty, it must be replaced.
6. Barrier judge shall be sure that nobody can stand close enough to
barrier or barrier equipment to tamper with same.
7. Height of barrier in timed events shall be from 32” to 36” measured
at the center of the box.
8. Flagger must watch calf during the six second period.
9. Judge will start six (6) second time when roper remounts and his
horse has taken one step forward. If roper’s rope comes off calf as
roper starts to work with tie, the six (6) second time will start when
roper clears the calf.
10. Rope will not be removed and rope must remain slack until field
judge has passed on tie.
11. Start watch, and then watch calf, counting to six seconds.
12. If the horse excessively drags the calf after roper has dismounted,
field judge may stop horse.
13. If a calf kicks loose, the judge will stop watch and check time to
determine if tie was legal.
VII. Optional Rules:
1. At any rodeo in any roping event, State/Province Associations may
implement a ground rule limiting calf roper to one loop. Not to apply
to State/Province or National Finals.
2. Electric timers are optional at State/Province level.
1. There shall be two or more timers, a field flag judge, and a barrier
judge.
2. A field flag judge must ask contestants if they want a second loop.
Once a contestant has been flagged out, he will receive no stock back.
3. Barrier judge is responsible to change barrier string whenever it
may have been weakened, or on request of the next contestant.
4. Barrier judge shall keep a record of the length of the barrier trip
rope each performance to assure the same start for contestants each
performance.
5. Barrier equipment must be inspected by the judge before each
timed event. If equipment is faulty, it must be replaced.
6. Barrier judge shall be sure that nobody can stand close enough to
barrier or barrier equipment to tamper with same.
7. Height of barrier in timed events shall be from 32” to 36” measured
at the center of the box.
8. Flagger must watch calf during the six second period.
9. Judge will start six (6) second time when roper remounts and his
horse has taken one step forward. If roper’s rope comes off calf as
roper starts to work with tie, the six (6) second time will start when
roper clears the calf.
10. Rope will not be removed and rope must remain slack until field
judge has passed on tie.
11. Start watch, and then watch calf, counting to six seconds.
12. If the horse excessively drags the calf after roper has dismounted,
field judge may stop horse.
13. If a calf kicks loose, the judge will stop watch and check time to
determine if tie was legal.
VII. Optional Rules:
1. At any rodeo in any roping event, State/Province Associations may
implement a ground rule limiting calf roper to one loop. Not to apply
to State/Province or National Finals.
2. Electric timers are optional at State/Province level.
BOYS’ EVENTS TIE DOWN ROPING
BOYS’ EVENTS
TIE DOWN ROPING
I. Time Limit:
There will be a thirty (30) second time limit with optional one (1)
minute time limit at state/province rodeos. There will be a mandatory
thirty (30) second time limit at the National High School Finals
Rodeo.
The judge will determine legitimate time allowed before contestant
calls for animal.
II. General Rules
1. Contestant may change horses in Tie Down Roping.
2. Roping Box — shall be part of the arena during roping events.
3. Refer to page 120 for Score Line Diagram.
4. Once score line has been set in timed events it will not be changed
in that go, nor can length of box be changed.
5. Lap and Tap — No barrier to be used. If barrier judge is used to flag
the start, he shall flag the animal when animal’s nose crosses the
starting line.
6. The line judge must have a tape measure in his possession in case
the short end of the barrier is carried. The pigtail of the barrier should
not exceed 10 inches in length. A longer pigtail on a barrier will often
be carried when the barrier should have been broken. If the pigtail is
carried more than 10 feet from the pin, the barrier may be waived,
providing the contestant did not obviously beat the barrier. However,
if the contestant has obviously broken the barrier you may still
impose a beating- the-barrier penalty.
7. Should the barrier break at any point other than designated breaking
point, the decision is up to the barrier judge. If contestant obvi64
ously beats the barrier, but the staples are pulled or barrier rope is
broken and string unbroken, barrier judge may assess a ten second
fine. Otherwise, this will not be considered a broken barrier.
8. If automatic barrier does not work but time is recorded, contestant
will get time, but there will be no penalty for broken barrier.
9. If automatic barrier fails to work and official time has not started,
contestant will get stock back if stock is qualified on in the field, entitling
contestant to a rerun without penalties.
10. If automatic barrier fails to work, and stock is brought back, contestant
must take same animal over during or immediately after the
same performance.
11. If barrier equipment hangs on animal and contestant tries the
animal, he accepts animal. If contestant pulls up, he will receive the
same animal back.
12. Calf belongs to contestant when he calls for it, regardless of what
happens, with the following exceptions:
a. In any timed event, if an animal escapes from the arena, the
field judge will drop flag and all watches will be stopped. Contestant
will receive original animal back with a lap-and- tap start. Time
already accumulated will be added to time used to complete the qualifying
run. If time is not recorded, the contestant will receive a 10- second
penalty for any jump or any loop used.
b. In cases of mechanical failure.
c. If in the opinion of the line judge contestant is fouled by barrier,
contestant shall get his calf back, providing contestant declares
himself by pulling up.
13. A contestant must be on his horse and his horse must break the
plane of the barrier with his draw breaking the plane of the score line
before he is allowed to compete.
14. Time to be taken between two flags.
15. It shall be the arena director’s responsibility to see that contestants
compete on the stock drawn for them. In the event of a mistake, stock
drawn for must be run during that performance and only that time or
score taken.
16. This event shall not be conducted with an open catch pen gate at
any rodeo.
III. Event Rules:
1. This event is open to boys only.
2. A neck rope must be used. Contestants must adjust rope and reins
in a manner that will prevent the horse from dragging the calf.
3. Calves may be pushed out by contestant’s assistant providing they
are ready.
4. Two loops will be permitted.
5. If roper intends to use two loops, he must carry two ropes.
6. If second loop falls from saddle or contestants hand before used, it
cannot be rebuilt.
7. At the National High School Finals Rodeo only, a contestant can
carry only one loop in the first two go- rounds.
8. Contestant cannot receive any assistance after crossing starting
line.
9. Contestant must rope calf, dismount, go down the rope and throw
the calf by hand. Must cross and tie at least three legs.
10. Any catch is legal, catch as catch can rule.
11. If calf is down when roper reaches it, calf must be stood on at least
three feet. (Calf must be elevated high enough that it has the opportunity
to regain its feet) and calf must be re- thrown.
12. If roper’s hand is on calf when calf falls, calf is considered thrown
by hand.
13. Rope must hold calf until roper gets hand on calf.
14. To qualify as a legal tie, there shall be at least one complete wrap
around at least three legs, and a half hitch or hooey (A hooey is a half
hitch with a loop, the tail of the string may be partly or all the way
pulled through).
15. The tie must hold six (6) seconds, and three legs must remain
crossed until passed on by the judge.
16. Six second time will start when roper has remounted and his horse
has taken one step forward.
17. If roper’s rope comes off calf as roper starts to work with tie, the six
(6) second time will start when roper clears the calf.
18. Rope will not be removed and rope must remain slack until field
judge has passed on tie.
19. In case the field judge flags out a roper that still legally has one or
more loops coming, the judge may give the same calf back, lap and
tap, plus time already lapsed and any barrier penalties. If time was
not recorded, the contestant will receive a 10- second penalty for any
loop used. Contestant to only get to use remaining loop.
IV. Scoring and Penalties:
1. In order for time to be considered official, barrier flag must operate.
2. Timed event judge will not flag contestant out until time is recorded.
3. Judge is to flag time, then flag contestant out if run is not legal.
4. There will be a ten- second penalty assessed for breaking the barrier.
5. Roping calf without releasing loop from hand will disqualify catch.
6. Contestant will be disqualified for any abusive treatment of calf or
his horse.
7. Any intentional dragging of calf regardless of distance will result in
a no time. Intentional dragging shall be defined as caused by contest66
ant. Excessive dragging of calf will receive a no time. Excessive dragging
shall be defined as moving the calf six or more feet after the contestant
has called for time. However, if in the opinion of the judge, the
dragging was caused by something outside of the control of the contestant,
the judge may give the contestant his time. Dragging the calf
while the contestant is tying the calf will not be considered excessive
dragging.
8. Roper will be flagged no time for touching calf, or string or by
touching rope to train his horse after giving finish signal, or by dragging
calf after he remounts horse.
9. If any part of the pusher breaks the plain of the chute gate before the
calf releases the barrier, the contestant receives a no time.
10. No rattling of chute. A timed event contestant may not have someone
rattle the chute for him. This applies in both the performance and
the slack. The contestant and/or person rattling the chute shall be disqualified.
11. Time should be taken with the average of two (2) times at all
Rodeos.
V. Reruns:
1. In any timed event if animal escapes from the arena, flag will be
dropped and watches stopped. Contestant will get animal back with
lap and tap start, and time already spent will be added to time used
in qualifying plus barrier penalties, if any.
2. If rope is on animal, contestant will get animal lap and tap with
rope on it in chute.
3. No rerun will be given due to faulty or broken equipment furnished
by contestant.
4. If the judge sees he has made an error in flagging, he must declare
a rerun before the contestant leaves the arena.
5. A calf must be rerun before it is used by another contestant.
6. When both the digital clocks malfunction and no time was recorded
from digital watches, if stock was qualified on in the field, contestant
will be given a rerun at a time designated by the Judges and the
Arena Director, plus any barrier penalties. If barrier penalties, then
lap and tap start.
7. If there must be a rerun of calves to complete a go- round, all calves
must be tied down before any stock is drawn.
8. In Tie Down Roping, if an animal fails to break the neck rope and
time is officially started by the contestant, that animal belongs to the
contestant. However, if time is started by the animal and the calf
roper remains behind the plain of the barrier for approximately 10
seconds that animal should be considered a sulking animal and
replaced using the misdraw procedure.
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
I. Boy’s Events:
A. Tie Down Roping
1. Pigging String - a piece of rope used for securing animals.
2. Cattle neck ropes on calves must be tied with string, or rubber
bands.
3. No metal snaps or hardware shall be used on cattle neck ropes in
the Tie Down Roping event.
4. Adjustable slide shall be used on all cattle neck ropes for cattle used
in Tie Down Roping event.
5. A mechanical barrier must be used.
B. Bareback Riding
1. Riding to be done with one-handed rigging and contestant must
supply own rigging.
2. Rigging shall be leather and shall not be more than ten (10) inches
in width at the handhold and not over six (6) inches wide at the “D”
ring. Latigo cannot be blocked in the “D” ring. Riggings will use a
standard “D” ring to be set to sit flat on horses back when cinched. No
freaks will be allowed. Only rawhide may be used under the body of
the hand-hold. There will be no rawhide restrictions with the exception
of no rawhide may be within one (1) inch of the back of the rigging
body excluding the “D” ring wrap which may be no more than
two (2) inches up from the bottom of the body. The rigging body must
also be spread nine (9) inches apart at the back of the rigging four (4)
inches down from the center. The handle bars under the rigging body
must be tapered down to at least one- fourth (1/4) inch at the end of
the handle bar.
3. Rider may have a single layer of leather under handhold which will
extend at least one inch on both sides of the center of the handhold
not to be skived and shall be glued down.
4. No fiberglass or metal will be allowed in riggings or hand-holds.
Only leather or rawhide is allowed for hand-hold, with a maximum
of three- fourths (3/4) inch of rawhide allowed. Flat-head rivets and/or
screws and “t” nuts are allowed to secure hand-hold. The only other
metal allowed will be in the “D” rings.
5. Quick release buckle is optional on bareback rigging.
6. Cinches on bareback riggings shall be made of mohair or neoprene
and shall be at least eight (8) inches in width at the center, but may be
tapered to accommodate cinch “D” or rings. Latigos may be of leather
or nylon.
7. Required bareback pads are to completely cover the underside of
the riggings and are to extend a full two inches behind the rigging.
8. Pads used under riggings must be leather covered on both sides. No
hair pads will be allowed. If a foam pad is used, it must be high density
foam at least 3/4 of an inch thick. In addition, the pad must have
leather over the bars one- eighth (1/8) inch thick extending at least
one-half (1/2) inch on either side or the back of the handle bars.
9. 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 and centered
in comparison to the total body length of the rigging. This piece of
leather shall be placed so that 1/2 of it extends behind the rigging and
the remaining 2” is under the rigging.
10. The rider’s glove will be a plain glove with no flaps, rolls, wedges
or gimmicks. An extra piece of leather may be used at the base of the
little finger only. It must be on the inside of the glove and is not to
extend out from the seam more than 5/8 inch and can be no more
than 5/8 inch thick. See page 124 for a sample photo.
11. A palm piece may be used in glove which will be at least once inch
wide and three inches long and will be glued in.
12. There will be no adhesive material other than dry resin used on
rigging or on rider’s glove. Benzoin may be used.
13. Stock contractors will have the right to have judges pass on
whether riggings are objectionable. Judges are to decide on all riggings
and pads.
14. All contestants must wear an Athletic Protective Mouth Piece
while contesting. Mouth piece may not be trimmed any smaller than
the size required to cover all teeth.
15. All contestants must wear a vest designed to protect the chest and
back while contesting in the Bareback Riding Event. The vest shall be
one manufactured for rodeo/equestrian events and sold by retailers.
16. No locked rowels or rowels that will lock on spurs or sharpened
spurs may be used on bareback horses or saddle broncs. Spur rowels
must have five or more points.
C. Steer Wrestling
1. Cattle neck ropes on steers must be tied with string, or rubber
bands.
2. No metal snaps or hardware shall be used on cattle neck ropes in
the steer wrestling event.
3. Adjustable slide shall be used on all cattle neck ropes in steer
wrestling event.
4. The steer wrestling chute must have at least 30 inches clearance
inside the chute and at the gate when in an open position.
5. In steer wrestling the score may be no longer than the length of the
steer wrestling box, minus six feet, unless other arrangements are
approved by the arena director.
6. Length of box to be measured from center of back end of box to center
of barrier.
7. 5. A mechanical barrier must be used and there must be at least a
12- foot box.
D. Bull Riding
1. Rope must have bell. Bell must be in good shape, cannot be broken.
No bell, no marking.
2. Hooks or posts shall not be used on bull ropes.
3. Quick release buckle is optional on bull rope on the off- side.
4. All contestants must wear an Athletic Protective Mouth Piece while
contesting. Mouthpiece may not be trimmed any smaller than the size
required to cover all teeth.
5. All contestants must wear a vest designed to protect the chest and
back while contesting in the Bull Riding Event. The vest shall be one
manufactured for rodeo/equestrian events and sold by retailers.
E. Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Riding to be done with a plain halter, one rope- rein and committee
saddle and contestant must supply own saddle.
2. Standard halter must be used unless agreement is made by both
contestant and stock contractor.
3. Stock contractors may furnish their own halters and contestants
may use them. If contestant borrows halter, he accepts the equipment
as his own.
4. Dry resin may be used on chaps and saddle.
5. Contestant saddle specifications:
a. Rigging:
(1) 3/4 double- front edge of “D” ring must pull not further back
than directly below center point of swell.
(2) Standard E-Z or ring type saddle “D” must be used and can
not exceed 5 3/4 inch outside width measurement.
b. Swell Undercut:
(1) No more than two inches—one inch on each side.
c. Gullett:
(1) Not less than four inches wide at center of fork of covered sad
dle.
d. Tree:
(1) Saddles must be built on standard tree.
(2) Specifications:
(a) Fork — 14” wide.
(b) Height — 9” maximum.
(c) Gullett — 5 3/4” wide.
e. Cantle:
(1) 5” maximum height.
(2) 14” maximum width.
f. Stirrup leather must be hung over bars.
g. Saddle should conform to the above measurements with a rea
sonable added thickness for leather covering.
h. No freaks allowed.
i. Front cinch on bronc saddle shall be mohair or neoprene and
shall be at least eight (8) inches in width at the center, but may be
tapered to accommodate cinch “D” or rings. Latigos may be of
leather or nylon.
6. All contestants must wear an Athletic Protective Mouth Piece while
contesting. Mouth piece may not be trimmed any smaller than the
size required to cover all teeth.
7. All contestants must wear a vest designed to protect the chest and
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back while contesting in the Saddle Bronc Riding Event. The vest shall
be one manufactured for rodeo/equestrian events and sold by retailers.
8. No locked rowels or rowels that will lock on spurs or sharpened
spurs may be used on bareback horses or saddle broncs. Spur rowels
must have five or more points.
II. Girl’s Events:
A. Barrel Racing
1. Western type equipment must be used.
2. Use of a hackamore or other types of bridles is the optional choice
of the contestant.
3. Judge may prohibit the use of bits or equipment that he may consider
severe.
4. Equipment necessary: Twin units of battery power electric eyes with
one electric power digital clock and one battery power digital clock
and two (2) hand held battery power digital watches in hundredths
shall be used, with the time indicated by the electric eye timers, or, if
necessary, the average of the watches used by the official timers to be
the official time. (Optional at State/Province level).
5. Complete electric timer must be backed up by a flagman. One timer
will record the times that appear on the electric eye controlled readout.
Two timers will operate the digital watches and record the average
time which is shown thereon. These two timers will operate from
the flagman’s signals.
6. Permanent markers should be put in the ground for the electric
eyes. Electric eyes should be placed on the starting line no closer
together than the width of the first two barrels and for the electric eyes
to be centered on pattern for each performance.
7. Position on fence for flagman should be well marked. These markers
should be checked every performance along with the barrel markers
and restaked if pulled out. A record of these measurements shall be
kept.
8. Set timer beforehand in the same height and position and lock the
legs.
9. Barrels are not to be used as stands for the electric timer devices.
10. Barrels to be 55 U .S. gallon light steel drum with both ends intact.
B. Pole Bending
1. Western type equipment must be used.
2. Use of a hackamore or other types of bridles is the optional choice
of the contestant.
3. The judge may prohibit the use of bits or equipment that he may
consider severe.
4. Equipment Necessary: Twin units of battery power electric eyes
with one electric power digital clock and one battery power digital
clock and two (2) hand held battery power digital watches in hundredths
shall be used, with the time indicated by the electric eye
timers, or, if necessary, the average of the watches used by the official
timers to be the official time. (Optional at State/Province level).
5. Complete electric timer must be backed up by flagman. One timer
will record the times that appear on the electric eye controlled readout.
Two timers will operate the digital watches and record the average
time which is shown thereon. These two timers will operate from
the flagman’s signals.
6. Permanent markers should be put in the ground for the electric
eyes.
7. Position on fence for flagman should be well marked. These markers
should be checked every performance along with the pole markers
and restaked if pulled out. A record of these measurements shall be
kept.
8. Set timer beforehand in the same height and position and lock the
legs.
9. Barrels are not to be used as stands for the electric eye timer devices.
10. Poles used for this event must have rubber bases.
C. Breakaway Roping
1. Cattle neck ropes on calves must be tied with string or rubber
bands.
2. No metal snaps or hardware shall be used on cattle neck ropes in
the breakaway roping event.
3. Adjustable slide shall be used on all cattle neck ropes for cattle used
in breakaway roping event.
4. Western type equipment must be used.
5. A mechanical barrier must be used.
D. Goat Tying
1. Leather thong, pigging string or rope. (Pigging string—a piece of
rope used for securing animals).
2. Western type equipment must be used.
III. Boy’s and/or Girl’s Events:
A. Cutting Horse Event
1. No choke ropes, tiedowns, or wire around the horse’s neck will be
permitted. Horse must be ridden with a bridle (with bits in the mouth
and no noseband or bosal), or hackamore. Hackamore must be loose
noseband with no metal parts, only rope or braided rawhide. A man
must be able to pass his hand between the noseband and the muzzle
completely around the horse’s nose. Any wire, tight noseband or
mechanical device that will give a rider undue control over a horse
must not be used in contest. Breast harness may be used. The rider
must keep his hand free from horse’s mane and breast harness. The
judges will have authority to have rider remove anything they think
would be unfair to use in a contest. Chaps and spurs may be worn.
Quirt or bat must not be carried. Any time a contestant is guilty of an
infraction of this rule, or any part thereof, he shall be penalized 10
points by each judge. A judge has the right to have a contestant report
to him if he is suspicious of any infraction of this rule.
B. Dally Team Roping
1. Cattle neck ropes on steers must be tied with string, or rubber
bands.
2. No metal snaps or hardware shall be used on cattle neck ropes in
the team roping event.
3. Adjustable slide shall be used on all cattle neck ropes for cattle used
in team roping event.
4. A mechanical barrier must be used.
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