Rule Book




		K.J.R.A. is a non-profit youth rodeo association open to all youth 19 and under. The K.J.R.A. season starts in March and runs through August

			*Rule Book*



		Officers Membership General Rules Age Groups Disqualification/Misconduct Dress Code Finals Eligibility/Awards Protest 6 & Under Rules Point System Ties Entry Fees Payback General Rules for ALL Event Double Mugging Tie Down Calf Roping Breakaway Roping Ribbon Roping Goat Tying Team Roping General Rules for Speed Events Clover Leaf Barrel Race Pole Bending

OFFICERS

The offices of KJRA are as following:

President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
And Up to 17 additional Directors

Officers and Directors may be removed at any time with just cause by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Resignation of Officers and Directors should be presented to the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors may fill any vacancy among the Officers and Directors by a majority vote at any meeting. Such election is to be for the unexpired term only.

BUSINESS YEAR
The official business year shall be from September 1 through August 31. The point award year shall begin with the first KJRA rodeo till the end of finals on a set date.

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
The KJRA shall be a nonprofit organization in that no individual member shall receive any returns from it. Should the association be dissolved at any time, all funds of the association, after payment of debts, shall be given to some recognized charity as directed by the Board of Directors and no member shall share in such funds.

MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the KJRA is open to any boy or girl under the age of 20 years as of January 1 and has never been married. KJRA and its Officers and Board of Directors will oversee the circuit. The Officers and Board of Directors will be elected.

The officers and Board of Directors are as follows:

President: Buddy Green 940-389-6273
Vice President:
Secretary: Tennille Green 940-393-5118
Treasurer:
Directors:
Don Eddleman 325-214-0031
Doris Eddleman 940-521-2026
Dan Busch 970-433-8076
Sondra Nored 940-841-0319
Jerry Conring 254-488-2497
Venita Dearing 817-223-5355
Greg Hardin 940-631-9143
Leslie Hardin 940-631-9143
Sissy Freeman 817-219-0446
Brad Madry 432-631-2723
Ryan Mitchell 682-429-0436

Jodi & Duane Overton 817-228-5781

Lance Morrow 940-210-8689

Jay Craddock 940-683-4450

MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

Membership in the KJRA is open to any boy or girl under the age of 20 years as of January 1, 2011 and has never been married. Each prospective member must furnish the following:

A KJRA application/minors release
A copy of applicants birth certificate
Pay a membership fee

A membership application will be provided by KJRA to any prospective member who desires one. The membership for boys and girls shall be $50.00 for each member.
The application, birth certificate, and membership fee must be turned in before membership is established. No points will be given until all three requirements are fulfilled.
Last year members must be in good standing in order to re-apply for membership. Members with previous conduct problems and members owing money for previous rodeos will not be allowed to apply for membership.
Only members in good standings shall vote in the affairs of the KJRA circuit.

GENERAL RULES

These are KJRA rules and if at any time a situation arises which is not covered in this KJRA rulebook, the Board of Directors decisions will be final.

Ages are determined as of midnight, January 1, of the year that the points are to count.
All contestants must compete in their own age group; they may not move up or down. Exception: see 6 & Under Rules.
To be eligible for All-Around Awards a contestant must compete in a minimum of 2 events and have attended 70% or more of the qualified performances (Saturday or Sunday only) in each of the two events. Points for additional events will be added for All-Around points even if 70% of the performances were not attended. Contestant with the highest points at the conclusion of the Finals will be the All-Around winner.
To be eligible for the Finals and the year-end awards at the Finals, you must have met all membership requirements, attended 70% of the years rodeos (example: 10 rodeos, you must compete in 7 of them), and be in good standing with the KJRA. All year-end winners will be determined at the conclusion of the Finals (Points earned during the KJRA season and points earned at Finals).
All contestants must have points to qualify for finals.
Girls and Boys events will be run and paid out as separate events with the exception of 6 & Under.

AGE GROUPS

6 AND UNDER BOYS and GIRLS
Barrels
Poles
Goat Slapping

10 AND UNDER BOYS
Cloverleaf Barrels
Pole Bending
Breakaway Roping
Goat Tying

10 AND UNDER GIRLS
Breakaway Roping
Cloverleaf Barrels
Pole Bending
Goat Tying

10 AND UNDER BOYS/GIRLS Double Mugging

11 - 14 BOYS
Goat Tie w/piggin string
Tie Down Roping
Breakaway Roping
Ribbon Roping

11 - 14 GIRLS
Breakaway Roping
Cloverleaf Barrels
Pole Bending
Goat Tying

15 - 19 BOYS
Tie Down Roping
Ribbon Roping

15 - 19 GIRLS
Breakaway Roping
Cloverleaf Barrels
Pole Bending
Goat Tying

TEAM ROPING: 10 & under boys/girls combined; 11-14 boys/girls combined; 15-19 boys girls combined; You must rope in your own age group. The payout will be in age groups and you will only compete with those in your age group.

6 & UNDER RULES

NO LEAD LINE
6 & U contestants have the option to move up to the 10&U age group. Moving up to the 10 & U age group would be for all events. If contestant chooses to do so, declaration must be made at the first rodeo they compete in and said contestant must remain in the chosen age group for the remainder of the rodeo season.
6 & U girls and boys will be run and paid out together.
All 6 & U contestants who have competed in at least 70 % of the rodeos held for the year and are in good standing with KJRA will be eligible to compete at the finals

MISCONDUCT

Misconduct by any individual member, or parent of member, shall be considered by the Advisory Board, KJRA and Event Director, and if necessary, the membership of the contestant shall be suspended. A contestant may be suspended for the following:

Profanity, use of alcohol or drugs, falsification of name, age, or other such acts will not be tolerated and such action will bring immediate suspension at the discretion of the Board.
Contestants being rowdy, quarreling or fighting in the arena at any time or any place during a sanctioned KJRA rodeo will be suspended.
Contestants issuing hot checks for their entries or membership fee.
Vandalism at any place or any time
Contestant will be disqualified for being in a pen with the livestock at any time except when accompanied by a Stock Contractor, Arena Director, Judge, or when assigned to work in those pens.
Mistreatment of rodeo stock or contestant’s horse in or out of the arena will be cause for disqualification.
Contestants will be disqualified for failure to keep their horse under control while entering or leaving the arena.
Competing under another name.

DRESS CODE
The following dress code will be required and enforced at the Finals Rodeo. All contestants must wear a collared- long-sleeve shirt, long pants, western boots and western hat. Hat must be worn when starting an event or the contestant will be disqualified. The starting point of an event will be determined and marked by the arena director and judges when arena is staked.

FINALS ELIGIBILITY/AWARDS
A contestant must compete in half (70%) of the total number of rodeos held for the year in order to qualify for the Finals. Example- 10 rodeos, you compete in at least 7 to qualify for the Finals.

The top 10 contestants of each event that is in good standing will be eligible for the KJRA Finals. If a contestant cannot compete because of a conflict, the contestant must pay both nights of fees in order to maintain their spot in the Finals and to receive year-end awards.

In the event that a contestant qualifies in the top 10 for the Finals and will not attend and does not pay his/her fees, that eligible member must notify the Secretary by the end of the last regular season rodeo so a contestant may be moved up to fill such slot. The moved-up member will receive the year-end awards.

In the event that a contestant qualifies in the top 10 for the finals and cannot compete because of injury, the next eligible contestant will be moved up with the understanding that the moved up contestant will pay fees and will be eligible for jackpot money and Finals Average Buckles only and will not participate in year end awards. The injured contestant will receive year-end awards.

Finals entry fees are due by TUESDAY following the last regular season rodeo. NO EXCEPTIONS. Any contestant who fails to meet the deadline will not be allowed to compete at finals. The KJRA secretary will drop down in the standings to fill vacant slots. In case of a tie, the contestant who competed at the most rodeos will be moved up.

AWARDS AT FINALS - 1st thru 10th place year-end awards will vary

Year End Champion

Finals Event Champion

All-Around Champion

Reserve
All-Around

6 & Under Boys/Girls

Buckle

Buckle

Saddle

Buckle

10 & Under Boys

Buckle

Buckle

Saddle

Buckle

10 & Under Girls

Buckle

Buckle

Saddle

Buckle

11-14 Boys

Buckle

Buckle

Saddle

Buckle

11-14 Girls

Buckle

Buckle

Saddle

Buckle

15-19 Boys

Buckle

Buckle

Saddle

Buckle

15-19 Girls

Buckle

Buckle

Saddle

Buckle

PROTEST
If any contestant or parent elects to protest a decision of any official, he or she must notify, in writing, the rodeo secretary prior to the end of the event in question and deposit $100 protest fee. No protest will be accepted on a strictly judgmental ruling by a Rodeo Judge.

At least three board members must be present to rule on the outcome of the protest. If you lose the protest, you loose the $100 fee. If they rule in your favor, your $100 fee will be returned.

POINT SYSTEM

Year-end awards will be given on a point system. The system will be based on 10 points. The point system will be as follows:

First Place ------10 points
Second Place-----9 points
Third Place -------8 points
Fourth Place------7 points
Fifth Place -------6 points
Sixth Place-------5 points
Seventh Place----4 points
Eight Place-------3 points
Ninth Place------ 2 points
Tenth Place-------1 point

First place will receive 10 points REGARDLESS of the number of entries. If the 1st place in an event is not a KJRA member, but the 2nd place is, the member will only receive the same 9 points they gathered in the rodeo itself.

Members are responsible for checking the accuracy of the points. All points will become Final, with no adjustments made, two weeks after the day of the rodeo. Points will be posted no later than Tuesday at 10:00 pm following a weekend performance.

All-Around will be awarded to the contestant with the most points in two or more events.

Ties that arise concerning Finals and Year-End Awards will be determined by the format below.

TIES

Final Event Champions: Ties will be determined by the fastest time.

Example:

Roper 1 had times of 9.28 and 10.72 for a total of 20.00 on 2 head
Roper 2 had times of 10.21 and 9.79 for a total of 20.00 on 2 head
Roper 1 would be the Average Event Champion at finals because he had the fastest time of 9.28.

Year End Event Champions: Ties will be determined by the most number of 1st places, then 2nd places, then 3rd places and so forth that have been earned during regular season rodeos until there is not a tie.

All-Around Champions: Ties for All-Around awards will not be decided. A tie will result in duplicate prize.

Example: 2 boys tie for the 10 & Under All-Around. Saddles will be awarded to both contestants

ENTRY FEES AND % PAYOUT AT KJRA RODEOS (Finals NOT Included)

Entry Fee

Stock Charge

Payout

Profit

Running

$20
$20
$30
$30

0
0
0
0

12
12
18
18

8
8
12
12

Roping

$30
$40
$40

12
12
12

12
21
21

6
7
7

Team Roping
10 & under
11-14 & 15-19

                      $30   $80/Team

                       12
12/Team

12
54

                  6
14

Goats

$20
$25
$35
$35

3
3
3
3

11
15
22
22

6
7
10
10

The number of monies paid will be based on the number of contestants in each event according to the following schedule:

1-5      100%
6-10     60%    40%
11-15   50%    30%   20%
16-20   40%    30%   20%   10%
21-?     30%    25%   20%   15% 10%

Ground money will be paid if no contestants in roping events qualifies. If ground money is paid, stock charges and/or office charge will not be refunded.

PAYBACK AT KJRA FINALS

The payout at the finals is 100% payback minus your stock charge and office charge.

The number of monies paid will vary according to the number of contestants in each event.

Ground money will be paid if no contestants in roping events qualifies. If ground money is paid, office charge and stock charge will not be refunded.

The number of money paid will vary according to the following schedule:
1-3 entered ----------- 1 place
4-7 entered ----------- 2 places
8-10 entered - ------- 3 places

There will be no more than three places paid in any event.

RODEO EVENT RULES:

GENERAL FOR ALL EVENTS

When a participant nods for an animal or enters into the arena, they accept the arena conditions as is, or they must declare themselves by pulling up.
If a timer fails, the backup time will be the official time.
Contestants will run in random order from a draw conducted by the Association putting on the rodeo. This includes running events as well as roping events. A contestant will have 30 seconds to begin his/her event once they have entered the roping box or alley way. After 30 seconds if they have not started, they will be ask to leave and the next contestant will be called.
It is your responsibility as a contestant or parent to be prepared and ready for each event you have entered. After your name has been called three times and you are not ready to compete, this will result in an automatic turnout which results in a no time and fees will not be refunded.

GENERAL ROPING

There shall be two or more time keepers, a field judge (flagman), a score line referee and as many officials as the local committee find necessary.
Barrier length will not be less than the length of box minus six (6) ft. to be measured from the center at back of box to center of barrier. Maximum length of score will be 18 ft.
Short end of barrier will be longer than 12 inches or shorter than 4 inches.
In all roping events a penalty of ten (10) seconds will be given for breaking the barrier.
Should the barrier break at any point other than the designated breaking point, it will be considered a malfunction.
If barrier equipment is faulty, it must be replaced.
If barrier fails to work but the flag operates correctly and time is recorded, contestants will receive that time. Barrier penalty will be waived unless barrier is obviously beaten by contestant. If official time has not started, contestant will receive stock which contestant originally drew if contestant has qualified a run on that stock. If barrier was obviously beaten, the barrier penalty will be applied to the rerun.
If short end of barrier is laying ten (10) ft. or more in any direction from the chute post, it is not a broken barrier.
The starting flag should be tied where timers can easily see it when the barrier releases.
If the barrier malfunctions and stock is brought back, contestant must compete on same animal during or after the same performance.
In some cases arena conditions will determine the score. If these conditions exist, the rodeo must receive prior approval by a director.
No contestant shall intentionally beat the barrier. The decision of the judge will be final. Animal may not be roped before the neck rope breaks from the animal and horse’s chest must break plane of the barrier strap. If not, the contestant will be disqualified.
Calves and steers will be chute run.
Stock contractors should have enough stock for a complete go-round in each event if at all possible.
In any roping event, if the 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.
If time is not recorded, the decision of the flag judge shall be final.
Roping box is considered part of the arena.
A roper cannot build a second loop in the arena. The rope cannot under any circumstance be rebuilt if it touches the ground.
Once the roper calls for stock, stock belongs to the roper.
One minute time limit of roping.
Any time event contestant who fails to heed an initial warning from judges that he is mistreating an animal may be disqualified for the remainder of the rodeo.
Judge’s decisions are never to be based on video viewing.
Anyone who is caught pulling the neck barrier, the contestant will be disqualified.

DOUBLE MUGGING RULES:

It is up to the roper to secure a mugger. The mugger may be any contestant entered in the rodeo or a parent/adult.
Time to be taken between two flags.
Roping calf without releasing rope from hand is not permitted.
Catch as catch can with rope from horse, but rope must hold calf until mugger has his hands on calf.
Neck rope must be used and contestant must adjust rope and reins in such a manner that will prevent the horse from dragging calves. If the horse drags the calf, field judge may stop the horse. Contestant must receive no assistance of any find from outside.
Rope must be tied “hard and fast” to saddle horn.
After roping calf, roper must dismount and wait for mugger to throw calf by hand; mugger holds the foreleg and gives the foreleg to the roper. At this time, the mugger can assist in holding the calf down in a way that the calf is unable to get up. Roper must then cross and tie any three of the calf’s feet. If the calf gets up before time is called for, the procedure is repeated with the mugger throwing the calf and holding the foreleg and giving the foreleg to the roper.
A legal tie shall consist of one or two wraps and a half hitch. Any three legs must be tied together.
Tie must hold until passed on by the judge and roper must not touch calf after giving the finished signal until after the judge has completed his examination.
The field judge will pass on the tie, timing six (6) seconds from the time the roping horse takes his first steps forward after the roper has remounted and put slack in the rope. In the event a contestant’s catch rope is off the calf after completion of the tie, the six (6) second time period is to start when roper clears the calf.
Rope will not be removed from calf and rope must remain slack until field judge has passed on the tie.
Mugger may remove rope from calf before roper has finished the tie for safety reasons only. This will not disqualify the run, however after roper has signaled for time the rope may not be removed until judge has expired the six (6) second tie rule.
If calf is down when mugger reaches it, it must be cleared to the satisfaction of the judge and be thrown by hand.
If mugger’s hand is on calf when calf falls, calf is considered thrown by hand.
In all age groups, in all roping events, there will be only one loop and the back (out) gate will be open.

TIE-DOWN ROPING RULES:

Time to be taken between two flags.
Roping calf without releasing rope from hand is not permitted. Catch as catch can.
A neck rope must be used and contestant must adjust rope and reins in such a manner that will prevent the horse from dragging calves. IF the horse drags the calf, field judge may stop the horse. Contestant must receive no assistance of any kind from outside.
Rope must be tied “hard and fast” to saddle horn. Contestant must cross and tie three feet. There will be a "no daylight rule" for the 11-14 age group ONLY, if calf is down, he may stay down and be tied, but there will be a 10 second penalty.. Rope must hold calf until roper gets his hands on the calf.
Tie must hold until passed on by judge and roper must not touch calf after giving finish signal. If tie comes loose before the tie has been ruled a fair one, the roper will be given no time.
The flagman will pass on the tie on the calf by use of stop watch, timing six (6) seconds from the time roper has remounted and given slack to rope. Rope will not be removed from calf and rope will remain slack until field judge has passed on tie.
The flagger is to stop watch when calf kicks free, using the time on the watch to determine if time limit of six (6) seconds was reached to qualify time.
In all age groups, in all roping events, there will be only one loop and the back gate will be open.
Calf must be crossed and tied with at least one wrap and hooey.

BREAKAWAY ROPING RULES:

The rope must be tied on at the end of the rope with KJRA provided string. The breakaway flag is to be white and must be tied at the end of the rope. The barrier judge will check each contestant’s string and flag before roping.
The calf’s head must pass through the loop. The loop may draw up on any part of the calf’s body behind the head.
The field judge shall be able to consult an appointed helper (mounted or un-mounted).
Calf must break string with no assistance from roper. If roper assists, they will receive no time.
Judges decision will be final.
In all age groups, in all roping events, there will be only one loop and the back gate will be open.

RIBBON ROPING RULES:

It is up to the roper to secure a mugger. Only a KJRA member or a non-member entered in the rodeo can be a mugger.
The roper will run their own ribbon. The mugger cannot hand ribbon to roper. (Roper must remove the ribbon himself.)
Catch as catch can.
Either roper or mugger must have hands on calf before the ribbon comes off. Mugger does not have to be touching the calf before the ribbon is pulled.
The ribbon should be about ½ inch in width and 10 inches or more in length.
The ribbon itself must be fastened to the top of the tail with rubber band.
Calf does not have to be on feet when ribbon is removed.
The runner removes the ribbon and runs across flag line in either direction for time.
If there is no ribbon on the calf when runner gets to it, for whatever reason, the runner should grab hair.
Muggers may choose where they wish to stand in the arena.
Any part of the ribbon is legal.
If roper gets calf over due to ribbon coming off, etc… and broke out on 1st run, he gets calf over lap and tap plus a (10) ten second barrier penalty.
Roper must hand ribbon to flag judge and not throw ribbon on the ground.
In all age groups, in all roping events, there will be only one loop and the back gate will be open.

GOAT-SLAPPING RULES:

Time will start when the contestant crosses the starting line and will stop when the contestant crosses the finish line.
Should the horse cross or come in contact with the goat or goat rope any time during the run a (10) second penalty will be assessed. If the goat should break away because of fault of the horse, the contestant will receive a no time for that run.
The goat is to be tied to a stake with a rope ten (10) feet in length and made of cotton. Stake should be pounded completely into the ground so that no part is visible.
Contestant must ride mounted on a horse from starting line to goat, dismount from horse, touch the goat, and proceed to the finish line by the judge. Time will stop when the judges flag drops.
The goat will be held by field help for the entire run.
The same goat will be used for all contestants.
Field help may hold the horse after the contestant stops and/or is attempting to dismount. They may not hold the horse prior to attempts to dismount. If done, this will result in a no-time.
When a contestant starts the timer, the contestant has accepted the arena conditions and the order of the run as is. There will be no re-run.
Judge's decisions will be final

GOAT-TYING RULES:

Time will start when the contestant crosses the starting line and will stop when she signals the completion of the tie.
Should the horse cross or come in contact with the goat or goat rope any time during the run a ten (10) second penalty will be assessed. If the goat should break away because of the fault of the horse, the contestant will receive a no time for that run.
The goat is to be tied to a stake with a rope ten (10) feet in length and made of cotton. Stake should be pounded completely into the ground so that no part is visible.
Contestant must ride mounted on a horse from starting line to goat, dismount from horse, throw goat by hand, cross and tie any three legs together with tie string of contestant’s choice.
The 11-14 boys goat tying must tie goat with piggin string just like a calf.
The tie will be passed on by field judge and if it is not secure for five (5) seconds the contestant receives no time. If the contestant returns to tie after signaling completion and before five (5) seconds is up she will receive no time. After signaling completion, contestant will step back at least three (3) feet from the goat and await the five (5) second time limit. After the five (5) second time limit has passed the JUDGE will remove the string from the goat.
If the goat is down when the contestant reaches it, the goat must be cleared of the ground before tie is made.
If contestant’s hand is on the goat when the goat falls, goat is considered thrown by hand.
For each age group, goat will be changed every five (5) paid runs, no shows or turn outs will not be tied.
If less than 10 entries, goat is changed on half the number of entries.
Judge’s decisions will be final.
Only one goat at a time will be staked in arena during the goat-tying event.
Goat must be tied with at least one wrap and hooey or a knot.
When a contestant starts the timer, the contestant has accepted the arena conditions and the order of the run as is. There will be no re-run.

TEAM ROPING RULES:

Contestants will start from behind a barrier in all rodeos with mechanical barrier. Header must start from steer wrestling box.
Each contestant will be allowed to carry one rope. Two loops per team shall be allowed one loop at each end. Roping steer without turning loose of the loop will be considered no catch. Contestant must dally to stop steer. No tied ropes allowed for contestants over l0 years of age.
Time will be taken when steer is roped, and both horses are facing steer in line with ropes dallied and tight. Horses front feet must be on the ground and contestants must be mounted when time is taken. Steer must be standing up when roped by head or heels. Ropers must hold dallies until passed on by the judge.
Steer must not be handled roughly or the contestants may be disqualified , in the opinion of the field judge, the contestants have intentionally done so.
If, in the opinion of the flagger, a heel loop is thrown before the header has dallied and hanged the direction of a steer, the team shall be disqualified.
Broken rope or dropped rope will be considered no time, whether time has been taken or not.
If steer is roped by one (1) horn, the contestant is not allowed to ride up and put rope over the horn or head with his hands.
If the heeler ropes a front foot or feet in the heel loop, this is a foul catch. However, should the front foot come out of the heel loop by the time the field judge drops his flag, time will be counted.
Any questions as to the catches in this contest will be decided by the judges.
Legal Catches – There will be only (3) legal head catches:
   A. Around both horns
   B. Half a head.
   C. Around the neck
Ropers must hold dallies until passed on by judge.
If hondo passes over one horn and the loop over the other, the catch is illegal.
Any heel catch behind both shoulders is legal if the rope goes up the heels.
One (1) hind foot receives a five (5) second penalty.
If loop crosses itself in a head catch, it is illegal. This does not include heel catches.
No plastic horns will be allowed.
All 10 & Under Team Ropers will be allowed to tie on with a quick release only.
10 & under team ropers will have an older contestant or parent to head for them, but it will be set up like a barrel roping. Header will not be allowed to turn steer until he/she has reached the specified mark. 10 & under heading will be run as a steer stopping. Once the contestant has securely roped the horns and dallied he/she will then steer stop and wait for the flag to drop. An older contestant or parent will be allowed to act as a heeler for hazing purposes only. Only the 10 & under contestant will pay an entry fee.
All team ropers must rope in their own age group with boys and girls combined in each age group
Team Roping (Heading and Heeling) will be considered events for All-Around. Heading and Heeling will be considered separate events and points will be given in each event. Points will be carried to individual’s age group.
Team Roping—during regular rodeo: A contestant may enter twice once as a header and once as a heeler or may rope the same end twice by switching partners (except 10 & under, they may enter once as a header and once as a heeler only). If you rope the same end twice only the highest placing points will be carried to the all around, but both sets of points to the event. Both the header and the heeler of a team must be KJRA members for points to be earned. If either header or heeler are not members they can collect jackpot money but not points.
Team Roping--during finals: Only the top 10 headers and top 10 heelers will be eligible for the finals. It will be run as a team roping and not a header roping and a heeler roping.

CLOVERLEAF BARREL RACE:

Contestant may start on either right or left barrel. When starting on the right barrel, there will be one right and two left turns around the barrels, and when starting on the left, there will be one left and two right turns around the barrels. (See pattern) Cloverleaf barrel patterns only. Any additional turns will result in a no-time.
The barrels must be at least 15 feet from the fence. The starting and finishing line must be no less than 15 yards from the end of the arena.
The suggested distance is 30 yards between barrels one and two and 35 yards between barrels two and three. However, the distance should be set according to the arena size.
Starting line and all barrels must be marked permanently for the entire show. The manner in which it is usually done is by taking a rope of 3 ft. in length and tying several knots in one end. Dig a post hold of one to one half feet deep and place the rope inside the hole, knotted end down. Tamp down the dirt around the rope and leave excess rope sticking above ground.
Barrels must not have tires or other obstructions on them.
There will be a 5 second penalty for each barrel knocked down, even if it bounces back upright.
Horse and rider must maintain forward motion at all times or the pattern will be considered broken and result in a no time.
At no time should horses be allowed to work on the markers that are set for that particular rodeo. All committees are asked to keep the ground conditions as nearly the same for each performance as possible.
Drag the arena according to the conditions of ground. It is recommended to drag after every 5 contestants with maximum number of runs between drags not to exceed ten.
When a contestant starts the timer, the contestant has accepted the arena conditions and the order of the run as is. There will be no re-run.

POLE BENDING RULES:

The pole bending pattern is to be run around six poles. Each pole is to be 21 ft. apart and the first pole is to be 21 ft. from the starting line. A rope stake must be placed in the middle of the starting line of flagman or timer to measure from starting line to first pole.
A horse may start either to the right or left of the first pole, and run remainder of the pattern accordingly. (See pattern)
Poles should be at least 6 ft. tall. If the base is metal – 12 to 18 inches in diameter. All bases should be protected for safety if not made of rubber.
There shall be five (5) second penalty for each pole knocked down, even if pole is knocked back upright.
Horse and rider must maintain a forward motion at all times or pattern will be considered broken and result in a no time.
Drag the arena according to the conditions of ground. It is recommended to drag after every 7 contestants with maximum number of runs between drags to not exceed ten.
When a contestant starts the timer, the contestant has accepted the arena conditions and the order of the run as is. There will be no re-run.