Saskatchewan Reined Cowhorse
Association (SRCHA) Rule Book – 2010
Section Two – Articles 6 to 12
ARTICLE 6
D E F I N I T I O N S
A. OPEN BRIDLE HORSE
Any horse 3 years old or older, and any level rider may show in
this class. In Working Cowhorse Classes, the horse
must be shown one-handed in a regulation cow horse bit, with romal reins. In Ranch Cutting Classes, regulation ring or D
snaffle bit or bosal may be used and may be ridden
with 1 or 2 hands. Points go to the horse.
B.
JUNIOR HORSE 4 & 5 Years Old
Open to any level of rider and all horses which are either 4 or 5
years old (as of Jan.1
of the current year)
Horses must be shown in
legal equipment as described for Ranch Cutting and/or Working Cowhorse classes (regulation snaffle bit, hackamore or bosal) but the same type of headgear (hackamore
or snaffle) must be used throughout the event (herd, rein and cow work) on
a horse once a Derby competition has started. Points go to the horse.
B.
THREE YEAR OLD
SNAFFLE BIT HORSE
Open to any
rider and all horses which are 3 years old (as of Jan. 1 of the current year).
Horses must be shown in a regulation ring or D-snaffle bit, ridden 2-handed,
except in the herd work (ranch cutting) when either 1 or 2 hands
on the reins are allowed. Points go to the horse.
C. NOVICE BRIDLE
HORSE
For horses 6 years of age or more (as of
Jan.1 of the current year).
Horses that have never been shown in Cutting or Ranch Cutting on any circuit
are eligible to compete in Novice Horse Ranch Cutting for 1 show season. Horses
that have never been shown in Ranch Horse, Reining, or Working Cowhorse on any circuit are eligible to compete in Novice
Horse Working Cowhorse class for 1 show season. In
Working Cowhorse Classes, horses must be shown
1-handed in a regulation cow horse bit, with romal
reins. In Ranch Cutting Classes, ring or D regulation snaffle bit or bosal may be used and may be ridden with 1 or 2 hands. Points
go to horse. Any level rider may show in this class.
D. DEFINITION of NON PRO [as given in the 2008 NRCHA Rule Book] A
Non Pro shall be defined as any person, regardless of age, who is not currently
receiving remuneration directly, or indirectly for showing, training, giving lessons,
clinics or assisting in the training of a horse for remuneration. This does not
include prize money. Payment of entry fees and/or expenses by anyone other than
the Non Pro, his/her immediate family, or his/her corporation is considered
remuneration. A Non Pro may not show, train or assist in the training of a
horse for which their spouse is accepting any form of remuneration either
directly or indirectly for training, or assisting in the training or showing of
said horses. Remuneration shall be defined as: (i). To pay, reward for work, trouble, etc. (ii). Reimburse,
compensate. (iii). Make fair return for an action; barter.
All Non Pro Riders must make declaration of money earned and
apply to the SRCHA for proper classification and acceptance of Non Pro status
prior to competition. Non Pro status is extended on a temporary basis and is
subject to revocation pending approval of the SRCHA Board. Non Pro status will
be null and void if it is determined that a rider does not qualify under the
NRCHA definition as given above.
E. NOVICE NON PRO RIDER
- $50. Limit Class
Riders must meet Non Pro definition as given above. Any non pro
rider who has earned $50 or less on any Cutting or Ranch Cutting, or Working /
Reined Cowhorse, or Ranch Horse circuit, including
the SRCHA, and/or who has not earned more than $100 on any Reining circuit or
more than $100 in Team Penning unless they are a sanctioned #1 Penner, shall be eligible to compete in Novice Non Pro. If
a rider is eligible for Novice Non Pro based on money earned at the beginning
of the show season, they shall remain in that division for the balance of that
show season. Riders may choose to ride up into higher divisions at their
discretion.
F. INTERMEDIATE NON PRO RIDER - $500. Limit
Class
Riders must meet Non Pro definition as given above. Any non pro
rider who has earned $500 or less on any Cutting or Ranch Cutting, or Working /
Reined Cowhorse, or Ranch Horse circuit, including
the SRCHA, and/or who has not earned more than $500 on any Reining circuit or
more than $500 in Team Penning unless they are a sanctioned # 2 Penner, shall be eligible to compete in Intermediate Non
Pro. If a rider is eligible for Intermediate Non Pro based on money earned at
the beginning of the show season, they shall remain in that division for the
balance of that show season. Riders may choose to ride up into higher divisions
at their discretion.
G.
OPEN
NON PRO RIDER
Riders must meet Non Pro definition as given above. Any non pro
rider who has earned $501 or more on any Cutting or Ranch Cutting, or Working /
Reined Cowhorse, or Ranch Horse circuit, including
the SRCHA, and/or who has earned $501 or more on any Reining circuit or $501 or
more in Team Penning or if they are a sanctioned #3 or higher Penner, shall be eligible to compete in Open Non Pro. [Non
Pro Riders with less money earned than $501 may also enter Open Non Pro at
their discretion.]
H. 14-18 YOUTH RIDER
Open to any rider
who is fourteen (14) to eighteen (18) years of age, as of January 1 of the
current
year. A Non Pro youth rider may compete in any
other Non Pro class he/she so chooses provided
that his/her lifetime
earnings do not exceed the limit of the class.
Dollars earned in youth
competition count
towards lifetime earnings. Youth must
wear helmets.
I 10-13 YOUTH RIDER
Open to any rider
who is ten (10) to thirteen (13) years of age, as of January 1 of the current
year.
A Non Pro youth rider
may compete in any other Non Pro class he/she so chooses provided
NOTE: Youth 10-13 Working Cowhorse class is
a "Boxing Only" (Limited Cow Work) class.
ARTICLE 7 C L A S S
E S
A.
RANCH CUTTING /
Herd Work – Class offered to
the following divisions: Open Bridle Horse; Junior Horse 4&5 Yrs
Old; Three Yr Old Snaffle Bit; Novice Bridle Horse; Novice Non Pro Rider;
Intermediate Non Pro Rider; Open Non Pro Rider; Youth 14-18; and Youth 10-13. Open to any breed or age of horse, except in Junior Horse which
must be 4 or 5 years old, and Three Year Old Snaffle Bit which must be 3 years old, and Novice Horse
which must be 6 years old or more.
Horses to be judged in the manner described in Article 15, with a 2.5 minute time frame. Any horse,
regardless of age, may be shown in a regulation ring or D-snaffle bit or bosal (except in 3 year old snaffle bit classes which must use a snaffle bit), ridden either
1-handed or 2-handed. If riding in a bridle, one hand on the reins is allowed. Riders
must show astride in a stock saddle. Western long sleeve shirt, western hat (or
helmet) and boots are mandatory, chaps are optional but recommended. No horse may
be used as a herd settler for a class that horse is competing in. They may be used
as turn back horses. See Article 15 for details on Ranch
Cutting.
B.
WORKING COW HORSE
Class
offered to the following divisions: Open Bridle Horse; Junior Horse
4&5 Yrs Old; Three Yr Old Snaffle Bit; Novice Bridle Horse; Novice Non
Pro Rider; Intermediate Non Pro Rider; Open Non Pro Rider; Youth 14-18; and
Youth 10-13 (boxing only). Horses
to be judged in the manner prescribed in Article 13.
Working Cowhorse is comprised of two elements:
the dry work (or reined work), and the fence work; with scores added together
to achieve final score for the class. Ties are broken by the higher fence
work score. The fence work portion is expected to be completed within a 2.5
minute time frame. Horses five (5) years of age and under may be shown in
the regulation snaffle bit, hackamore or bridle, except when equipment is
specified as for Open Bridle Horse or Three Year Old Snaffle Bit or Junior
Horse classes. Horses six (6) years of age and up must
be shown one-handed in a regulation cow horse bit with romal
reins, except in Novice Non Pro and Youth Classes where any NRHA/AQHA regulation
bit and split reins or mecate reins are allowed.
For riders using a snaffle bit or hackamore, two (2) hands are required.
For adult riders using a bridle, one (1) hand is required except in
Novice Non Pro. Romal
reins are required for Open Bridle Horse, Novice Horse, Intermediate Non Pro
Rider and Open Non Pro Rider (when riding in a bridle), held in the thumb
up position; no fingers between the reins and hands must not be changed. A
flat leather chin strap is required, minimum ½ inch wide, with no metal that
may come into contact with the horse allowed. Leather chin strap must be flat, flexible and at least 1/2 inch
wide. No metal rivets are allowed to come in contact
with the chin, or chin groove of the horse. Metal keepers are not acceptable
on the chin strap. Riders must show astride in a stock saddle.
Western long sleeve shirt, western hat (or helmet) and boots are mandatory,
chaps are optional but recommended. See Article 13 for
further details.
C. NOVICE
NON PRO & YOUTH WORKING COW HORSE
The
purpose of these classes is to encourage new competitors to experience the
cow horse class. A rider may use one
(1) or two (2) hands but once work is started, the rider must maintain their
chosen hand position until work is completed. Riding 1-handed in a bridle
will be a credit point situation. Horses 5 years old and under may be ridden
2-handed in an approved snaffle bit or hackamore; or in an approved bridle.
Horses 6 years old or older must be shown in a bridle. The Youth or
Novice Non Pro rider may use any legal NRHA/AQHA approved bit with a flat
leather chin-strap at least 1/2 inch wide. (See Article 13, #1 Equipment section
E.) Romal reins are optional. Split reins or mecate (closed) reins are allowed. Youth must wear
helmets.
D. INTERMEDIATE and
OPEN NON PRO WORKING COWHORSE
Horses 5 years old and under may be ridden 2-handed in an approved
snaffle bit with split reins, or hackamore with mecate
(closed) reins; horses 6 years old or older must be shown 1-handed in a
regulation cow horse bridle with romal reins.
E. OPEN BRIDLE
HORSE WORKING COWHORSE
Open to horses 3 years old or older shown by any level of rider, shown
1-handed in a regulation cow horse bit and romal
reins.
F. JUNIOR HORSE 4
& 5 Years Old WORKING COW HORSE
Open to 4- and 5-year-old horses, as of January 1st of current show
year, to be shown in an approved snaffle bit, or hackamore. The horse may have been
shown previously in the bridle down the fence. The same type of headgear
(hackamore or snaffle) must be used throughout the event (herd, rein and cow
work) on a horse once a Derby competition has started.
Entries must be shown with both hands on the reins,
except in the herd work (ranch cutting) when either 1 or 2 hands on the reins
are allowed. Horses must be shown in a standard headstall (browband,
shaped ear or split ear) using a smooth snaffle bit or hackamore as described
in General rules for equipment.
G. THREE YEAR OLD SNAFFLE BIT WORKING COW
HORSE
Open to any 3 year old horse, as of Jan.1st of the
current year, to be shown in an approved snaffle bit by any level of rider.
Entries must be shown with both hands on the reins, except in the herd
work (ranch cutting) when either 1 or 2 hands on the reins are allowed. Horses
must be shown in a standard headstall (browband, shaped
ear or split ear) using a smooth snaffle bit as described in General rules for
equipment.
H. NOVICE BRIDLE HORSE WORKING COW HORSE
The purpose of this class is to provide opportunity for older
horses that have never been shown in cow horse, ranch horse or reining to gain
one show season’s experience with any level of rider. Open to horses 6 years of
age or more (as of Jan.1 of the current year) that have never been shown in
Ranch Horse, Reining, or Working Cowhorse on any
circuit. A horse is eligible to compete in this division for 1 show
season only. Horses must be shown 1-handed in a regulation cow horse bit, with romal reins.
ARTICLE 8
S H O W
A P P R O V A L
Any
show committee or event seeking approval by this Association must comply with
numerous criteria. Classes offered as
described in this Rule Book must follow these rules; Show hosts must describe
in detail the entry fees and prize payout models they will use; and full show
results and cash prizes awarded must be provided in a timely fashion to the
SRCHA Office.
ARTICLE 9
P A Y M E N T O F
M O N E Y S A T C O N T E S T
SRCHA approved shows will pay back to the contestants the total of
the add back plus the total added purse, if any.
The contestants will be paid from this pool on a percentage basis as
prescribed by the individual show host. NOTE: each SRCHA-approved show shall
conduct it’s own prize money pay-outs in
the manner acceptable to the SRCHA.
ARTICLE 10
D I S C I P L I N A R Y R U L E S
A N D P R O C E D U R E S
A. APPLICATIONS
The
provisions of these disciplinary rules and procedures shall apply at any
recognized show of the SRCHA to the following persons: owner, exhibitor, agent,
trainer, manager, rider, parent of any exhibitor, or
member of the family or employee of any of the aforementioned or any individual
member of the Saskatchewan Reined Cow Horse Association.
B. VIOLATIONS
A
violation is an act done by or at the discretion of those enumerated in
paragraph A which, consists of any of the following:
1. The misrepresentation of the eligibility
of a horse to participate in any class either because of its age and/or
experience in the snaffle bit and/or hackamore and/or bridle.
2. The misrepresentation of one's
professional or limit status.
3. Physically assaulting any judge or other
person enumerated in paragraph A during the course of the recognized show.
4. Making any remark to a judge or other
person enumerated in paragraph A during or after the show, which is of a
threatening or abusive or unsportsmanlike character either orally or in
writing.
5. While in the arena any exhibitor after
showing before the judge or judges makes any obscene gesture to or for the
benefit of the judge or judges.
6. Abusing or mistreating in any fashion a
horse or a bovine while on the grounds of any SRCHA approved show, either
before, during or after the event.
7. Any person who does not pay bills or fees
due to the SRCHA or any approved show.
C. PENALTIES
Any
person enumerated in paragraph A who has been found to have been in violation
of any of the acts enumerated in paragraph B shall be subject to the following
penalties:
Suspension. Any
person found to have been the subject of a violation set forth in paragraph B
may be suspended from exhibiting or having exhibited for him/her any of his/her
horses in any show approved by the SRCHA.
Any such suspended person is forbidden for the time specified in the
period of suspension to hold or exercise office in the Association, and will be
published in the Association's publication.
There
may be a suspension for any period, of the horse or horses owned by the person
violating the matters set forth in paragraph B.
ARTICLE 11
A N I M A L A B U S E
ARTICLE 12
S R C H A
P O L I C I E S
A. MISSING ORDER OF GO
The competitor will fall to the bottom of
the herd or draw.
B. HORSE
DRAWS BACK TO BACK BETWEEN CLASSES
The competitor may choose to request a
change of order by contacting the SRCHA Director In
Charge and the show office. Every
attempt will be made to notify the competitors involved. If a change is agreed upon, the competitor
will drop to the bottom of the herd or draw.
C. LONE
OR SINGLE ENTRIES IN A CLASS
Where possible the competitor will be
notified after the official entry close date, or time – in the case of entries
taken at the Show. The competitor has the choice of staying in the classes as
entered, or moving to an alternate class without penalty. If the draw has been done in the alternate
class, the office has the following draw options: in cutting moving the entry to the bottom of
the herd; in working cow horse moving the entry to the bottom of the draw; in
reining moving the entry to the top of the draw; or in any discipline, dropping
the entry in as a sub-entry.
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