NATIONAL
REINED COW HORSE
ASSOCIATION
WORKING
COW HORSE PATTERNS
1. The following patterns are to be worked
as stated, not as drawn. The drawn
pattern is just to give the general idea of what the pattern will look like in
the arena.
2. Markers are
mandatory for all patterns. Markers
will be placed on the wall or fence on both sides of the arena to the approval
of the judges with the following as a guideline:
(a) at the center of the arena
(b) the one (1) point penalty marker for cow
work shall be placed at each corner of the arena
(c) the two (2) point penalty marker for cow
work shall be placed approximately 16 feet past the one (1) point penalty
marker
(d) end markers for rein work shall be placed at
the judge’s discretion.
3. Where designated in the pattern for
stops to be beyond a marker, the horse should begin his stop after he passes
the specified marker.
4.
Each pattern
is drawn so that the bottom of the page represents the end of the arena entered
by contestants and must be run as such.
In the event that an arena has only one gate and it is in the exact
middle of the side, that
side shall
represent the right side of the page the pattern is drawn on.
5. All
horses will be judged immediately upon entering the arena and judging will
cease after the last maneuver. Any
fault incurred prior to the commencement of a pattern will be scored
accordingly.
6. All judges' decisions are final.
PATTERN
DESCRIPTIONS (MANEUVERS)
The NRCHA have divided its patterns into
sets of seven maneuver groups, which are scored as described below. These patterns break down as follows:
1. Stop
and back up and 1/4 turn
2. Right
circles
3. Left
circles
4. Stop
5. 3
1/2 right spins
6. Stop
7. 31/2
left spins
1. Left
and right circles
2. Stop
3. 2
1/2 left spins
4. Stop
5. 2
1/2 right spins
6. Stop
and back up
7. Spins
each way
1. Right
circles
2. Left
circles
3. Stop
4. 2
1/2 right spins
5. Stop
6. 2
1/2 left spins
7. Stop
and back up
1. Stop
2. 2
1/2 left spins
3. Stop
4. 2
1/2 right spins
5. Stop
and back up and 1/4 turn
6. Right
circles and left circles
7. Stop
1. Right
and left circles
2. Stop
3. 2
1/2 right spins
4. Stop
5. 2
1/2 left spins
6. Stop
and back up
7. Spins
1. Stop
2. 21/2
left spins
3. Stop
4. 2
1/2 right spins
5. Stop
and back up and 1/4 turn
6. Left
circle
7. Right
circle and stop
1. Right
circles
2. Left
circles
3. Stop
4. 2
1/2 spins to right
5. Stop
6. 2
1/2 spins to left
7. Stop
and back up
1. Left
circles
2. Right
circles
3. Stop
4. 3
1/2 spins to left
5. Stop
6. 3
1/2 spins to right
7. Stop
and back up