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2026 Handbook
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General Rules and Regulations
  • A. Rule Change Procedures (7)
  • B. Disciplinary Procedures for Rule Violations (7)
  • C. Medications Rules & Regulations (20)
Show Rules and Regulations
  • A. Membership (23)
  • B. Non Pro Conditions (25)
  • C. Competition Licensing (30)
  • D. Categories of Competition and Class Eligibility (32)
  • E. Unapproved Classes (39)
  • F. General Show Conditions (40)
  • G. Event Approval (42)
  • H. Ancillary Show Conditions (49)
  • I. Aged Show and Closed Aged Show Conditions (50)
  • J. Jackpot Affiliate Show Conditions (54)
  • K. Entry Level Ride & Slide Show Conditions (54)
  • L. Green Level Show Conditions (55)
  • M. Para-Reining Show Conditions (56)
  • N. Trophies & Awards (56)
  • O. Ties (57)
  • P. Show Results (58)
  • Q. Year-End Awards (60)
  • NRHA Payback Schedules A & B (62)
  • Worksheet for NRHA Paybacks (63)
Youth Show Rules and Regulations
  • A. Membership and Show Conditions (65)
  • B. Approved Youth Reinings (66)
  • NRHA Youth Point Scale (67)
Freestyle Reining
  • A. General Rules (69)
  • B. Judging of Freestyle Reining (70)
  • C. Score Sheet (71)
  • D. Scoring/Penalties (72)
Show Stewards
  • A. Stewarding Privileges (77)
  • B. Duties of the Show Steward (77)
Judges
  • A. Judging Privileges (79)
  • B. Judges Committee (79)
  • C. Judges Monitor (80)
Rules for Judging
  • A. General (81)
  • B. Scoring (81)
  • Patterns (91)
Judges’ Guide
  • General Judging and Scoring Guidelines (133)
  • Penalty Application (134)
  • Pre/Post Check (135)
  • No Scores (136)
  • Penalty Score Zero (138)
  • 5 Point Penalties (140)
  • 2 Point Penalties (141)
  • Lead Penalties (142)
  • Jog Penalties (143)
  • Simple Lead Change Penalties (143)
  • Spin Penalties (144)
  • Wall Penalty (144)
  • Center Penalty (144)
  • Reviews (144)
  • Maneuvers (145)
  • Pattern Descriptions (147)
  • A. Scoring (157)
  • B. Maneuver Scores (158)
  • C. Misconduct/Re-Rides (159)
  • D. Reports/Conduct (160)
Judging Diagrams
  • Figure 1. Bit Measurements (163)
  • Figure 2. Bit Measurements (164)
  • Figure 3A. Over/Under Spin Penalty Application (165)
  • Figure 3B. Lead Departure Penalty Application (165)
  • Figure 4. Out of Lead/Delayed Change Penalty Application (166)
  • Figure 5. Jog Penalty Application (167)
  • Figure 6. Out of Lead on Run-Around Penalty Application (168)
  • Figure 7. Out of Lead on Partial Circle Leading to Run-Down Penalty Application (169)
  • Figure 8. Sample Score Sheet (170)
  • Figure 9. Sample Freestyle Score Sheet (170)
NRHA Eligibility Policy (171)