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Revised Feb. 2019 – The following pages have been updated: Page 48 (Event Classifications), 91 (use of hands on reins), 95 and 144 (two-point reviews), 159 (Freestyle time limit), and eligibility policies. These updates are shaded in blue for your convenience.

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BYLAWS

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

• A. Rule Change Procedures (7)
• B. Affiliate Compliance (7)
• C. International Affiliate Program (8)
• D. Disciplinary Procedures (9)
• E. Causes For Disciplinary Action (13)
• F. Causes for Disciplinary Action (Protest or complaint not required) (14)
• G. Animal Welfare and Medications Provisions Applicable to all NRHA Events (16)

SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS

• A. Membership (29)
• B. Non Pro Conditions (31)
• C. Competition Licensing (36)
• D. Categories of Competition and Class Eligibility (37)
  National Federation (43)
• E. Unapproved Classes (45)
• F. General Show Conditions (45)
• G. Event Approval (47)
• NRHA Payback Schedules A & B (54)
• Worksheet for NRHA Paybacks (55)
• NRHA Youth Point Scale (56)
• H. Ancillary Show Conditions (56)
• I. Aged Show and Closed Aged Show Conditions (57)
• J. Jackpot Affiliate Show Conditions (59)
• K. Entry Level Ride & Slide Show Conditions (60)
• L. Green Level Show Conditions (60)
• M. Para-Reining Show Conditions (61)
• N. Trophies & Awards (62)
• O. Ties (62)
• P. Show Results (63)
• Q. Year End Awards (65)

NATIONAL REINING HORSE YOUTH ASSOCIATION BYLAWS

• Article I. NRHYA Youth Mission Statement (69)
• Article II. Title, Objectives, Location (69)
• Article III. NRHyA Executive Committee (69)
• Article IV. Election of Officers (69)
• Article V. Duties of Officers (70)
• Article VI. General Governance (71)
• Article VII. Membership Meeting (72)
• Article VIII. Membership and Regions (72)
• Article IX. Removal of Officers (72)
• Article X. Amendments (72)

YOUTH SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS

• A. Membership and Show Conditions (75)
• B. Approved Youth Reinings (76)
• C. Year-End Awards (76)

SHOW STEWARDS

• A. Stewarding Privileges (77)
• B. Duties of the Show Steward (77)

FREESTYLE REINING

• A. General Rules (81)
• B. Judging of Freestyle Reining (82)

JUDGES

• A. Judging Privileges (85)
• B. Judges Committee (85)
• C. Judges Monitor (86)

RULES FOR JUDGING

• A. General (89)
• B. Scoring (89)
• Patterns (101)

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 (143)
• Wall Penalty (144)
• Center Penalty (144)
• Reviews (144)
• Maneuvers (145)
• Pattern Descriptions (147)
• A. Scoring (153)
• B. Maneuver Scores (154)
• C. Misconduct/Re-Rides (155)
• D. Reports/Conduct (155)

FREESTYLE

• A. Score Card (157)
• B. Scoring/Penalties (158)

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 card (170)
• Figure 9. Sample Freestyle Score card (171)

NRHA ELIGIBILITY POLICY (171)