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2020 NRHA Handbook // 2020 NRHA Pattern Book
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2020 Handbook
YOUTH BYLAWS
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
- A. Rule Change Procedures (7)
- B. Affiliate Compliance (7)
- C. International Affiliate Program (8)
- D. Dispute Resolution Provisions (9)
- E. Animal Welfare and Medications Provisions Applicable to all NRHA Events (20)
- A. Membership (33)
- B. Non Pro Conditions (35)
- C. Competition Licensing (40)
- D. Categories of Competition and Class Eligibility (41)
National Federation (47) - E. Unapproved Classes (49)
- F. General Show Conditions (49)
- G. Event Approval (51)
- NRHA Payback Schedules A & B (58)
- Worksheet for NRHA Paybacks (59)
- H. Ancillary Show Conditions (60)
- I. Aged Show and Closed Aged Show Conditions (61)
- J. Jackpot Affiliate Show Conditions (64)
- K. Entry Level Ride & Slide Show Conditions (64)
- L. Green Level Show Conditions (65)
- M. Para-Reining Show Conditions (65)
- N. Trophies & Awards (66)
- O. Ties (66)
- P. Show Results (67)
- Q. Year End Awards (69)
- A. Membership and Show Conditions (73)
- B. Approved Youth Reinings (74)
- C. Year-End Awards (74)
- NRHA Youth Point Scale (75)
- A. General Rules (77)
- B. Judging of Freestyle Reining (78)
- C. Score Card (79)
- D. Scoring/Penalties (80)
- A. Stewarding Privileges (85)
- B. Duties of the Show Steward (85)
- A. Judging Privileges (89)
- B. Judges Committee (89)
- C. Judges Monitor (90)
- A. General (91)
- B. Scoring (91)
- Patterns (99)
- General Judging and Scoring Guidelines (137)
- Penalty Application (138)
- Pre/Post Check (139)
- No Scores (140)
- Penalty Score Zero (142)
- 5 Point Penalties (144)
- 2 Point Penalties (145)
- Lead Penalties (146)
- Jog Penalties (147)
- Simple Lead Change Penalties (147)
- Spin Penalties (147)
- Wall Penalty (148)
- Center Penalty (148)
- Reviews (148)
- Maneuvers (149)
- Pattern Descriptions (151)
- A. Scoring (158)
- B. Maneuver Scores (159)
- C. Misconduct/Re-Rides (160)
- D. Reports/Conduct (161)
- 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)