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2025 Handbook
YOUTH BYLAWS
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
- A. Rule Change Procedures (7)
- B. Disciplinary Procedures for Rule Violations (9)
- C. Animal Welfare and Medications Provisions Applicable to all NRHA Events (20)
- A. Membership (35)
- B. Non Pro Conditions (37)
- C. Competition Licensing (42)
- D. Categories of Competition and Class Eligibility (44)
- E. Unapproved Classes (52)
- F. General Show Conditions (52)
- G. Event Approval (54)
- H. Ancillary Show Conditions (62)
- I. Aged Show and Closed Aged Show Conditions (62)
- J. Jackpot Affiliate Show Conditions (65)
- K. Entry Level Ride & Slide Show Conditions (66)
- L. Green Level Show Conditions (66)
- M. Para-Reining Show Conditions (67)
- N. Trophies & Awards (68)
- O. Ties (68)
- P. Show Results (69)
- Q. Year End Awards (71) NRHA Payback Schedules A & B (73)
- Worksheet for NRHA Paybacks (74)
- A. Membership and Show Conditions (77)
- B. Approved Youth Reinings (78)
- NRHA Youth Point Scale (79)
- A. General Rules (81)
- B. Judging of Freestyle Reining (82)
- C. Score Card (83)
- D. Scoring/Penalties (84)
- A. Stewarding Privileges (89)
- B. Duties of the Show Steward (89)
- A. Judging Privileges (91)
- B. Judges Committee (91)
- C. Judges Monitor (92)
- A. General (93)
- B. Scoring (93)
- Patterns (101)
- General Judging and Scoring Guidelines (143)
- Penalty Application (144)
- Pre/Post Check (145)
- No Scores (146)
- Penalty Score Zero (148)
- 5 Point Penalties (150)
- 2 Point Penalties (151)
- Lead Penalties (152)
- Jog Penalties (153)
- Simple Lead Change Penalties (153)
- Spin Penalties (153)
- Wall Penalty (154)
- Center Penalty (154)
- Reviews (154)
- Maneuvers (155)
- Pattern Descriptions (157)
- A. Scoring (165)
- B. Maneuver Scores (166)
- C. Misconduct/Re-Rides (167)
- D. Reports/Conduct (168)
- Figure 1. Bit Measurements (171)
- Figure 2. Bit Measurements (172)
- Figure 3A. Over/Under Spin Penalty Application (173)
- Figure 3B. Lead Departure Penalty Application (173)
- Figure 4. Out of Lead/Delayed Change Penalty Application (174)
- Figure 5. Jog Penalty Application (175)
- Figure 6. Out of Lead on Run-Around Penalty Application (176)
- Figure 7. Out of Lead on Partial Circle Leading to Run-Down Penalty Application (177)
- Figure 8. Sample Score Sheet (178)
- Figure 9. Sample Freestyle Score Sheet (178)