NRHA Handbook

Below is the 2009 NRHA Handbook table of contents.

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NRHA BY-LAWS (5)

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (27)

Election Procedures (27)
Rule Change Procedures (32)
International Affiliate Procedures (32)
Disciplinary Procedures (32)

Causes For Disciplinary Action (40)

Forfeitures (41)

Failure To Pay (41)

Court of Law Convictions (41)

Convictions By Other Equine Organizations (42)

SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS (43)

Membership (43)

Non Pro Conditions (44)

Competition Licensing (47)

Categories of Competition and Class Eligibility (49)

Show Approval (55)

Category 1 Lawson Bronze Trophy Reining Conditions (58)

Aged Event Conditions (59)

Trophies (60)

Added Money (61)

Entry Fees (62)

Judges Fees (62)

General Show Conditions (62)

Ties (63)

Show Results (64)

Year End Awards (66)

NRHA Payback Schedules A & B (69-70)

Worksheet for NRHA Paybacks (71)

NRHA Youth Point Scale (72)

NATIONAL REINING HORSE YOUTH ASSOCIATION BYLAWS (73)

YOUTH SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS (77)

Membership and Show Conditions (77)
Approved Youth Reinings (77)
Incentive Awards (78)
Year-End Awards (78)

UNITED STATES NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY (81)

FREESTYLE REINING (82)

General Rules (82)

Judging of Freestyle Reining (83)

JUDGES (85)

Judging Privileges (85)

Judges Committee (85)

Guidelines (86)

RULES FOR JUDGING (89)

General (89)

Scoring (89)

Patterns and Descriptions (95)

NRHA JUDGES' GUIDE (119)

Maneuvers (127)

Pattern Descriptions (129)

Scoring (133)

Maneuver Scores (134)

Misconduct/Re-rides (135)

Reports/Conduct (136)

FREESTYLE (137)

Score Card (137)

Scoring/Penalties (138)

JUDGING DIAGRAMS (141)

Figure 1. Bit Measurements (141)

Figure 2. Bit Measurements (142)

Figure 3A. Over/Under Spin Penalty Application (143)

Figure 3B. Lead Departure Penalty Application (143)

Figure 4. Out of Lead/Delayed Change Penalty Application (144)

Figure 5. Jog Penalty Application (145)

Figure 6. Out of Lead on Run-Around Penalty Application (114624)

Figure 7. Out of Lead on Partial Circle Leading to Run-Down Penalty Application (147)

Figure 8. Sample Scorecard (148)

Figure 9. Sample Freestyle Scorecard (148)