NRHA Handbook

• Article I Title, Objectives, Locations, Definitions (7)
• Article II Membership (8)
• Article III Membership Meeting (10)
• Article IV Officers and Executive Committee (11)
• Article V Election of Officers (11
• Article VI Duties of Officers and Executive Committee (12)
• Article VII Board of Directors (13)
• Article VIII Committees (20)
• Article IX NRHA Affiliates (25)
• Article X Parliamentary Authority (27)
• Article XI Annual Statements (27)
• Article XII Indemnification (27)
• Article XIII Contracts, Loans, Checks and Deposits (27)
• Article XIV Miscellaneous Provisions (28)
• Article XV Amendments (29)

• A. Rule Change Procedures (39)
• B. Affiliate Compliance (39)
• C. International Affiliate Program (40)
• D. Disciplinary Procedures (41)
• E. Causes For Disciplinary Action (46)
• F. Causes For Disciplinary Action (Protest or complaint not required) (46)
• G. Animal Welfare and Medications Provisions Applicable to all NRHA Events (48)

• A. Membership (59)
• B. Non Pro Conditions (60)
• C. Competition Licensing (64)
• D. Categories of Competition and Class Eligibility (65)
• E. Unapproved Classes (73)
• F. Show Approval (73)
• G. Ancillary Show Conditions (79)
• H. Aged Show and Closed Aged Show Conditions (82)
• I. Breed Restricted Show Conditions (83)
• J. Jackpot Affiliate Show Conditions (84)
• K. Entry Level Ride & Slide Level 2 Show Conditions (84)
• L. Entry Level Ride & Slide Level 1 Show Conditions (85)
• M. Green Level Show Conditions (85)
• N. Trophies (86)
• O. General Show Conditions (86)
• P. Ties (88)
• Q. Show Results (89)
• R. Year End Awards (91)
• Worksheet for NRHA Paybacks (93)
• NRHA Payback Schedules A & B (94)

• Article I NRHYA Youth Mission Statement (95)
• Article II Title, Objectives, Location (95)
• Article III NRHyA Executive Committee (95)
• Article IV Election of Officers (95)
• Article V Duties of Officers (96)
• Article VI General Governance (97)
• Article VII Membership Meeting (97)
• Article VIII Membership and Regions (98)
• Article IX Removal of Officers (98)
• Article X Amendments (98)

• A. Membership and Show Conditions (99)
• B. Approved Youth Reinings (99)
• C. Incentive Awards (100)
• D. Year-End Awards (101)
• NRHA Youth Point Scale (101)

• A. Stewarding Privileges (103)
• B. Guidelines (103)
• C. Duties of the Show Steward (104)

• A. General Rules (109)
• B. Judging of Freestyle Reining (110)

• A. Judging Privileges (113)
• B. Judges Committee (113)
• C. Guidelines (114)

• A. General (117)
• B. Scoring (117)
• Patterns (123)

• General Judging and Scoring Guidelines (149)
• Penalty Application (150)
• Pre/Post Check (151)
• No Scores (152)
• Penalty Score Zero (154)
• 5 Point Penalties (155)
• 2 Point Penalties (156)
• Lead Penalties (157)
• Jog Penalties (157)
• Simple Lead Change Penalties (158)
• Spin Penalties (158)
• Wall Penalty (159)
• Reviews (159)
• Maneuvers (159)
• Pattern Descriptions (161)
• -A. Scoring (166)
• -B. Maneuver Scores (167)
• -C. Misconduct/Re-Rides (168)
• -D. Reports/Conduct (169)

• A Score Card (171)
• B Scoring/Penalties (172)

• Figure 1. Bit Measurements (175)
• Figure 2. Bit Measurements (176)
• Figure 3A. Over/Under Spin Penalty Application (177)
• Figure 3.B Lead Departure Penalty Application (177)
• Figure 4. Out of Lead/Delayed Change Penalty Application (178)
• Figure 5. Jog Penalty Application (179)
• Figure 6. Out of Lead on Run-Around Penalty Application (180)
• Figure 7. Out of Lead on Partial Circle Leading to Run-Down Penalty Application (181)
• Figure 8. Sample Score card (182)
• Figure 9. Sample Freestyle Score card (182)