NRHA Handbook
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- 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)
- Election Procedures (31)
- 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. Forfeitures (47)
- G. Failure To Pay (47)
- H. Legal Actions (47)
- I. Court of Law Convictions (48)
- J. Convictions By Other Equine Organizations (48)
- K. Animal Welfare and Medications Provisions Applicable to all NRHA Events (48)
- A. Membership (59)
- B. Non Pro Conditions (61)
- C. Competition Licensing (65)
- D. Categories of Competition and Class Eligibility (66)
- E. Show Approval (74)
- F. Ancillary Show Conditions (78)
- G. Aged Show and Closed Aged Show Conditions (81)
- H. Breed Restricted Show Conditions (82)
- I. Jackpot Affiliate Show Conditions (82)
- J. Entry Level Ride & Slide Level 2 Show Conditions (83)
- K. Entry Level Ride & Slide Level 1 Show Conditions (84)
- L. Green Level Show Conditions (84)
- M. Trophies (85)
- N. General Show Conditions (85)
- O. Ties (87)
- P. Show Results (88)
- Q. Year End Awards (89)
- NRHA Payback Schedules A & B (92)
- Worksheet for NRHA Paybacks (93)
- 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)
- NRHA/US Equestrian Federation (103)
- A. Stewarding Privileges (105)
- B. Guidelines (105)
- C. Duties of the Show Steward (106)
- 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 (158)
- Spin Penalties (158)
- Wall Penalty (158)
- Reviews (158)
- 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)
