NBHA North Texas Championship
SHOW RULES & INFO
1) ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE CURRENT MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AT TIME OF SHOW.
2) NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHOWS REQUIRED.
3) ALL NBHA RULES WILL APPLY AS SET FORTH IN NBHA RULEBOOK.
4) ANY NBHA MEMBER MAY COMPETE FOR MONEY BUT ONLY NORTH TEXAS DISTRICT OR TX00 MEMBERS QUALIFY FOR PRIZES. Only District 14,15,17,19,20 and TX00 Members are eligible for prizes. Wildcards will be given to the winner of each D along with buckles. Prizes are given 1st – 5th based on the AVERAGE from Saturday and Sunday.
5) NBHA DRESS CODE WILL BE ENFORCED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
• Long sleeve western shirt, pants, boots or riding shoes, hat or helmet.
6) $15.00 FINE WILL BE ACCESSED FOR LOSING HAT IN ARENA.
7) HORSE AND RIDER COMBINATION MAY NOT CHANGE DRAW POSITION’S UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
NO RIDER SUBSTITIONS ALLOWED.
9) HORSE CHANGES MUST BE RECEIVED IN SHOW OFFICE BEFORE YOU COMPETE IN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
10) A $5 PROCESSING FEE WILL BE CHARGED FOR ANY CHANGES.
11) VET OUT’S MUST BE RECEIVED IN SHOW OFFICE SEVEN DAY’S PRIOR TO SHOW. VET OUT/MED OUT/DRAW OUT- A FULL REFUND WILL BE GRANTED TO ALL CONTESTANTS REGARDLESS OF THE REASON LESS A $25.00 PER HORSE SERVICE FEE.
12) IF PARTICIPANT COMPETES OUT OF TURN HE/SHE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
13) ELECTRIC TIMER MUST BE USED FOR ALL RIDES.SHOULD THE TIMER MALFUNCTION A RERUN WILL BE GRANTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENT IS COMPLETED FOR THE DAY, AND AFTER A DRAG.OR AT THE DISCRECTION OF THE SHOW MANAGER.
14) HORSE MAY ONLY RUN ONCE PER CLASS.EXCEPTION RULE 12 SECTION A IN NBHA RULEBOOK.
15) CLASSES WILL BE RUN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: OPEN 4D, 18 & UNDER YOUTH 4D, AND 50 + SENIORS 4D.
16) YOU MAY CARRY OVER TIMES FROM THE OPEN INTO THE YOUTH AND SENIORS. FOLLOWING NBHA RULE SECTION B 7.A.
17) NBHA OFFICIALS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY ANY UNCONTROLLED HORSE WHICH DOESN’T BEGIN its PERFORMANCE WITHIN THREE MINUTES OF THE TIME RIDER HAS BEEN CALLED.
18) ANY QUESTION’S OR DISPUTES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE SHOW WILL BE SETTLED BY THE SHOW MANAGER. HIS/HER DECISION WILL BE FINAL.
19) ONCE HORSE AND RIDER COMBINATION CROSSES TIME LINE RUN BEGINS.A RERUN WILL BE GRANTED IF FOR SOME REASON HORSE CROSSES TIME LINE WITHOUT RIDER.ALTHOUGH RIDER MUST BE ABLE TO RIDE IN DRAW POSITION ASSIGNED.
20) KNOCKING OVER A BARREL RESULTS IN A NO TIME.
21) THERE WILL BE NO RERUNS GRANTED IF HORSE FALLS DURING COMPETITION RUN.
22) ANY LATE OR INCOMPLETE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE DRAW.
23) BOOKS CLOSE WHEN FIRST HORSE RUNS IN CLASS.
24) NEGATIVE COGGINS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW - Be prepared to show.
25) NO TIE OUTS, ALL HORSES STAYING OVERNIGHT MUST HAVE A STALL.
26) STALLS WILL BE ASSIGNED BY DISTRICTS. We encourage districts to decorate stall area as well as seating area in arena.
27) HIGH POINT DISTRICT: Points will be kept on the districts during the races Sat and Sunday. District with the highest earned point value will have bragging rights for the entire year! There is no cost or anything you need to do for this. Based on a 10 point system per D for each days race.
28) SIDE POTS: $20 FEE WITH 80% payback
• Futurity 5 years and under 2D 1 second split
• Derby Up to 7 years 2D 1 second split
