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♦ NERHA Class Rules

Adult Limited Non Pro (new NERHA class as of 2009)

For riders 30 years of age or older as of January 1st of the current calendar year who hold a valid NRHA Non Pro card.

• Cross-entry into Limited Non-Pro class is required. NRHA Limited Non-Pro eligibility requirements apply.

Ladies/Gentlemen's

Riders need not own the horses they show or be NRHA or NERHA members. Horses do not need NRHA competition licenses. Riders may show up to three horses per class and horses may be shown once per class.

• If Ladies'/Gentlemen's is run concurrently, a horse may only be shown once in that class.

• Horses are to be shown one-handed.

• NRHA legal equipment rules apply

green Horse

Riders need not own the horses they show or be NRHA or NERHA members. Horses do not need NRHA competition licenses. Riders may show up to three horses per class and horses may be shown once per class.

• The horse may not have earned more than $500 in NRHA and/or NERHA monies.

• The rider may ride one or two-handed, in any legal bridle.

Green Reiner

Riders need not own the horses they show or be NRHA or NERHA members. Horses do not need NRHA competition licenses. Riders may show up to three horses per class and horses may be shown once per class.

Eligibility:

• Rider must be eligible for Non Pro status under current NRHA rules.

• Past NERHA Green Reiner year end champions are ineligible.

• Riders must have not won in excess of $100 of NRHA or NERHA money as of the beginning of the competition year.

• Rider must have not won in excess of 50 NERHA points as of the beginning of the competition year. Points are to be calculated with NRHA Youth Point system. All NERHA approved classes to count.

• The rider may ride one or two-handed, in any legal bridle.

Beginning with the 2007 show season, Youth Points will no longer count towards Green Reiner eligibility.  This change is retroactive to the 2005 show season.

Beginning with the 2009 show season, Green Reiner will change from a point class to a jackpot class.

The 2010 Green Reiner Eligibility List is online.  The Green Reiner Declaration will need to be signed before entering in the class.

♦ Warm-Up Pen Etiquette

The following rules are to be used when schooling in the show pen – people not following these rules will be removed from the warm-up session and may risk forfeiture of entry in the horse show. There have been a number of instances where riders and horses have been exposed to danger and risk of injury due to careless or unsafe actions in the warm up arena. Be sure to always ride in a safe and courteous manner while sharing the warm up arena with other competitors.

1. Riders should circle in the same direction at each end of the pen. (Follow the circles as laid out in all NRHA patterns, except pattern 3) Top ½ of the pen, circle to the right. Bottom ½ of the pen, circle to the left.

2. DO NOT stop in the center, especially if other riders are circling behind you.

3. Riders warming up by walking or trotting should stay to the rail.

4. When spinning, go to the center of one of the circles; do not spin in the middle.

5. When fencing your horse, remember riders loping circles have the right of way.

6. When riders are fencing, courtesy dictates that riders loping circles maintain their speed and patterns, as the riders fencing will be timing their fencing in tune with your circles.

7. If two riders are circling and approach each other from the opposite directions, STOP and go the same way as outlined above, to avoid accidents.

 
Last Update: 02/22/2010

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