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1.
Abuse of cattle or horses will be cause for
disqualification for the run without refund of
entry fees.
2.
Use of foul language while participating in
a sorting event will be cause for ejection from
the event without refund of entry fees.
3.
All sanctioned events require western hats,
boots, and long sleeved western shirts. In the
interest of safety, a helmet may be substituted
for a western hat.
A.
Shirts not buttoned down or shirts that do
not meet dress code will be subject to a $10.00
fine.
B.
No hat/helmet or boots will be cause for disqualification,
with no refund of entry fees.
C.
The dress code will be enforced in the arena
after the start of sign-ups.
4.
Limit of 3 goes per person in each division,
teams must change all partners.
5.
It is the responsibility of the contestant
to know how many times he or she is entered in
each division. If any contestant enters more times
then rules allow, and sorts, then the contestant
and all teams that contestant has ridden with
will be disqualified and will forfeit all entry
money and winnings. Teams that the contestant
has not yet ridden with will be allowed to change
the disqualified partner.
6.
If the same team sorts more than once in the
same division on the same day, they will be disqualified
and forfeit all entry fees and winnings.
7.
Starting number for each team will be drawn
when the team is in the arena.
8.
There will be 10 cattle in the end of the
arena marked with visible numbers from 0-9.
A.
If one cow has a number that is faulty or
missing, that cow can be used provided that the
faulty cow is identified by the announcer over
the PA system. If more then one cow has a number
that is faulty or missing, then the faulty cows
will be replaced.
9.
Cattle will be settled after each run to the
satisfaction of the next team.
A.
The center rider on the approaching team will
be designated the "Team Captain". As
the "Team Captain" approaches the herd
and crosses the designated number line (approx.
ten feet from the foul line), the "Team Captain"
will signify satisfaction of settling of the herd
and readiness to start by raising his or her hand.
At that time the starting number will be announced.
Time starts when the first rider crosses the foul
line. The number will be announced 2 more times
for a total of 3 times.
10.
Once committed to the cattle by crossing the
foul line, the team is responsible for the cattle.
It is the responsibility of the team, before working
the cattle, to pull up and call for an arena director,
if, in their opinion, there is an injured or unusable
animal in the herd. Once the cattle are worked,
no excuses are accepted.
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11.
You are to start with the starting number
and continue in numerical order. For example,
your number is 6, you must first sort out number
6, then 7, 8, 9, 0, 1, etc.
A.
Cattle are considered "sorted" when
a front leg crosses the foul line.
B.
If any cattle cross the foul line out of sequence,
the team shall be judged "no time".
C.
If any cattle already sorted come back across
the foul line, the team shall be judged "no
time".
12.
You will continue to sort until all cattle
are sorted or until you are out of time.
A.
There is a 90-second time limit.
B.
Teams will receive a 30 second warning.
C. You shall stop sorting if judged a "no
time"
13.
Teams are judged on the number of cattle sorted,
not on the time it took to sort them.
A.
If 10 cattle are sorted, then time will become
the determining factor. The clock will be stopped
when the last cow crosses the foul line.
B.
It is permissible to stop sorting anytime
and hold cattle already sorted until the clock
runs out.
14.
Cattle sorted in 3 go's beats cattle sorted
in 2 go's, cattle sorted in 2 go's beats cattle
sorted in 1 go. For example, if a team sorting
is designated as 2 go rounds, the team that successfully
sort cattle in both go's beat any team that only
successfully sorted cattle in one go, when determining
the average (8 head sorted in two go's, for example
6 the first go and 2 the second go, beats a team
that sorted 9 in one go).
15.
Hazing of cattle with hats, romal, or ropes will
be cause for disqualification with no refund of
entry fees. Slapping hand to leg or romal to leg
is permitted.
16. Appeals of decisions of the flagger, if
allowed, must be made before leaving the arena.
17.
In the case of a "down cow", any
team member can stop the clock by raising their
hand.
A.
In the case of a down cow, the options include
but are not limited to:
1.
If the cow is useable, allow the team to
continue with the time remaining on the clock.
2.
Remove the faulty cow, replace with another
cow, resettle the herd, and continue with the
time remaining on the clock.
3.
Remove the faulty cow, resettle the herd,
and start with the full time on the clock.
4.
Disqualify the team for unnecessary roughness.
*The
decision is based in part on the time during
the run that the animal went down and under
what conditions.
B. A “down cow” shall be defined
as any animal that goes down behind the line,
leaves or partially leaves the arena, or whose
legs or body becomes entangled in the arena structure.
18.
"Running down" of escaped cattle will
be cause for disqualification.
A. “Running down of escaped cattle
” shall be defined as the chasing of an animal
down the arena at high speed.
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