• Entries will be accepted on a first-come first-serve basis.
• No same-day registrations. You must be pre-entered in at least one class to add on show days.
• In team events, a participant may enter a total of 3 times, as long as each team is different.
• In team events, any slots still marked TBD 24 hrs prior to the class will be filled by lottery from existing draw.
• In Ranch Cutting, Trail Challenge, Ranch Reining, Ranch Riding, Ranch Horse and Buckaroo, one person may enter twice, but each go must be on a different horse. Each go will qualify for placed awards, but only one score can be counted toward High Point.
• For the Open Division, professional competitors are defined as those have shown, judged, trained or assisted in training a horse for remuneration, monetary or otherwise, either directly or indirectly, or received remuneration for instructing another person in riding, driving, training or showing a horse any of the four calendar years previous.
• Once a class starts, entries are closed.
• Age of Youth entrants 17 and under is as of January 1.
• Combined age of participants for Century Roping is as of January 1.
• All late entries will be charged a one-time office fee of $20.
• All late entries will go first in the draw, except Ranch Cutting and Ranch Sorting, in which late entries go last.

• WALK-TROT ONLY. Time penalties to be added at Judge’s discretion for breaking this rule.
• Legal head shot may include a figure eight or one front leg.
• Ground crew does not have to pay an entry fee, except in the Four-Man Calf Branding.
• All ground crews must sign liability waivers.
• See the Equipment fold-out below for tack restrictions.

NO-NOS:

• Tie downs
• Martingales of any kind
• Mechanical hackamores

The following classes follow AQHA equipment rules:

• Working Ranch Riding
• Ranch Rail
• Ranch Cutting
• Ranch Reining
• Buckaroo Boxing
• Working Ranch Horse

The following classes follow AQHA equipment rules, with the following addition- Horses of any age may be shown two-handed in a hackamore/bosal or snaffle:

• Trail Challenge
• Rancher’s Choice
• Ranch Sorting
• Ranch Penning
• Calf Branding
• Junior/Senior Roping
• Ladies Roping
• Century Roping
• Old-Style Reata Roping
• Games

Additional Old-Style Reata Roping Requirements:

• Competitor MUST use a reata
• Horses to be in hackamore, 2 rein or straight-up in the bridle
• Romals are required
• Your saddle horn must be covered in LEATHER or MULEHIDE

Here is a link to the AQHA Handbook (See section SHW305. Western Equipment, page 105):

• 2024 AQHA Handbook

In the following events $20 from each entry will be pooled for paybacks:

• Old Style Reata Roping
• Calf Branding
• Working Ranch Horse
• Ranch Cutting
• Buckaroo Boxing
• Buckaroo Novice Roping
• Ladies/Mixed Roping
• Century Roping
• Ranch Sorting
• Ranch Penning
• Junior/Senior Roping
• Rancher’s Choice
• Open Trail Challenge
• Open Ranch Riding
• Open Ranch Reining
• Open Ranch Cutting
• Open Ranch Rail

There are NO paybacks in the following events:

• Amateur/Youth Trail Challenge
• Amateur/Youth Working Ranch Riding
• Amateur/Youth Ranch Reining
• Amateur/Youth Ranch Rail
• Games

Paybacks are in addition to any awards and will be as follows:

• First 50%
• Second 30%
• Third 20%

Paybacks will be made by check and mailed within ten days of the event.

There will be three High Point awards and two Open Division awards:

• Men’s (18 years & over)
• Women’s (18 years & over)
• Youth (17 years & under)

All classes, except Open Division, contribute to High-Point:

• Rancher’s Choice
• Ranch Sorting
• Ranch Penning
• Ranch Cutting
• Trail Challenge
• Working Ranch Riding
• Ranch Rail
• Calf Branding
• Jr/Sr Roping
• Ladies Roping
• Century Roping
• Old-Style Reata Roping
• Working Ranch Horse
• Buckaroo
• Ranch Reining

Open Division classes contribute to Open Champion and Open Reserve Champion awards:

• Open Ranch Cutting
• Open Trail Challenge
• Open Ranch Riding
• Open Reining
• Open Ranch Rail

High Point and Open Champion scoring in qualifying classes will be as follows. Note that if there are fewer than ten entries in a class, the points given are limited to the number of entries (for instance if 6 in a class, first place gets 6 points, second place 5 points, etc):

• 1st place 10 points
• 2nd place 9 points
• 3rd place 8 points
• 4th place 7 points
• 5th place 6 points
• 6th place 5 points
• 7th place 4 points
• 8th place 3 points
• 9th place 2 points
• 10th place 1 point

Note:

• Any points earned by Youth riders are tracked separately to contribute to High Point.
• If rider enters more than once in a class, they can count points only for the highest placing.
• High Point winners must place 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th in at least two events.
• Point scoring is limited to the number of entries in a particular class.
• Ties will be broken by flipping a coin.

• ALL REFUND AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS A 3% CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FEE.
• Full refunds will be issued only if the participant scratches a class ten or more days prior to the event
• 50% refunds will be issued for scratches made 1-9 days prior to the event.
• There will be no refunds for scratches made on the day of the event.