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2008 INTERMOUNTAIN REINING HORSE ASSOCIATION |
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CLASS DESCRIPTIONS AND RULES |
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rules are based on standing as of January 1, 2008. |
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| *All
riders and horses are allowed to compete for the full year in any class that
they qualify for as of January 1, 2008, with the exception of Greener |
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Grass. |
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| *All
owners and exhibitors must be members of IRHA. A completed membership form
must be on file with IRHA. |
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| *Proof
of ownership of every horse exhibited in an IRHA class will be required upon
entry. This proof could consist of NRHA competition license, |
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| horse
registration papers or a brand inspection. |
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| *It
is the responsibility of the owner and/or rider to be aware of the official
earnings of the horse and rider as recorded by IRHA and NRHA. |
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| *18
years old or ineligible for youth class as of January 1, 2008 must pay single
membership ~ not eligible to participate under family membership. |
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YEAR-END SADDLE AWARDS: |
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OPEN CHAMPION: High point winner
in Open classes: Open, Intermediate Open, Limited Open, Novice Horse Open |
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earnings will be awarded to the horse (not horse-rider combination) in Open,
Intermediate Open, Limited Open, Novice Horse |
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| Open
classes. The award will be presented to the owner's) of record at the
completion of the IRHA awards year. No classes will be |
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all IRHA class points will be included. |
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NON PRO CHAMPION: High point
winner in Non Pro classes: Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, Limited Non Pro,
Novice Horse Non Pro |
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| *The
earnings will be awarded on a “one horse-one rider” combination in the Non
Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, Limited Non Pro and Novice |
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Non Pro. No classes will be dropped, all IRHA class points will be included. |
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ROOKIE CHAMPION: High point Rookie
saddle awarded to Rookie with most points accumulated throughout the
year. |
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class is subject to general conditions as outlined in the NRHA handbook. |
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Lucky Draw saddle will be awarded in the class at the year-end awards
banquet. If you have previously won a
lucky draw saddle you would be ineligible. |
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contestant will be provided with a ticket towards the Lucky Draw saddle at
our year-end awards banquet for each time they exhibit in this class. |
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GELDING/MARE/STALLION CHAMPION: |
All classes will run same
pattern. The scores from all three
classes will be combined (Non-Pro and Open separately) |
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highest 15 horses will be given points (15 for 1st place, 14 for second and
so on) There will be one saddle
awarded in the |
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Non-Pro Gelding/Mare/Stallion classes and one awarded in the combined Open
Gelding/Mare/Stallion classes based upon this point system. |
| Non-Pro
points are based on horse /rider combination.
Open points stay with the horse. |
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YOUTH LUCKY DRAW SADDLE: One saddle will be awarded in the 13 and under class and one in the
14-18 youth class. |
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| Each exhibitor will be provided a ticket for
each time they show in this class which will go into the drawing for the
Lucky Draw saddle to |
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awarded at our year-end awards banquet. |
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BREAKER RULES |
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Contestants competing in the most shows. |
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Contestant with the most first places. |
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Contestant with the most second places. |
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| 4.
Run off or coin toss (as agreed by the contestants) to be done at the end of
the season. |
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| OPEN/NON
PRO, INTERMEDIATE OPEN/NON PRO, LIMITED OPEN/NON PRO, NOVICE HORSE OPEN/NON
PRO: Subject to |
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| general
conditions as outlined in NRHA handbook. IRHA jackpotted. |
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| YOUTH
13 AND UNDER & 14-18: Subject to general conditions as
outlined in NRHA handbook. IRHA jackpotted. |
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| GREENER
THAN GRASS : Open to new reiners only. Those who have never
shown in a reining class before. For every point you receive |
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on IRHA Greener Than Grass point system you will accumulate points, once you
accumulate 50 points you will receive a belt buckle and |
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out of the class. This class is not jackpotted. You may ride one or two
handed in any legal bit or hackamore. There is no year end award. |
| GREENER
THAN GRASS POINT SYSTEM |
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| 1st
place - 8 points 3rd place- 6 points 5th place - 4 points 7th place - 2
points |
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| 2nd
place- 7 points 4th place - 5 points 6th place - 3 points 8th place - 1 point |
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| One-half
point for every horse that you place above. No points for zeros. |
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| ROOKIE:
Subject to general rules. Eligibility is based on
eligibility for NRHA Rookie. Ineligible is the high point Rookie saddle
winner from |
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years. This class is not jack potted, IRHA points will be awarded. Each rider
receives a raffle ticket to go into a lucky saddle drawing at |
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year-end awards. Lucky draw winner of previous years not eligible for lucky
draw saddle. One handed class. |
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| GREEN
HORSE OPEN/NON PRO: Horse can not have been shown before
January 1 of the year to be shown in the Green Horse class. May be |
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one handed in bridle or two handed in snaffle bit or hackamore. IRHA
jackpotted. |
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| MARE
OPEN/NON PRO: A class open to Mares only, regardless of age
of horse. One handed bridle. IRHA jackpotted. |
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| GELDING
OPEN/NON PRO: Open to Geldings only, regardless of age of
horse. One handed bridle. IRHA jackpotted. |
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| STALLION
OPEN/NON-PRO: Open to Stallions of all ages. One handed
bridle. IRHA jackpotted. |
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| LADIES:
Open to ladies only, regardless of age of horse or riders
ability. One handed bridle. IRHA jackpotted. |
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| SENIOR
RIDER: A class open to any rider over the age of 45. One
handed bridle. IRHA jackpotted. |
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| IRHA
POINT SYSTEM FOR YEAR END AWARDS / HIGH POINT SADDLE |
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| 1st
place - 10 points 3rd place - 8 points 5th place - 6 points 7th place - 4
points 9th place - 2 points |
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| 2nd
place - 9 points 4th place - 7 points 6th place - 5 points 8th place -3
points 10th place - 1 point |
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| ***No
points awarded for zero scores***. |
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