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RCHA

Ranch Cutting Horse Association

560 Wilson Ranch Rd - Holliday, TX 76366

Office: 940-586-1839 --- Cell: 940-631-4490 --- Fax: 940-586-0189

www.ranchcutters.com --- rcha.association@yahoo.com 

 

　

General Rules

 

          1.  All Participants must be an approved member of the RCHA in good financial standing.  These requirements must be met two weeks prior ro rhe event and will be   enforced.

          2.  Cutters will have 2 ½ minutes to complete their run.

          3.  The announcer will announce the cutter’s name and call the start time. Then inform the cutter when one minute is remaining, and then call time. Cutters should stop immediately when time is called. Each cutter may use two herd holders and two turn back men.

          4.  The RCHA will hire all judges. Judges must be approved by the RCHA Board Of Directors.

          5.  All RCHA events are judged using a modified version of the NCHA’s official rules. The modifications will pertain only to scoring as it relates to reining a horse. Contestants are responsible to familiarize themselves with these rules; i.e. back fence, hot quit, etc.

              Consideration shall be given to the content of a run completed without reining a horse. A participant shall not be penalized for guiding or reining a horse on a loose rein. A participant excessively reining a horse or using direct force by jerking or pulling a horse around may be penalized. Participants using one hand will be given consideration over those using two.  This rule may be subject to each individual judge’s interpretation.

          6.  ALL 2012 RCHA SANCTIONED EVENTS WILL BE PRE ENTERED - NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED THE DAY OF AN EVENT.

          7.  Any member who enters an RCHA event and finds that they will not be able to show must notify the RCHA office 24 hrs prior to the start time of the RCHA event or they will be liable for the $35 cattle charge.  Cattle charge must be paid prior to the contestant showing again.

 

 

 

 

Board Of Directors Decisions

 

          1.  The Board of Directors of the RCHA shall have the sole and absolute right to determine qualifications of applicants relating to membership and participation in RCHA events. The Board of  Directors, by majority vote, shall make such determinations.

 

          2.  Any protests must be submitted to the Board of Directors in writing with a $50 protest fee within five business days of the event. If the protest is upheld the $50 will be refunded.

 

          3.  Help us keep the events fun for everyone. Anyone in violation of written rules will be disqualified from RCHA events, and have their membership revoked indefinitely.

 

          4.  The RCHA Board Of Directors reserves the right to reclassify any member they feel violates the intent of any division.

 

　

 

Eligibility Definitions

 

          1.  Ranch or Feedlot– Any operation which continuously owns fifty (50) or more breeding cows throughout the year of membership. Any operation that owned or pastured at least two hundred (200) stocker cattle for at least six (6) months in the 12 months prior to the commencement of the membership year. Any operation that has fed at least 200 head of cattle in confinement for the intent of fattening for slaughter, pre conditioning for pasture, or growing for some specific purpose for at least (6) months in the (12) months prior to the commencement of the membership year. Cattle may be owned by the feed yard or outside customers.

          2.  Owner – An owner or family member of owner of a ranch as described above.

          3.  Employee – A person who has maintained for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the current membership full time employment of a qualifying ranch or feed yard.

          4.  Day laborer – Day laborers are defined as one that receives fifty percent (50%) of one’s income from providing contract labor for ranch or feed yard work. Day laborers who are receiving social security benefits are exempt from the 50% rule but must show proof of legitimate employment.

          5.  Family – The immediate family of a qualified participant may compete. Immediate family is defined as spouse and/or any of their children.

          6.  Proof of eligibility may be requested by the RCHA Board of Directors. All information will remain confidential.

          7.  Any eligible participant under any of the classes described above who change employment but remain an eligible participant under one of the classes described above may continue showing despite their change of employment.

 

 

 

Participant Requirements

 

1.  All participants in RCHA events must be approved, current members in good standing of the RCHA and have held that status for at least two (2) weeks prior to the event to be participated in.  The Board of Directors, by majority vote, shall determine whether or not a person has satisfied the above requirements for participation.

2.  Participants may be an owner, employee, day laborer or family member of owner, employee or day laborer as defined above.

3.  No rider who has received compensation from the general public for training cutting horses in the past six months may participate in any RCHA event.

4.  All participants must train and show their own horses during the membership year. Membership year starts 1/1/12 and ends 12/31/12.

5.  Limited Division participants cannot have over $1500 combined earnings in RCHA, RHAA, NCHA or ACHA. 

 

 

Horse Eligibility

 
  1. All horses must be used on the ranch or in the feedlot for legitimate ranch or feedlot duties.

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  2. All horses must be approved by the RCHA Board of Directors two weeks prior to the event.

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  3. All horses must be registered with a recognized breed association.

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  4. To participate in an RCHA event (including an RCHA sale), all horses must have been owned by the ranch, feedlot, owner, employee or day laborer or by a family member of the owner, employee or day laborer for a minimum of six months from the date the horse breed association completes the transfer prior to an RCHA event. All horses purchased at an RCHA sale are exempt from this requirement as long as all other participant requirements are met.  All horses purchased from an RCHA member that has been a member in good standing for 6 months are exempt from this requirement as along as all other participant requirements are met.

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  5. No horse with NCHA or ACHA earnings is eligible to compete.

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  6. All horses must have a current negative coggins (within one calendar year of event).

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  7. A horse may be entered in multiple RCHA Divisions with the same rider at an RCHA event provided the horse and rider meet the minimum requirements for that division. Each horse may only be shown by one rider during the show year  with two exceptions

          a.  Youth exception – No 5 under Youth Eligibility.

        b.  A horse purchased at our sale - new owner must meet membership requirements, eligibility requirements for each division and must join the association.

 

 

 

Youth Eligibility

 
  1. Any youth 14 years of age and under as of 1/1/12.

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  2. Any youth 14 years of age and under can compete in RCHA sanctioned events. Youth may ride any horse that meets RCHA Horse Eligibility Requirements and is owned by an RCHA member.

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  3. Any youth that has $1500 combined earnings in RCHA, RHAA, NCHA or ACHA is no longer eligible for the youth division.

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  4. Youth members are exempted from eligibility definitions 1,2,3,4, and 5 until the age of 15.

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  5. Youth contestants may ride any RCHA eligible horse or horses that are owned by an RCHA member in the youth class only. Refer to No. 4 under Horse Eligibility.

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  6. A youth can show an eligible horse in any class that is not being shown by another rider.

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  7. Youth are subject to all other RCHA rules where applicable.

 

   8.  The qualifying combination of rider and horse must remain the same at finals.

 

Divisions

 

Performance Divisions:

                                    1.   Junior – horses 5 yrs old and younger

                                    2.  Open Aged – any age horse

                                    3.  Limited – any age horse – the rider cannot have over $1500 combined earnings in RCHA, RHAA, NCHA, or ACHA. 

                                    4.  Youth – Members 14 years of age or younger as of 1/1/12.

  Note: horses advance 1 yr on January 1st

 

　

 

 

Point System

 

　

    1. At each RCHA sanctioned event during the year points will be awarded in reciprocal order. Example – 15 entries in a division - 1st place will receive 15 pts ---- 15th place will receive 1 pt.

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    2. Show season will consist of 10-15 events. You must compete in three to qualify for the Finals at the Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering in Ft Worth.

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    3. Points for the finals will be counted from your top five placings.

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    4. Top 10 point earners in each of the four divisions will be eligible for the finals.

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    5. At the finals the points will be doubled and staggered. Example – 1st place will receive 20 pts, 2nd 18 pts, 3rd 16 pts, 4th 14 pts, 5th 12 pts, 6th 10 pts, 7th 8 pts, 8th 6 pts, 9th 4 pts, 10th 2 pts.

 

　

 

 

Paybacks

 

Each sanctioned event during the year

Entries per division – 6 and under – winner take all

7 to 12 – 2 places --- 60%, 40%

13 to 18 – 3 places --- 50%, 30%, 20%

19 to 24 – 4 places --- 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%

25 to 30 – 5 places --- 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%

31 & over – 6 places --- 29%, 24%, 19%, 14%, 9%, 5%

 

 

　

 

Board Of Directors

 

Bob Kilmer – Chairman - 806-347-2645

Sam Dove – Vice Chairman - 432-661-3287

Charles "Butch" Robinson - 713-899-5562

Jim Rounsaville – 940-562-2114

Barrett D. Clark – 254-522-5969

                                                Scott Williamson - 940-636-6203

Heath Hemphill – 325-382-4631

 

　

RCHA Office – 940-586-1839

Fax – 940-586-0189

Cindy Burkett – Cell - 940-631-4490

Website: www.ranchcutters.com

Email: rcha.association@yahoo.com