Arena The arena is defined as the area within the arena fence and extending from the front of the bucking chutes and/or the plane of the center gate and including the roping boxes. No person shall be allowed in the arena during a rodeo performance unless entered in an event or unless he has signed a waiver releasing the management and producer from liability. Contestants in the arena must not interfere with the work of press and professional photographers, or with the vision of the spectators. Disqualifications/Fines Any member tampering with competition livestock will be disqualified for the remainder of that particular rodeo and may be subject to fine. Code of Conduct Any mistreatment of livestock or contestant’s horse is subject to $50 fine by judges’ discretion. Contestant must pay fine before he/she can compete again. A contestant will be fined $50 for penning any personal horse in the bucking chutes, roping or steer wrestling boxes. If a contestant, entered in two or more events, turns out in one event and pays fees and fines, he gets his stock in other events, if desired. Faulty equipment: All equipment used by contestant is their responsibility and no re-rides or re-runs will be given due to faulty equipment. Borrowed equipment is accepted as contestant’s own. If a contestant is not ready to compete when their position is called
knots or hitches to prevent rope from coming off of bull when rider leaves bull will be permitted. In bareback, contestant will be disqualified for riding with locked rowels, or rowels that will lock during ride. In all riding events, contestants will be disqualified for riding with rowels too sharp in the opinion of the judges. In calf roping contestant MUST adjust neck rope and reins in a manner that will prevent horse from dragging calf. If a horse turns his tail to the calf and drags the calf roper has dismounted, field judge may stop the horse. There will be no exposed wire in any of the bats used on horses in the arena. No stimulants or hypnotics are to be given to any animal used for contest purposes. No small animals or pets allowed in the arena where restraint if necessary or where subject to injury or attack by another animal. Livestock shall be removed from arena after completion of entries in contest. Drawing of Livestock Numbers will be unfolded, uniform size and will be drawn from a smooth interior container. The actual number of animal must be used in the draw. Bucking horses cannot be used in both saddle bronc and bareback riding at the same rodeo. In all riding events, results of draw will be posted for at least one hour before the first performance.
Immediately after completion of rodeo, secretary shall make payment to winning contestants as follows: One head or any number of head of stock, added money and fees for total number of entries are to be totaled. Eight percent of this total should be deducted to be held out for the Finals. The eight percent money and all other charges will be deducted from the total prize money before determining the number of places or payoff scale to be paid. The prize money should be paid as follows: Bareback and Saddle Bronc Riding: 1-4 2 money – 60%, 40% 5-8 3 money – 47%, 33%, 20% 9-15 4 money – 40%, 30%, 20%, 10% 6-25 5 money – 34%, 27%, 20%, 13%, 6% 26&up 6 money – 29%, 24%, 19%, 14%, 9%, 5% All other events 1-4 1 money – 100% 5-8 2 money – 60%, 40% 9-15 3 money – 47%, 33%, 20% 16-25 4 money – 40%, 30%, 20%, 10% 26-35 5 money – 34%, 27%, 20%, 13%, 6% 36&up 6 money – 29%, 24%, 19%, 14%, 9%, 5% Computation of payoff on team roping will be evaluated on individual winnings, not on team basis.