NBHA California District 10 Website

2012 District 10 Rules

The NBHA Rulebook is available at NBHA.com http://www.nbha.com/membership/rulebook/index.shtml

See below for any additional information and specific rules for District 10.

2012 NBHA District 10 Rules to remember:

  1. CASH ONLY AT ALL RACES
  2. Must be an NBHA member is good standing: membership and knowing rules are your responsibility. If your membership is expired and you race, your points will not be counted at the race even if you have already accumulated points. If you win cash, you will be asked to return it so we can award it to a member in good standing. NO EXCEPTIONS- membership is your responsibility!
  3. We offer day passes for $10.00 per person. No points will be awarded.
  4. You must wear boots and jeans. No tennis shoes. At our races, we waive the long sleeve shirt and hat dress code, unless otherwise stated.
  5. You must maintain reasonable control of your horse. Please show respect at the arena and around the facility. DO NOT use the gate to stop your horse, you will be liable to fix it or any other damages you and your horse caused.
  6. Please clean up after yourself, do not leave your trash, or clean your trailer out at the arena grounds. We are fortunate to have a beautiful facility to run at. Please help us by cleaning up after yourself, there are trash barrel all around the arena facility.

To Qualify for Year-End Awards:

  1. Must sell $50 raffle tickets and turn in tickets before the first rider at the July race. Tickets will be available at the March race.
  2. Must be a District 10 member in good standing.
  3. Points are given out to the top 5 members in each division. 5 pts to 1st, 4 pts for 2nd etc. in case of a tie, the higher point is awarded to both members and the next place will be skipped.
  4. Year-End ties of the season will be awarded to the member:

-          With most higher placing’s

-          If both members have same number as higher placing’s, then we will flip a coin to determine the winner or have a run off. Date will be arranged by the District Director.

  1. For new members: rules for running for awards is that you can run in only 1 district for year-end awards. You must declare a district you are choosing to run in and send a form to national. If you are not living in the district area you are choosing to run for year-end awards, you can run just for money at any NBHA sanctioned race.

Pee Wee Riders

  • Must be 7 years old or younger as of January 1, 2012
  • Must wear a helmet
  • Must be a NBHA member
  • Must have a minimum of 4 runs to qualify for awards

Youth Riders

  • Must be 12 years old or younger as of January 1, 2012

Teen Riders

  • Must be 18 years old or younger as of January 1, 2012

Qualification for State Championships

  • Must have 6 races with your designated district
  • Only Open, Youth, Teen and Senior divisions count towards qualifying for State Championships
  • Must be a NBHA member in good standing