WRCA Office
c/o Jackie Olson
3857 W. Jargo Rd., Deerfield, WI 53531
Email: wrcaoffice@merr.com

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    PresidentShaun Olson608-764-5651
    Vice PresidentSteve Skinner608-693-2466
    Secretary & TreasurerJackie Olson608-764-5651
    Bronc DirectorShane Michel608-412-2114
    Barrel Racing DirectorStacey Tormoen608-372-0894
    Break Away DirectorAmy Holmes608-575-3872
    Bull Riding DirectorAbe Ebert608-269-4854
    Calf Roping DirectorTravis Skinner608-963-1056
    Over 40 Calf Roping DirectorArlan Brooks608-269-6617
    Steer Wrestling DirectorTroy Locken608-666-2570
    Team Roping DirectorDale Horne608-655-3086

    TABLE OF CONTENTS (Click on links)

    Officers and Directors

    		  

    Election of Officers and Directors

    		  

    Membership and Dues

    		  

    Meetings

    		  

    Fines

    		  

    Point System

    		  

    Awards

    		  

    Rodeo Approval

    		  

    Stock Contractors

    		  

    Official Rodeo Rules

    		  

    Conduct at a Rodeo

    		  

    Contestant Disqualification

    		  

    General Rodeo Rules

    		  

    Judges and Judging Methods

    		  

    Rodeo Secretary and Rodeo Office

    		  

    Drawing Stock and Positions

    		  

    Drawing Out and Entry Fee Refund

    		  

    Payoff

    		  

    Posting Markings

    		  

    General Rules, Rough Stock Events

    		  

    Bareback Riding

    		  

    Saddle Bronc Riding Rules

    		  

    Bull Riding Rules

    		  

    General Rules, Timed Events

    		  

    Cowgirls Barrel Racing

    		  

    Calf Roping Rules

    		  

    40 and Over Calf Roping

    		  

    Steer Wrestling

    		  

    Dally Team Roping Rules

    		  

    Breakaway Roping Rules

    		  

    Humane Rules for the Treatment of Livestock

    		  
     

    OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

    1. The officers of the Association shall be as follows: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and a Board of (9) event directors, one chosen from each of the following events: Saddle Bronc. Riding, Bareback Riding, Bull Riding, Barrel Racing, Calf Roping, Steer Wrestling, Dally Team Roping, Breakaway Roping, and 40 & Over Calf Roping.
    2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the W.C.R.A. and Board of Directors.
    3. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice-President shall perform his duties.
    4. Any officer of the Association will have the authority to represent any event or contract in the absence of the duly elected Director.
    5. The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep the minutes, create the newsletter, conduct correspondence and file important documents and papers (not Treasury related) relating to the Association at such a place as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
    6. The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep account of all money received and shall deposit it in the name of the Association. The Secretary/Treasurer shall not pay out or disperse any of the money of the Association unless approved by the Board of Directors. At each monthly meeting of the members, a detailed report of the current financial condition of the Association's accounts will be available for review.
    7. All Officers and Directors shall serve without salary.
    A. Expenses other than attending meetings, incurred by Officers or Directors directly concerned with Association business may be turned in and if approved by the Board, will be paid.
    8. Officers and Directors may be removed at any time with or without cause by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
    9. All Officers and Directors shall be contacted through the W.C.R.A. office before all Board meetings to be informed of time and place.
    10. Resignation of Officers and Directors must be presented to the Board of Directors in writing.
    A. The Board of Directors may fill any vacancies among Officers or Directors by vote of a majority of Directors attending a meeting where a quorum is present.
    11. Board members cannot serve on the Boards or governing committees of two associations, with the exception of Little Britches, High School, or N.I.R.A.
    12. The Board of Directors shall have authority to make final decisions or interpretations regarding Association rules or business.
    13. Courtesy cards will be given to all past presidents.

    ELECTION OF OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

    1. Officers may be nominated by any member in good standing.
    2. Officers and Directors will be voted upon by secret ballot and shall be elected by majority vote of those members in good standing present at the annual fall meeting.
    3. Event directors may be nominated by any member in good standing.
    4. A Director or Alternate Director must be an active member of the event, which they are nominated to represent.
    5. Terms of Officers and Directors shall be 2 years.
    6. A member must have served as an Officer or Director before he can be elected President.
    7. Officers and Directors shall be elected in alternating years by the following groupings: President, Steer Wrestling Director, Team Roping Director, Bareback Riding Director, Bull Riding Director, Saddle Bronc Riding Director and in the alternating year, Vice-President, Calf Roping Director, 40 and Over Calf Roping Director, Barrel Racing Director, and Breakaway roping Director.
    8. Employment of the Secretary and Treasurer will continue until there is a resignation or the Board of Directors takes action by majority vote to terminate employment.
    9. Special representatives may be appointed by the Board of Directors on an annual basis as needed, and will have no vote.

    MEMBERSHIP & DUES

    1. Memberships can be purchased through the W.R.C.A. office. New memberships, renewals of memberships which have lapsed, and renewals forwarded to the W.R.C.A. office by a rodeo secretary will become effective as of the postmark on the envelope.  Points will count only if the card purchase date is on or before the entry date of a rodeo.  Dues shall be set by the Board and approved by majority vote of those members in good standing at the annual Fall General Membership meeting.
    A. Members shall carry the same membership number each year.  The number will be retired if the member does not continue membership.
    B. Membership dues can be paid by a personal or cashiers check through the W.R.C.A. office.
    2. Annual dues are $75 for a contestant membership and $45 for a non-contestant membership. All contestant, non-contestant and timer memberships purchased after May 1 price goes up $10.
    3. Judges, flagmen, pick-up men, clowns, contract acts members, announcers, hazers, rodeo secretaries, and timers must hold a W.R.C.A. card. (Or a membership in a co-approving association at co-sanctioned rodeo), and may purchase a non-contestant card for $45, except timers whose cards are $25.
    4. Stock contractors will be responsible to see that announcers, judges, secretary, timers, clowns, pick-up men, photographers, (except local news media who should not work in the arena proper), and contract acts working W.R.C.A. rodeos or W.R.C.A. first approved rodeos hold current W.R.C.A. membership cards, (or a membership in a co-approving association at co-sanctioned rodeos), or will purchase cards on their behalf.
    5. Any member under 18 years of age must have a notarized waiver on file with the W.R.C.A. Secretary.
    6. Any person becoming a member of this Association shall comply with all of its rules and decisions and shall be bound by the same.
    7. Full Time Armed Service personnel may compete at W.R.C.A. approved rodeos without a membership card.
    8. Membership card must be bought before August 1 to compete or work at the  W.R.C.A. Finals Rodeo or to contend for year-end awards.  Memberships purchased after August 1 will be effective upon purchase, but will be issued for the following competition year.
    9. Contract personnel (judges, announcers, secretaries, timers, pick-up men, bullfighters and/or clowns), who are paid to work at the Finals Rodeo must have worked a minimum of 3 W.R.C.A. approved rodeos in order to be eligible for consideration.
    10. Members will have priority over non-members when entering.  Any contestant without a current W.R.C.A. membership card or a current membership card from a co-approving association will pay a $10 non-member fee per rodeo per entry per event, as well as pre-pay the entry fee at all W.R.C.A. first approved rodeos (The $10.00 fee is divided equally between the stock contractor and the W.R.C.A.).  High School Rodeo Association or N.I.R.A. members may not compete at W.R.C.A. or W.R.C.A. first-approved rodeos on their High School or N.I.R.A. cards.
    A.The only exception to this rule is the stock contractor has the discretion that after 10 positions are filled by members, he may allow non-member local entries during the performance.  The number will be retired if the member does not continue membership.

    MEETINGS

    1. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held monthly with place to be designated by the Board of Directors.
    A. All Officers except the President have a vote, with the President breaking ties.
    2. Special meetings may be called by the President or upon special request of three (3) or more directors.
    3. There shall be no alcoholic beverages used at any business meeting, directly before or during such meetings.
    4. Directors meetings are open to any bonafide member of the W.R.C.A., with that member having no voice and no vote, but meetings may be closed in cases of reviewing a suspension.  An Alternate may sit in on a meeting, with no voice or vote and at their own expense, if the Director is present.
    5. Board members may appoint their Alternate, (or another representative from their event if the Alternate is not available), to represent them in a meeting.  Alternatives will carry the same vote and will receive expenses, if given.T
    6. There may be 2 General Membership meetings.
    A. The fall meeting shall be for the purpose of electing Officers, Directors, voting on proposed rule changes, and general Association business.  Proposed rule changes must be submitted in writing 45 days prior to the Fall General Membership Meeting.  Rules may only be changed at the Fall General Membership Meeting, except by order of the Board of Directors.
    B. The Spring Meeting shall be for the purpose of general Association business.
    7. All Decisions regarding rule adoptions, amendments, or deletions must be approved by the Board of Directors before said rule shall take effect.
    8. A member must be present at a meeting or a letter of acceptance must be in the office at the time of nomination to be nominated for Officer or Director, or nomination will not be accepted.
    9. When a Board of Directors meeting is held at a rodeo, Directors and Officers shall have the privilege of being entered in the performance on the day of that Board of Directors meeting.

    FINES

    Any member who breaks the rules shall be fined and/or suspended, and monies collected will go to the WRCA.

    1. Persons qualified to turn in members for rule infractions are any W.R.C.A. Officer, judge, judging representative, rodeo secretary, Stock contractor or an official member of the rodeo committee where the rule infraction occurred.
    2. Any W.R.C.A. Officer or rodeo official who is aware of an infraction pertaining to judging and who does not report the infraction may be subject to a $50 fine.
    3. Anyone harassing, threatening, or disturbing the judges, rodeo secretary, or timers, or trying to fix the draw, will be subject to immediate suspension and a $50 fine.
    4. If physical force is exerted toward a judge at any time during a rodeo, the member will be suspended from competition in W.R.C.A. rodeos or other W.R.C.A. approved functions for 30 days and fined one $100 effective immediately.
    A. The fine is payable to the W.R.C.A. Secretary and does not require written notification.
    B. Proper notification of the fine and suspension shall be verbal notification by a judge at the rodeo where the offense occurred, or by any rodeo secretary when the member calls to enter a rodeo, or by the W.R.C.A. Secretary, Judging Supervisor, or W.R.C.A. Officer.
    C. Verbal notification of the fine and suspension will be followed by an official letter from the W.R.C.A. Secretary verifying the fine, suspension, location, date of the offense, duration of suspension, and appeals process available to the member.
    5. Any member capable of being mounted and participating in the Grand Entry may be fined $10 for not doing so.
    6. Long sleeve shirts (rolled down), western hats, and boots must be worn at all times when in the arena, an hour prior to and during a performance, and during slack.  There is a$15 fine for non-compliance.
    7. If the above offenses are not taken care of within 2 weeks of notification by the Secretary, the member's name shall appear on the suspended list.  (Exception would be rules 3 & 4, as they result in immediate suspension and fine).
    8. Any member who writes a bad check payable to the W.R.C.A. for his/her membership dues will subject to the following fines and penalties:
    A. $25 fine plus the amount of the bad check and any resulting collection fees or expenses, and ineligibility to compete in any W.R.C.A. rodeo or any other W.R.C.A. events following notification of the infraction until such time as the amount of the bad check is paid in full.
    9. Any member receiving overpayment of prize money must within 14 days following notification reimburse the rodeo secretary or the W.R.C.A. Secretary for such overpayment.  Any member who fails to return said overpayment within 14 days following notification shall pay a $25 fine plus the amount of the overpayment and shall be ineligible to compete in any W.R.C.A. rodeo or any other W.R.C.A. event until the amount of the overpayment and corresponding fine is paid in full.
    10. W.R.C.A. members and contestants will exhibit sportsmanlike conduct at all times.
    11. Any fine may be appealed to the Board of Directors.
    12. No one can videotape a rodeo with the intent to sell or use the W.R.C.A. logo without the permission of the W.R.C.A.
    13. Where a specific penalty is not fixed for the violation of the Articles, By-laws, or W.R.C.A. Rules, the Board of Directors by majority vote, may issue a reprimand, impose a fine not to exceed $500, declare the member ineligible for a period of not more than five years or any combination of such penalties.  In the event that the Board of Directors finds the conduct of the accused to be severely damaging to the W.R.C.A., its members, or the sport of rodeo, the Board of Directors by three-fourths vote may expel such member from the W.R.C.A. indefinitely.  Any member accused of an act or conduct for which he or she may be expelled shall be given the opportunity to have a hearing before the Board, in which that member may refute, deny, defend against, or oppose any and all charges.

    POINT SYSTEM

    1. This point system is set up solely to determine Association champions for each year.  Points will be counted only for those contestants who are W.R.C.A. members in good standings.
    2. There will be on 1 point awarded for each dollar $1 won at W.R.C.A. approved rodeos in each of the (9) standard events.  (This includes prize money and entry fees.)
    3. The high point winner in each of the nine (9) standard events will be named the Champion.
    A. Cut-off date for points shall be at the discretion of the WRCA board of that season.
    4. Any member appearing on the suspended list will forfeit points accumulated up to that time.
    5. Any contestant in the top 15 in each event must contest at the State Finals Rodeo, in order to receive their year-end status/award.
    6. All places will count in the team roping standings.
    7. Rookies of the year will be the girl and boy under 21 years of age, who in their first year of competition as members of the W.R.C.A. have won the most money.

    AWARDS

    1. All awards are at the discretion of the WRCA Board of Directors.

    RODEO APPROVAL

    1. To gain approval, a contractor must submit an approval form to the W.R.C.A. Secretary at least 45 days prior to the first performance of that rodeo. All conditions regarding entries and special conditions such as slack or go-rounds must be included on the approval form.
    A. A minimum of $100 must be added in each standard event.
    B. Standard events are as follows: Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Bull Riding, Calf Roping, 40 and Over Calf Roping, Breakaway Roping, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, and Barrel Racing.
    2. All rodeos must submit their prize list, name of stock contractor, and secretary to the Association.
    A. Slack may be run before a rodeo, if published beforehand as designated slack as long as it is a part of the rodeo and the paid performance are filled first.  Any slack must be run in the same order as the rodeo.
    B. If slack is not posted, it will be run after each performance.
    C. Stock contractor or secretary must take slack if all performances are filled (the number of contestants to be divided as evenly as possible between all performances.)
    D. All performances will be filled before any entries will be taken for slack.
    E. Rodeo headquarters emergency phone must be listed on the approval form & newsletter.
    3. Rodeos may be co-approved with any association with which the W.R.C.A. has a co-sanction agreement, with six percent (6%) of the total prize money being evenly divided between the two associations.  In the event that a third association is included as a sanctioning entity, the Stock Contractor shall be responsible for monies paid to the third association.  Sanction agreements must be on file with the W.R.C.A. prior to application for approval.
    4. Rodeos that are co-approved must have all the all WRCA standard events.

    STOCK CONTRACTORS

    It is the stated policy of the W.R.C.A. to promote the sport of rodeo, to provide contestants with reputable rodeos in which to compete, and to enhance the reputation of and public trust in the W.R.C.A. and the sport of rodeo.  In order to facilitate these goals, the W.R.C.A. finds it necessary to regulate and control the organization, promotion, and financing of W.R.C.A. approved rodeos.  Each stock contractor desiring to put on a W.R.C.A. approved rodeo must be approved annually by the Board of Directors.  The Contractor shall make written application to the Board of Directors prior to the Fall General Membership Meeting to gain approval for the following year.  A Contractor shall not be approved unless the Board of Directors determines that the past conduct of the Contractor has exemplified those qualities sought to be promoted and advanced by the W.R.C.A. and the sport of rodeo. 

    The Board of Directors shall consider all factors relevant thereto, including but not limited to the following:

    1. General reputation and character.
    2. Felony convictions (felony as defined by jurisdiction in which conviction takes place.)
    3. Violations of W.R.C.A. articles, by-laws, or rules.
    4. Financial responsibility.
    5. The promotion of good relations with businessmen, local governments, and Citizens in communities where rodeos have been held.  Stock Contractors shall list on their written application whether their business is individually owned, a partnership, or a corporation.  Complimentary memberships will be given to all partners in the business.  Subcontractors for all leased stock must hold W.R.C.A. membership, which will be complimentary.  All rules regarding stock contractors will apply to subcontractors.

    OFFICIAL RODEO RULES

    1. Entry Fees shall be according to the added money in the following scale:
    $100-250 added-$40 entry fees
    $251-499 added-$45 entry fees
    $500-Up  added-$50 entry fees
    A. This scale is mandatory as stated and shall be used for all approved rodeos with exception of the Finals Rodeo.
    B. There will be a $5 fee for day money mandatory to all entered, which must be paid out immediately following that performance to the high point ride or fastest time of that performance.  $0.50 of the day money will go to the rodeo secretary and $0.50 will go to the WRCA, the balance of $4 will be paid to the high point ride or the fastest time in each event.  If there are no qualified rides or times, money goes to the following performance.  If this occurs at the final performance, money will be evenly paid back to previous day money winners of said rodeo.  If there are no qualified rides or times for the entire rodeo, day money is carried over to the next rodeo and divided equally in that event among the performances.  The amount of money is to be available upon request of the contestant.  If a performance has 20 or more entered, day money will pay 2 places (60%, 40%).  Day money is paid out for performances and designated slack only.  If the day money is not picked up at the end of the rodeo, all money will be forfeited to the WRCA.
    C. At one-performance rodeos, there will be no day money.
    D. There will be a $2 and $4 at co-approved rodeos with associations with a similar fee, added on per contestant, per event, per entry to the entry fees to be used as added money at the Finals Rodeo.  It will be divided 10 ways, (1/10 to each event, and 2/10 to the team roping), at the Finals Rodeo.
    E. $10 stock charge maybe optionally charged at the discretion of the stock contractor and maybe charged in just certain events.
    F. Fees will be doubled at any rodeo with more than 1 go-round, with the exception of the Finals Rodeo.
    G. There will be a $3 secretary fee that will be charged at all WRCA first approved rodeos.
    2. Any member who annoys a secretary or contractor before entries open may be subject to fine.
    A. All entries for W.R.C.A. first approved rodeos will be taken by the rodeo secretary.
    B. Contestants trying to enter by using the emergency number may automatically be subjected to $25 fine.
    3. Any W.R.C.A. member may enter himself and four (4) others.
    4. Members will have priority over non-members when entering.
    A. Any contestant without a current W.R.C.A. membership card or a current membership card from the co-approving association will pay a $10 non-member fee per event, per entry, per rodeo at W.R.C.A. first-approved rodeos.  (The $10 fee is divided equally between the stock contractor and the W.R.C.A.).
    B. Non-member contestants may be denied entry at the Stock Contractors discretion.  If non-member contestants are allowed to enter, they must sign an injury/damage waiver, which will be forwarded to the W.R.C.A. office with rodeo results sheets.  No non-member entries under the age of 18 will be accepted without a notarized injury/damage waiver signed by parents or legal guardians.
    5. The W.R.C.A. provides its own Association rules for rodeos and rodeo contestants and will insist the rodeo management adhere to them.
    A. Any member of the Association who does not observe the rules is liable to suspension or fine or both for failure to observe the rules.
    6. Any time a W.R.C.A. rodeo must be canceled due to weather conditions, the prize  money will be prorated according to the number of performances held.     
    A. If a performance is rained out, that performance must be completed within 24 hours of the originally scheduled dates.
    B. The entry fees will be refunded to those who cannot be at a performance postponed to the next day as long as the rodeo secretary is notified prior to the new draw.
    7. The W.R.C.A., its sponsors, rodeo committees, rodeo production entities, officers, directors, employees, and agents of such entities, assume no responsibility or liability for injury or damage to the person, property, or stock of any owner, contestant, or assistant, or other claims arising from participation in W.R.C.A. sanctioned rodeos, including claims that are known and unknown, foreseen and unforeseen, future and contingent.
    A. Each participant, by act of their entry, waives all claims against those parties for any and all injuries or damage that they or their property may sustain.
    8. The committee of each Association approved rodeo will provide an emergency vehicle and adequate first aid facilities for all performances and contest incident thereto.
    A. Anytime an emergency vehicle is not on the grounds, contestants may refuse to compete and entry fees must be refunded.
    9. All rodeos must use 2 timers and 2 watches in all events.
    A. The primary official watch shall be graduated in a minimum of 1/100's of a second.
    B. Back-up and field flag watches may be graduated in 1/10th of a second.
    C. Rough stock judge on the latch side of the gate will have a watch.  Watch is to be started when stock's feet hit the ground and stopped when contestant is bucked off or disqualified, (except in bull riding, when the time and judges stop watch start when any part of the animal breaks the plane of the gate.)
    D. The Contractor shall be responsible for complying with the above rules.
    10. The committee must provide a place for official timers and announcers to work without obstruction or interference.
    11. Timers will work from the same position during the entire contest.
    12. All approved rodeos must have an arena director, which maybe the stock contractor or someone appointed by him.
    13. Minimum pay for judges will be $100 per judge per performance plus the judge's fee of $2 per contestant, (each partner in team roping being defined as a contestant in this case), split between judges.
    14. When a Stock Contractor signs a contract with a committee and a rodeo is W.R.C.A. approved, the Contractor is responsible for the prize money.  The Stock Contractor shall reimburse the Association for any prize money not paid to recipients within 15 days following notification of the Contractor by the W.R.C.A.
    15. A Stock Contractor shall reimburse the Wisconsin Rodeo Cowboys Association for any costs or fees paid by the W.R.C.A. as a result of contracts entered into by a Contractor in producing a particular rodeo.  Said reimbursement shall be paid within 15 days following notification of the Contractor by the W.R.C.A.
    16. All approved rodeos must set an opening and closing time and date for entries.
    17. Entries may open no sooner than 7 days before the first performance unless approved by the Board of directors.
    18. If books are open one day or less, someone must be present at all times to take entries.
    19. Designated slack is a paid performance for contract personnel.

    CONDUCT AT A RODEO

    1. Each contestant and contract performer is automatically entitled to an extra gate pass upon their entry or employment.
    A. Membership card and extra pass is sent out with each yearly membership.
    B. Approved rodeos are to accept Officer's cards, membership cards, and extra pass cards and gate passes the same as they would accept purchased tickets.
    C. If a member is caught passing around their card or extra pass, Contractor may take their card and extra pass and send it to the W.R.C.A. office.
    D. Each committee has the discretion of having a list of contestants and labor list for the rodeo and only those passes must be honored for every performance.  (They are not limited only to the performance in which they compete).  W.R.C.A. Officers are to be admitted into a rodeo on their passes, whether they are entered or not.
    2. Official rodeo personnel, (stock contractor, secretary, announcer, timers, judges, pickup men), may not consume alcoholic beverages for at least 2 hours prior to the start of a performance or slack nor during a performance.  A $100 fine may be applied for infraction of this rule.
    3. If at least 3 contestants are not entered in an event, the committee can cancel the event or pay mount money.
    A. Prize money not paid out in a contest event will be returned to the committee.
    4. All timed event contestants must ride in the Grand Entry unless there are extenuating circumstances.
    5. In the event a contestant wishes to turn out livestock, the Stock Contractor must be  notified prior to the performance.
    A. Contestants turning out livestock in one event will remain eligible to compete in other events without further penalty.
    B. Contestants turning out due to injury will not be liable for entry fees providing that they send to the W.R.C.A. office within 10 days of the performance in which they turned out a certified doctor's release or verification of injury by Judges or the Stock Contractor and provided that the rodeo secretary is notified prior or making the payoff.
    6. Contestants shall be ready to compete when called upon.
    7. Long sleeved (rolled down) shirts, western hats, and boots must be worn at all times when in the arena, except that contestants may roll one sleeve while competing in their event.
    8. If management provides satisfactory seats for contestants, Association will urge contestants to stay out of the arena when not scheduled to compete.
    9. There shall be 2 timers working at every performance of a W.R.C.A. approved rodeo.
    A. Timers for a rodeo may not be changed after the first performance except for sickness or injury, or by request of an Association official and/or the Stock Contractor.
    B. All rodeos must use 2 timers and 2 watches in all events unless an automatic timer is used for the barrel race.  There will be at least one watch used to back up the electric timer.  Electric timer will be kept in 1000ths of a second and back-up times will be kept in 100ths of a second.
    C. Stock Contractors must turn in a list of those persons who will be timing their rodeos each year.
    10. All contestants are required to read the rules carefully, particularly those relating to events which they enter.
    A. Failure to understand or read the rules will not be accepted as an excuse.
    11. Stock contractor or rodeo secretary cannot charge riders for mounting out stock or exhibiting in rough stock or timed events, except that barrel racers may be charged a timer fee and judge's fee for exhibition runs.

    CONTESTANT DISQUALIFICATION

    1. Contestants may be disqualified for any of the following offenses:
    A. Being under influence of alcohol in the arena.
    B. Disorderly conduct in actual domain of the arena.
    C. Mistreatment of livestock.
    D. Not being ready to compete when called upon.
    E. Cheating or attempting to cheat.
    F. Not wearing western clothes, including hat, long sleeved shirt, and boots.
    G. Tampering with chutes, barriers, or livestock in any way.
    2. Contestants are disqualified only by agreement of the rodeo judges.   Contestants need to be immediately notified after disqualification.
    3. Any contestant with a complaint must report it to a director or officer after the performance is completed.
    A. If a satisfactory decision cannot be reached, the contestant may call for a meeting with the entire Board of Directors.
    4. Any member or non-member using unnecessary profanity, threats, can be barred from the arena and/or disqualified.

    GENERAL RODEO RULES

    1. The Event Director has the right to declare any stock unsatisfactory, and any stock so declared will be removed from the herd after the conclusion of the rodeo, unless removed prior to the first performance.  Said stock shall remain withdrawn until a majority vote of the Board of Directors allows the contractor to put the stock back in the draw.
    2. All stock must have been used in the customary fashion before being put in the draw.
    3. All horned cattle must be tipped to at least the size of a quarter in both timed events and judged events or will be held out of the draw.
    4. All stock used in the W.R.C.A. rodeos must be horn branded, branded, or ear tagged.
    5. Any questions that may arise which are not covered by this rulebook shall be decided by agreement of the judges at that rodeo.  Said judges' decision is final and only an appeal to the Board of Directors may alter that decision.

    JUDGES AND JUDGING METHODS

    1. All judges and flagmen must be W.R.C.A. approved judges or must belong to and be approved by the co-approving association at a double approved rodeo.  The WRCA Board of Directors will complete a list of qualified judges for all W.R.C.A. rodeos.
    A. Judges are not to consume alcoholic beverages for at least 2 hours prior to the   start of a performance or slack nor during a performance.  A $100 fine may be applied for infraction of this rule.
    B. Judges should be on the rodeo grounds at least 4 hours prior to the first performance if possible and at least 2 hours before each performance thereafter, unless special arrangements are made with the Stock Contractor.
    C. Judges, timers, and flagmen must be persons of experience.
    D. A judge cannot judge more than 2 rodeos in a row for any one contractor without the Board's approval.
    E. No rough stock contestant may compete and judge at the same rodeo.
    F. It is the responsibility of the judges to see that all timed event stock is run to the end of the arena prior to the first performance of each rodeo.
    a. A judge may have someone else do this, but it is his responsibility to have it done.
    2. Re-ride animals are not to be used for exhibition until all contestants have competed.  Re-rides will be the first two animals drawn from the herd, with the exception of feature animals.
    3. No contestant may compete on the same herd of stock in any event at any rodeo, in more than 1 go-round.
    4. Re-rides must be given in all 3 riding events.   Rides must be scored with the option of a re-ride. If a contestant is entitled to a re-ride, the judge must inform him to that effect immediately after the ride.
    5. If a re-ride is given, rider has privilege of taking the same animal back, providing the Stock Contractor is willing, or rider may have re-ride animal drawn.
    A. If a contestant opts to accept the re-ride on the same animal, he must take the marking for the re-ride, unless there is a foul or the stock contractor's equipment fails on the ride.
    6. If a re-ride is offered on an animal because he ran off or couldn't be mounted out after 2 honest efforts and is already drawn for another contestant, that contestant has the option of having a re-ride.  If the contestant declines a re-ride he must accept his score.
    A. Stock Contractors will decide when a re-rides will be taken at the same performance.
    B. If an animal has run off for the 4th consecutive time, it must be taken out of the draw.
    7. If a re-ride is given because an animal hits the rider on the chute or falls, it is to be brought back after the same performance unless otherwise agreed to by the Stock Contractor and the contestant.
    A. Rider will not be disqualified for coming in contact with fence when beyond his control and re-ride may be given.
    B. If a rider intentionally or deliberately uses the fence to complete a ride, he will be disqualified.
    C. If pick-up horse or other foreign object substantially interferes with the contestant's performance, judges may award a re-ride.
    8. If, in the opinion of the judges, a rider makes 2 honest efforts to get out on a chute-fighting animal and is unable to do so he may have a re-ride animal drawn for him.
    9. In riding events, rider and animal are to be marked separately.
    A. Rider to be marked from 1 to 25 depending upon how much rider spurs.
    B. The animal is to be marked from 1 to 25
    C. It is suggested that the full spread be used.
    D. If the animal is marked a total of 12 or less, the contestant will get a re-ride.  A re-ride for a total score on an animal of over 12 is up to the discretion of the two judge's animal markings.
    E. A judge cannot change any scores after turning in his books to the rodeo secretary after each performance.
    10. To qualify, rider must have spurs over or above the break of the shoulders and touching horse when horse's front feet hit the ground.
    11. If horse stalls coming out of the chute, either judge may tell the rider to take his feet out of the horse's neck and the first-jump rule will be waived.
    A. Rider may be disqualified for not following the judge's instruction to take his feet from the neck of a horse stalled in the chute.
    B. First jump qualification may be waived at the discretion of the judges if the rider is fouled on the chute gate.
    C. In case stock fouls contestant, and the judge sees it, he may tell the contestant to go on with the ride and the contestant must be marked.
    12. Any time a contestant is fouled in any event, he must declare himself immediately or take that mark or time.
    13. Contestants may pull riggings, cinch saddles, and pull ropes from either side in all riding events.
    14. If an animal that is drawn in either a riding event or a timed event becomes sick, injured, or crippled before it is contested upon, a judge must pass on the animal's inability to be used before it can be shipped or replaced in the draw.
    15. A 10 second penalty will be added for breaking or beating the barrier.
    A. There shall be no metal on neck rope past the end of the chute.
    B. Barrier equipment must be inspected by a judge before each timed event.
    C. If equipment is faulty, it must be replaced.
    D. Should the barrier break at any place other than at the designated breaking point, the barrier shall not be considered broken.
    E. If a contestant obviously beats the barrier but staples are pulled or barrier rope is broken and string is unbroken, barrier judge may assess a 10 second fine.  Otherwise this is not to be considered a broken barrier.
    F. Automatic barriers must be used in the Calf Roping, 40 and Over Calf  Roping, Breakaway Roping, Steer Wrestling, and Team Roping.
    G. Stock Contractors are responsible to see that barriers are in place before the first performance and judges must inspect the barriers no more than one hour before each performance.
    H. In timed events, barrier string will be retied after 6 consecutive runs.
    I. Contestant can request that barrier string be retied.
    J. Barrier must be tied with string only, (rubber bands may not be used).
    16. Barrier judge is to make sure that no one can stand close enough to barrier equipment to tamper with same, either before or after a run.
    17. Once score line has been set in timed events, the length will not be changed at that rodeo, nor can length of box be changed.
    18. In order for time to be considered official, the barrier must work properly.  If barrier hangs on animal, contestant must take a re-run.
    19. If automatic barrier fails to work, and stock is brought back, contestant must take same animal over during or immediately after the same performance.
    20. In any timed event, if an animal escapes from the arena, the flag will be dropped and watches stopped.
    A. A contestant will get the animal back with a lap and tap start, and time already spent will be added to time used in qualifying.
    B. If time is not recorded, the decision of the flag judge will be final.
    C. If rope is on the animal when it escapes, contestant will get the animal back lap and tap with rope on it in the chute.
    21. If a contestant is injured at a rodeo, he may be held back at the same rodeo until later in the go-round.  Consent of the Stock Contractor and both judges is necessary.
    A. If stock has been drawn for him, he must take that animal when he does compete.
    22. Barrier judge may appoint another person to watch the barrier while he competes.
    23. In case of a miss-draw, the performance will be redrawn from the mistake down.
    24. In the event of postponement of a performance, positions and stock will be re-drawn.
    25. When a contestant calls for stock and the animal falls completely down before crossing the score line, a re-run may be given at the judge's discretion.  Barrier fouling contestant shall be the only other reason for a re-run.
    26. In the case of barrier failure, cattle will be re-run regardless if there was a qualified run.
    27. Neither barrier judge nor field flag judge may be changed during the course of an event except due to illness or injury.
    28. If a judge cannot complete a rodeo due to illness or injury, a new round will start and two separate payoffs will be paid in rough stock events.
    29. The decision of the judges, flagmen, and timers who have been passed on by the Association shall be final and no protest by the contestants will be permitted during an event.
    30. The Board may disapprove judges for Association rodeos if such disapproval is based on a written complaint signed by at least 10 members.  Judges so disapproved must appear before the Board to contest the Board's decision.
    31. Stock is not to be left in the roping or dogging boxes overnight.
    32. All stock in calf roping and steer wrestling must be drawn at least one time before being drawn a second time.
    33. For the Finals Rodeo, timed events contestants will vote for two judges, a flag judge and a barrier judge.  If three judges are chosen, both rough stock judges will work the line.
    34. Finals judges will draw stock for the first two go-rounds before the first performance of the Finals. (The second round draw will be posted only after the first go-round is over).  Finals judges will draw the third round on the morning of the third performance.
    35. Re-rides will be the first two animals drawn from the herd, with the exception of feature animals.
    36. In the bull riding, the time and judge's stopwatch will start when any part of the animal breaks the plane of the gate (chute).

    RODEO SECRETARY & RODEO OFFICE

    1. W.R.C.A. members must pay delinquent entry fees to the W.R.C.A. or they will be fined and/or suspended.  Contestants who "no show" or turn out will be responsible for the entire entry fee, including day money (if any), Finals fee, judge's fee, and stock charge or timer charge.
    A. Any contestants entering another contestant shall be personally responsible for the entry fees.  Rodeo secretary must be able to verify who has entered a contestant in order to collect unpaid entry fees.
    B. A W.R.C.A. member can enter himself/herself and 4 others.
    C. Rodeo secretary shall ask for card number on all entries.  If number is not given, entry may be refused.
    D. Any rodeo secretary accepting entries is responsible for those entries.  Secretaries cannot accept an entry in team roping leaving an open hole.  Both names are to be given upon entering.
    2. The W.R.C.A. may hold a Secretary's Clinic annually for the purpose of reviewing rules, rule changes, rodeo office procedures, and to gain insight into the efficient and cooperative relationship between rodeo secretaries and the W.R.C.A. Secretary.  Clinics may be conducted by the President and/or Vice-President and the W.R.C.A. Secretary and may consist of group meetings or a meeting with an individual rodeo secretary.  Announcers and timers are also encouraged to participate.
    3. All W.R.C.A. and W.R.C.A. first-approved rodeos will use standard entry/result forms, which will include all entries, no show or turn out status, stock and position draw, score and time, payoff and placing, and membership numbers for all contestants and all rodeo personnel.
    4. There must be a working emergency number with someone to answer from 8 a.m. until performance time on all days of a rodeo, for every W.R.C.A. rodeo. If not, a $25 fine will be imposed on the contractor and the committee.
    5. Local entries must pay their entry fees before the draw for the performance in which they are entered in order to have any stock drawn for them, or they will be drawn out.
    6. Rodeo secretary shall be required to have all contestants show current Association membership cards at the time of paying entry fees.
    A. Should contestant not have a current membership card, secretary may refuse entrance of said person.  The rodeo secretary, at his/her option, may allow them to fill out a membership application and pay for membership in cash, which will be forwarded to the W.R.C.A. office with the results of the rodeo.
    7. All rodeos must have a rodeo headquarters phone.
    A. If books are open on day, someone must be present at the phone to take entries.
    8. Rodeo results including 6% (3% if co-approved) of total payoff must be turned into the W.R.C.A. office within 10 days after the last performance.

    DRAWING STOCK & POSITIONS

    1. All stock in contest events must be drawn by the judges.
    A. In drawing stock, there must be at least 8 or more in the draw each time in each event except Breakaway Calf Roping and Saddle Bronc Riding.  There must be at least 15 calves in the draw for the Calf Roping and 40 & Over Calf Roping.  If Breakaway Calf Roping calves are drawn from a separate herd, there must be at least 5 calves in the draw.  Calves may only be used for Calf Roping, 40 & Over Calf Roping and Breakaway.  All stock will be drawn once before any re-runs are drawn.
    2. Stock in timed events must be drawn by a non-competing judge of that event.
    A. Flag judge cannot compete in the event he flags.
    B. The persons appointed to flag are the flag judges for those events regardless of who judges riding events and are the qualified persons to deliver a decision.
    3. Three copies must be made of the draw, 1 being a part of the secretary's records.
    A. Plastic poker chips must be used for drawing positions and for drawing stock.
    B. Receptacle containing numbers/chips must be shaken before each draw.
    C. Drawing must be conducted on the rodeo grounds so that any contestant may witness the draw.
    D. Judges shall draw stock within 2 hours prior to performance.
    E. Re-rides must be posted with the draw for each performance.
    F. All stock in the first performance of the rodeo must remain for the entire rodeo.
    4. Stock for re-rides must be drawn before the go-round and must be posted.  Feature animals may be held out of this draw, and then returned to the draw for the go-round.  No more than 2 feature animals are allowed to be held out of each performance of a go-round.
    A. No drawn animal may be used for any other reason until all paid contestants have competed.  Turned out animals will go to the re-ride draw.  These animals are to be drawn together with the original re-rides.
    B. Any animal drawn for a re-ride but not used in that go-round may be held out of the draw for re-rides in following go-rounds along with the feature animals, then will be returned for the go-round draw after re-rides have been drawn.
    C. Re-rides will not be drawn before the end of the event in which re-ride is given. All men who have re-rides for the event for that performance will have their re-rides drawn at the same time from all re-rides stock including turned-out stock if necessary.  An animal can be drawn for a re-ride only on (1) time in a go-round.
    5. The rodeo secretary is allowed to draw positions prior to arriving at the rodeo.  This will be done following the draw out deadline, and a contestant may call the secretary to find out their position.  (A contestant may still not draw out, but will know what position they drew.)
    A. Slack will be run with the first 3 positions competing in that order. After that, slack may be chute run.
    6. When a W.R.C.A. Directors meeting is held at a W.R.C.A. first-approved rodeo, Officers and Directors may request that the rodeo Secretary enter them in the performance closest to the time of the meeting.
    7. In case of miss-draw, the performance will be redrawn from the mistake down.
    8. Anyone turning out drawn stock may be refused entry at that Contractor's next rodeo, and next rodeo only.
    9. Team Roping steers will be drawn and run by position in performance.
    10. Re-rides will be the first two animals drawn from the herd, with the exception of feature animals.

    DRAWING OUT & ENTRY FEE REFUND

    1. Contestants may draw out of a rodeo any time after entering until twenty-four (24) hours after books close.  The only exception is when the books open the day before the rodeo, in which case contestants may draw out only until the books close.
    A. Any contestant who turns out stock with a doctor's release shall be fined, declared ineligible, or both if evidence shows that he/she competed in another rodeo within 72 hours after the performance for which the release was submitted.
    B. Contestant must reimburse the W.R.C.A. for their entire entry fee unless they have contacted the rodeo secretary regarding release before the payoff.  Anyone with release who is on the grounds prior to the draw, who does not notify the secretary of the release, cannot use it to draw out.
    C. All doctor's releases must be dated.  Any release dated prior to entry may not be used to draw out of that rodeo.  Doctor's releases must be in the W.R.C.A. office within 10 days of the performance from which contestant releases or a $25 late fee and a $5 service charge will be added to the amount of fees and fines due.  Rodeo secretaries collecting fines on behalf of the W.R.C.A. will retain the $5 service charge and forward the balance to the W.R.C.A.
    D. "Vet releases" are allowed in the Barrel Race only.  If a contestant "vets out" on an animal, she may not compete on the same animal.  "Vet" release shall be dated within 72 hours after the performance for which the release is used.  The W.R.C.A. Secretary must have release within 10 days or a $25 late fee and a $5 service charge will be added to the amount of fees and fines due.  Rodeo secretaries collecting fines on behalf of the W.R.C.A. will retain the $5 service charge and forward the balance to the W.R.C.A.  If entry fee refund is being requested, the horse may be subject to visible injury inspection by a judge.
    2. No stock will be given until entry fees are paid.
    A. All entry fees must be paid one hour before the performance, if contestant is on the grounds, or entry fee may be refused, at the discretion of the rodeo secretary.
    3. Stock Contractor and committee have the discretion to stop a performance because of adverse conditions.
    A. Such termination may not take place during an event.
    B. Entry fees will be refunded to those contestants who have not competed.
    C. If a contestant is entered in other events in which he is unable to contest, the entry fees for those events are to be refunded.
    4. In the event of cancellation or postponement, contestant may draw out and entry fee will be refunded.

    PAYOFF

    1. A contestant must compete on every head of stock drawn for him in an event to place in the average.
    2. At W.R.C.A. approved rodeos, six percent (6%) of entry fees and added money must be deducted from each event, (3% to each association at co-approved rodeos.)
    A. The percentage must be deducted from each event before the payoff is figured and sent to the W.R.C.A. office with results of the rodeo within 10 days of the last performance or the rodeo secretary will be fined.
    3. W.R.C.A. contestants are to be paid money won for a complete go-round within 4 hours after completion of the go-round, if requested.
    4. On two head and average rodeos, both day monies and average will be divided equally.
    5. On 3 head and average rodeos, average is 1 1/2 times as much as go-round money, 34% to average, 22% to go-rounds, in all events.
    A. No ground money will be paid unless there are no qualified rides or times.  Entry fees and added money, (less 6%), will be figured into the payoff among the winners.  If no qualified rides or times, money will then be split evenly to all contestants in that event in the form of ground money.
    6. If go-round and average money cannot both be paid at any one rodeo, the go-round will be paid instead of average.
    7. If any error has been made in figuring books at the close of the rodeo, overpayment must be returned upon request.
    A. Failure to do so within 2 weeks after notification by the W.R.C.A. Secretary will cause a fine and automatic suspension.
    8. Average is not to pay more places than the go-rounds in the payoff for all events at the Finals Rodeo.
    9. Payoff of prize money at rodeos must be paid in cash or by Contractor's, cashiers, Committee, or W.R.C.A. check.
    10. Illinois State sponsored fair rodeos will be subject to their payoff schedule.
    BAREBACK RIDING
    1-3contestants pays 1 money (100%)
    4-6contestants pays 2 monies (60-40%)
    7-11contestants pays 3 monies (50-30-20%)
    12-20contestants pays 4 monies (40-30-20-10%)
    Pay 5 after 1st pays $400, if 1st still pays $400, pay 6 monies

    CALF ROPING, STEER WRESTLING, TEAM ROPING
    1-3contestants (teams) pays 1 money (100%)
    4-10contestants (teams) pays 2 monies (60-40%)
    11-20contestants (teams) pays 3 monies (50-30-20%)
    21-30contestants (teams) pays 4 monies (40-30-20-10%)
    31-40contestants (teams) pays 5 monies (30-25-20-15-10%)
    41 and Over pays 6 monies (29-24-19-14-9-5%)

    BULL RIDING, SADDLE BRONC RIDING, 40 & OVER CALF

    ROPING,BREAKAWAY ROPING
    1- 3contestants pays 1 money (100%)
    4-6contestants pays 2 monies (60-40%)
    7-11contestants pays 3 monies (50-30-20%)
    12-20contestants pays 4 monies (40-30-20-10%)
    21-30contestants pays 5 monies (30-25-20-15-10%)
    31 and over pays 6 monies (29-24-19-14-9-5%)

    BARREL RACING
    1-3contestants pays 1 money (100%)
    4-6contestants pays 2 monies (60-40%)
    7-11contestants pays 3 monies (50-30-20%)
    12-20contestants pays 4 monies (40-30-20-10%)
    21-30contestants pays 5 monies (30-25-20-15-10%)
    31-50contestants pays 6 monies (29-24-19-14-9-5%)
    51 and over pays 8 monies (26-20-15-12-10-8-6-3%)

    POSTING MARKINGS

    1. Contestant is privileged to see the records of all contestants in any event, in which he takes part at the end of each performance.  This shall be done at a reasonable time so that the rodeo secretary and a judge may be present.

    GENERAL RULES, ROUGH STOCK EVENTS

    1. Stock must be ridden 8 seconds.
    A. In the Bareback Riding and Saddle Bronc Riding, the time and judge's stop watch start when the animal's front feet hit the ground.  In Bull Riding, the time and judge's stop watch start when any part of the animal breaks the plane of the gate.
    2. Riders will have the right to call on judges to pass on whether or not an animal is flanked properly to buck to the best of its ability.
    3. Stock is not to be hotshot until turned completely out of the chute, unless requested by the rider.  Hotshot will be used from the back of the bucking chute only.
    4. If flank comes off, a re-ride may be given and may be taken on the same animal, provided the contractor agrees.
    5. The rider must complete a qualified ride to be eligible for a re-ride.
    6. The rider has the option of taking the original marking or re-ride.
    A. Decision must be made immediately upon notification by the judge.  If re-ride is accepted, previous score is eliminated.
    7. If the rider is fouled at the chute or the animal falls completely down, the rider may be entitled to a re-ride at the judges' discretion.
    A. If the animal stops the rider is entitled to a re-ride.
    B. If a rider is fouled, in order to get a re-ride he must immediately declare himself and not try stock unless otherwise instructed by the judges.
    8. If a pick-up horse or other foreign object substantially interferes with the contestant or stock's performance, judges may award a re-ride.
    9. The rider must tell the flank man and/or Stock Contractor if he does not want his draw touched with a hotshot, however, if the rider denies use of the hotshot and the animal does not buck, no re-ride will be given.
    A. Stock Contractor may deny contestant's request.
    10. The contestant's feet may be away from the horse during the first jump from the chute as long as the rowels are touching the designated area when the front feet hit the ground.
    11. If the horse stalls coming out of the chute, either judge may tell rider to take feet out of the horse's neck and the first jump qualifications will be waived.
    A. The rider may be disqualified for not following the judge's instructions to take his feet away from the neck of the horse stalled in the chute.
    12. The first jump rule may be waived at the discretion of the judges if the rider is fouled on the chute gate.
    13. If a horse is not standing properly, the contestant may request spur out rule be waived and take the animal immediately as is.
    A. Judges may or may not approve the request.
    14. Any horse requiring a neck rope or head fastened in the chute may have the first jump rule waived at the discretion of the judges.  Use of a neck rope will be decided by the Contractor and the contestant.
    15. Judge on the latch side of the gate will have the watch.  The judge's stopwatch reading shall be used as a means of verification when the length of the qualified ride is in question.  The judge shall stop his watch when he hears the whistle or horn, or when he believes that the contestant has been disqualified for any reason, whichever comes first.  In any instance where the time is 8 seconds or more on the judge's watch, the contestant shall be entitled to a marking without penalty.
    16. Re-ride animals will be the first two drawn from the herd, with the exception of feature animals.
    17. To be eligible for the State Finals Rodeo said stock must have had 3 buck-outs in a WRCA or co-approved rodeo before it is able to compete at the Finals.
    DISQUALIFICATION
    1. Being bucked off before the whistle.
    2. Touching stock with free hand or arm.
    3. Riding with rowels too sharp, in the judge's opinion.
    4. Failure to mark the horse properly.

    BAREBACK RIDING

    1. One handed rigging to be used.
    A. Riders may use their own rigging if the rigging is not over 10 inches in width at the hand hold and not over a 6 inch D-ring or not a freak.
    B. All bareback riders must use padding under the rigging and padding must extend 2 inches behind the back of the rigging.
    C. The rider may cinch his own rigging and examine it to determine if it is satisfactory before the horse is released into the arena.
    2. Stock Contractors will have the right to have judges pass on whether riggings are objectionable.
    3. Use of a neck rope will be decided by the Contractor and the contestant.
    A. If the first jump rule is waived, the rider is to take the horse as is immediately.
    4. There will be no tape or any other adhesive material or substance other than dry rosin and/or benzoin used on the rigging or the rider's glove, which will be a plain glove.
    A. The glove will have no flap, rolls, welds, gimmicks, or wedges.  If a palm piece is used, it must cover the entire palm and be heavier than chap leather.  The rider may have a single layer of leather under the hand hold which will extend at least 1 inch on both sides of the center of the hand hold and shall be glued down.  Leather may not be skived.
    B. The rider may not take any finger tucks or wraps.  Violators may be disqualified and/or fined.  Only leather or rawhide is allowed for handholds.  No fiberglass or metal is allowed in rigging or handholds, with the exception of D-rings and bolts or screws attaching the hand hold to the rigging.
    5. The rider may not pull rigging with his hand already placed in the handhold.
    6. The rider must have the riding hand visible to the judge after the rigging is set and pulled. If re-pull is needed, the hand must be removed and made visible to the judge.
    7. To qualify, rider must have spurs over or in front of the break of the shoulders and rowels touching the horse when the horse's front feet hit the ground.
    8. If the horse comes out of the chute backwards, stalls or fouls the rider, the mark out rule is waived.

    DISQUALIFICATION

    1. The rider will be disqualified for the following offenses:
    A. If the rigging comes off without breaking.
    B. Riding with locked rowels or rowels that will lock, or for attempting to lock rowels.
    2. The judge will indicate disqualification by throwing the flag.

    SADDLE BRONC RIDING RULES

    1. Riding is to be done with a plain halter, one rope rein, and saddle.
    A. Saddle may be furnished by the contractor, but contestants are permitted to use their own Committee Saddle if saddles are three-quarter rigging.  This is determined by on-forth of the measurement from the center of the base of the horn area to the inside of the top of the cantle, (horn allowed but not encouraged.)
    2. A standard halter must be used unless agreement is made by both the Stock Contractor and the contestant.
    3. The Stock Contractor may furnish his own halters and contestants may use them, subject to approval of the Contractor and contestant of fitness of the halters.
    4. The riding rein and hand must be on the same side.
    5. Horses are to be saddled in the chute.
    A. The rider may cinch his own saddle or examine the same to determine if it is satisfactory.  The middle flank belongs to the bronc rider, but the Contractor may have the rider put the flank behind the curve of the horse's belly.
    6. To qualify, the rider must have the spurs over or in front of the break of the shoulders and rowels touching the horse when the horse's feet hit the ground.
    7. If the horse comes out of the chute backwards, stalls or fouls the rider, the mark out rule is waived.

    DISQUALIFICATION

    1. The rider will be disqualified for any of the following offenses:
    A. Changing hands on the rein.
    B. Wrapping the rein around hand or horn.
    C. Pulling leather.
    D. Losing a stirrup.
    E. Riding with locked rowels or riding with rowels that will lock, or for attempting to lock rowels or rowels that will lock on spurs.
    F. Riding with adhesives other than dry rosin.
    G. Saddle bronc riders cannot assist themselves with rein hand locked over the swells of the saddle.
    H. The judges may examine clothing, saddle, rein, and spurs.
    2. The judge will indicate disqualification by throwing the flag.

    RE-RIDES

    1. If, in the opinion of the judges, as saddle bronc deliberately throws itself, the rider shall have the choice of that horse again or he may have a horse drawn for him from the re-ride herd.  If the contestant takes the same horse back, he must take the marking.

    BULL RIDING RULES

    1. Riding is to be done with one hand and loose rope, with or without handhold.
    A. No knots or hitches to prevent rope from falling off of bull when rider leaves him are allowed.
    B. Rope must have a bell: no bell, no marking.
    C. The bell must be under the belly of the bull.
    2. No more than 2 bells may be used and must be of conventional types attached by a strap.  Point of attachment shall be within two inches of the rope.
    3. Head fighting bulls having bad horns must be dehorned or kept out of the draw.  Bull's horns will be tipped to the size of a fifty-cent piece when possible and all horns will be blunted and smoothed.  Splintered horns must be dressed and smoothed.
    4. If a rider makes a qualified ride with any part of the rope in the riding hand, he is   to be marked.
    5. The rider must use 5 point straight rowels (one rowel per shank) in the bull riding.  No rowels will be solidly locked or be bent.  Rider will be disqualified and/or fined for infraction of this rule.
    A. No foreign objects may be attached to the bull rope.
    6. At any rodeo that has slack, positions will be drawn to determine the order of contestants.
    7. The time and judge's stopwatch will start when any part of the animal breaks the plane of the gate (chute).
    8. There shall be two bullfighters at every W.R.C.A. rodeo during all performances and slack.  A barrel man or clown will not be considered to be a bullfighter unless he can and will engage in cowboy protection (bullfighting).

    DISQUALIFICATION

    1. The rider will be disqualified for any of the following offenses:
    A. Placing spurs or chaps under the rope when the rope is being tightened.
    B. Intentionally putting spurs in knots.
    2. The judge will indicate disqualification by throwing the flag.

    GENERAL RULES, TIMED EVENTS

    1. During any performance, if an animal in a timed event escapes the chute or pens before it is called for, that animal will be brought back after the performance with 2 or more of the same animals.
    A. If the animal gets out of the arena, the flagman is to stop the time and contestant will get the same animal back.
    B. Animal will start lap and tap.
    C. Contestant will start in the chute with time accumulated when animal got out added to this time.
    2. If contestant's equipment catches on anything other than the barrier, contestant will not get a re-run.
    3. Adjustable slide shall be used on all necks of timed event cattle.
    4. Barrier must be tied with string only, (no rubber bands).
    A. Barrier will not be considered broken unless the ring falls within eight (8) feet of the post.
    B. Barrier ropes must not be made with nylon.
    5. Barrier judge will be responsible for, or tie and adjust neck rope himself.
    6. No re-run will be given due to a default or breakage of contestant's equipment.
    A. Borrowed equipment is accepted as the contestant's own.
    7. When the contestant calls for stock and the animal falls completely down before crossing the score line, a re-run may be given at the judges discretion.
    A. The barrier fouling the contestant shall be the only other reason for a re-run and the contestant must pull-up and declare himself immediately.
    8. The same man must open all front gates in the timed events for the entire performance.
    A. The Stock Contractor will designate and be responsible for providing a man and seeing that he works the entire performance.
    B. Contestants will be responsible for getting their own tailers or pushers.  If the pushers is caught cheating (tripping barrier, etc.), the contestant will be disqualified and fined $50.  The pusher cannot push animal past the end of the open chute.  If this is done, it will result in the contestant receiving a no time.
    9. Time flag must be put on the jerk line and be at least 12 inches and either red or white in color.
    10. Positions must be drawn in all timed events.
    11. All timed event cattle must have horns tipped.
    12. Contestant will be given a re-run if fouled by the barrier (barrier is defined as including the neck rope), but must pull up and declare himself.
    13. If for any reason a re-run is given, (with the exception of barrier failure), all penalties will be carried forward from the previous run.
    14. If barrier malfunctions, contestant will get a re-run with no penalty carried forward to the re-run, regardless if the contestant had a qualified run.
    15. Contractors may not mix breeds of timed event cattle.  All cattle must be the same breed or crossbreed in each respective event.
    16. There will be a 1 minute time limit in timed events, (CR, O40 CR, SW, DTR), except BAR which is 20.
    17. Slack will be run with the first 3 positions competing in that order.  From that point on, slack may be chute run.
    18. A Stock contractor must have fresh cattle for each timed event, (CR, O40 CR, BAR, SW, DTR), before his first outdoor rodeo after January 1.
    19. Barrier will be staked on the ground with the length of the barrier plus 18" in calf events, and plus 24" in steer events.
    20. If the contestant breaks the barrier and is fouled by the barrier, the contestant will receive stock back lap and tap plus 10 seconds.
    21. If the barrier malfunctions, cattle will be re-run regardless of whether there was a qualified run.
    22. A small hot shot is required to be present at the timed event end of the arena at all times.
    23. Stock charge may be dropped in the timed events if a significant number of the herd becomes unacceptable.  Appropriate Event Director shall contact the Stock Contractor and determine a date by which the cattle must be changed.  If change is not made by the predetermined date, stock charge will be dropped until the change is made and cattle are acceptable.
    A. The Director shall immediately inform the W.R.C.A. Secretary of his action.  A letter confirming his action will be sent to the Stock Contractor, W.R.C.A. Officers, and the members of the Board of Directors.

    PENALTY

    1. If contestant break or beats the barrier, a 10 second penalty shall be enforced.

    COWGIRLS BARREL RACING

    1. Portable arenas must be constructed with a center gate when ever possible.  Barrel racers will have the option of running into the arena through any center or corner gate.  The barrel racer must maintain forward motion.  Contestants who choose not to run into the arena must still maintain forward motion.
    2. Barrel racers are required to wear western attire (long sleeve shirts, western dress pants, permanent press colored jeans or blue jeans,