NBHA 2011 District 15
Qualification Rules
There are a few things I would like to note to you, the members, please if you have any
questions regarding the following notes contact me by email @ nbhaca15@aol.com or leave message on my phone and I will return your call @ 559-564-1491 hours: no earlier than 7am –
no later than 8 pm. SHOWS: We will be offering the Open & Youth classes only.
ENTRY FEE: We are
keeping our entry fees low due to the continued drop in our economy; we would like to make our NBHA events fun and affordable
times that the family can enjoy to participate in and still afford to put food on the table!
NEWSLETTER: Please note, we will update the web page regularly to replace our newsletter.
POINTS/RULES:
There will be a NBHA District 15 Binder at every show it will include the NBHA Rule Book along with Points and show results
for the year. We will continue to use a larger point system as approved by the NBHA. It will be the same format but a larger
scale, 5,4,3,2,1 is what we have done in the past, but with the amount of members in our district we will point 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.
YEAR END AWARDS: OPEN CLASS: Cecil Phillips saddles endorsed by JERRI MANN will be given as first option to the first
in each division (we will go down to 10 places in each division). YOUTH CLASS: Quality saddles thanks to Circle N will be
awarded as first option in each division (depending on our turn out will depend on how many places we will be awarding down).
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE YOUR YEAR-END AWARDS, IF YOU (THE MEMBER) ARE NOT PRESENT TO RECEIVE YOUR AWARD IT WILL BE
HANDED DOWN TO THE NEXT QUALIFING MEMBER. NBHA Member Outer district buy in for year -end awards only: NBHA California members will be allowed to buy in for a fee of $50.00 to qualify
for our year end awards. We will not be there home district therefore they cannot qualify for state at our shows unless it
is a state qualifier and they will not qualify for nationals, this is a yearend award nomination fee only.
SPONSORS: Please
contact Janet if you have a business interested, I will contact them direct due to fraud I will handle all sponsors personally
(559) 564-1491 or nbhaca15@aol.com VET OUTS:
If you are at a show and your horse pulls up lame, you will need to notify our office before the first contestant runs in
show, NO EXCEPTIONS.
DISTRICT AWARD QUALIFICATION: You must enter at least 9 shows of our 14 (please note we have 7 shows that are
double pointed) to be eligible for year-end awards (we are giving quality awards and feel your participation at our shows
will help you to earn such nice awards). Our double pointed shows will be pointed only for an additional $5.00 award fee per
horse and $10.00 Process Fee per entry
SHOW
INFORMATION: Entries close 30 minutes (1/2 hour before the
show time), NO EXCEPTIONS. No members are to be in the Office during our shows, only office personnel. If
you have an issue that needs immediate attention and no one is at the sign up table, please find Janet. Thank You. All
discrepancies will need to be brought to the attention of your district director.
Timed Runs: We are
limiting to 80 per show, if you are not at the gate and timed runs are cut off you will not be offered a refund, it is your
responsibility to be at the show in time and be ready at the gate as we have allowed enough time for the timed runs that we
have sold (see show schedule). NO EXCEPTIONS.
ADDED
MONEY: We will offer $500.00 added money to the open class
and $200.00 to the youth class at each show for our 2012 season.
ENTRY
FEE: Open Class will have an entry fee of $30.00 + $10.00
process fee, the youth class will have an entry fee of $20.00 + $10.00 process fee; this process fee gives you the option
to fill out raffle tickets for a cash raffle @ year end district finals (see RAFFLE for rules).
District Finals: Full Dress Code will be enforced. Our District Finals will have a minimum of $1,000.00 added money
to the open class depending obn our turn out for the youth class will determine our added money. Must be a current
District 15 member in good standings, have qualified by entering 9 sanctioned shows, to compete at the district 15 finals.
RAFFLE:
Our 2012 raffle will be a CASH BACK offer of places 10 @ $200.00 each and you must be present to win.
