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MISSOURI TEAM PENNING ASSOCIATION TEAM PENNING CONTEST RULES 2007 – 2008
GENERAL INFORMATION: 1. THE PENNING YEAR WILL RUN FROM OCTOBER 1ST TO JULY 31ST. 2. NO PENNING CONTRACTS WILL BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1ST OF THE UPCOMING PENNING SEASON. 3. ALL MOTPA SANCTIONED CONTESTS MUST BE OPEN TO ALL CONTESTANTS, AND NO RESTRICTIONS MAY BE PLACED ON AGE, SEX, OR NUMBER OF ENTRIES, PROVIDED ENTRIES AND FEES ARE PROPERLY RECEIVED PRIOR TO ENTRY CLOSING TIME. A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION CAN BE SUSPENDED AND DENIED PARTICIPATION PRIVILEGES UPON A 75% VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY BAD CHECK MUST BE MADE GOOD BEFORE A PERSON CAN PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER EVENT. 4. ALL MOTPA SANCTIONED CONTESTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MISSOURI TEAM PENNING ASSOCIATION. 5. CONTESTS MUST BE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO THE EVENT. MANAGEMENT IS ENCOURAGED TO PUBLICIZE PENNINGS WIDELY. 6. ALL MOTPA SPONSORED CONTESTS MUST BE EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED ON THE ENTRY REGARDING GO-ROUND, PAYOFF, ETC. 7. IN MOTPA SANCTIONED CONTESTS, TIE DOWNS MAY BE USED ON HORSES. FAULTY EQUIPMENT IS NOT A REASON FOR RERIDE. 8. PENDING EXTREME CONDITIONS (ANIMAL AND/OR WEATHER), WITH THE APPROVAL OF A DIRECTOR AND/OR CATTLE SUPPLIER, A PENNING MAY RUN THE CLASSES ON A PROGRESSIVE TIME AFTER TEN (10) TIMES ARE SET. THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE AT THE BEGINNING OF A CLASS. PROGRESSIVE TIME WILL NOT BE USED IN THE YOUTH CLASS. 9. THERE MUST BE 125 MILES BETWEEN TWO PENNINGS BEING HELD ON THE SAME DAY. FOR PENNINGS WITHIN 125 MILES OF EACH OTHER SCHEDULED ON THE SAME DAY THE PROMOTOR WHO HAD A WEEKEND THE PREVIOUS YEAR WILL GET SENORITY OVER A NEWER PROMOTOR. THE FIRST PROMOTOR WHO HAD THE PENNING SCHEDULED GETS FIRST CHOICE IF THE CONTRACT AND CHECK ARE RECEIVED ON THE SAME DAY. 10. NO ONE CAN BE RAISED OR LOWERED AFTER RIDING IN 8 PENNINGS. NEW MEMBERS WILL BE RATED BY OPINION UNTIL THEY HAVE 8 PENNINGS THEN THEIR NUMBERS WILL BE PUT INTO THE PERFORMANCE RATING FORMULA. 11. IF A RIDER IS MOVED TO A #4 PENNER THEIR POINTS FROM THE #5 CLASS CAN NOT BE TRANSFERRED TOWARD YEAR END AWARDS. *12. THERE WILL BE NO TRASH IN THE OPEN, #9, #5 AND OVER 50 CLASSES. THE YOUTH CLASS WILL BE ALLOWED ONE TRASH CALF WITH NO MORE THAN FOUR HEAD ACROSS THE LINE. 13. IN THE SHORT GOES-IF A PROMOTER USES 30 HEAD OF CATTLE THE TOP TEAMS GOING BACK TO THE SHORT GO WILL ALL RUN ON 1 SET OF CATTLE. IF A PROMOTER USES 24 HEAD OF CATTLE THE TOP TEAMS GOING BACK TO THE SHORT GO WILL USE 2 SETS OF CATTLE AND THE TEAMS SPLIT IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 8 TEAMS. A PROMOTER CAN RUN 24 HEAD DURING THE CLASSES AND HAVE A SET OF 30 HEAD JUST FOR THE SHORT GOES. 14. YOUTH 12 & UNDER WILL BE RATED BY DIRECTOR OPINION. 15. PENNERS WILL BE RATED ON EXISTING PERFORMANCE AND CAN BE RAISED OR LOWERED MORE THAN ONE NUMBER RATING IN A SEASON AT THE BOARDS DISCREATION. 16. THE MOTPA MEMBERS WILL BE RATED ON A 5 NUMBER SYSTEM. 17. BOARD MEMBER MUST PARTICIPATE IN 2/3RDS OF THE MEETINGS AND MUST RIDE IN 8 PENNINGS AND AT THE FINALS.
MOTPA CLASSES:
1. THE ORDER OF THE CLASSES AT A MOTPA SANCTIONED PENNING WILL BE: OPEN, #9, OVER 50, YOUTH, & #5. 2. OPEN CLASS: THERE MUST BE A MANDATORY OPEN CLASS AT EACH MOTPA PENNING. THE OPEN CLASS WILL USE A 60 OR 75 SECOND TIME LIMIT AND 24 OR 30 HEAD OF CATTLE (BOTH PROMOTOR’S OPTION) ON THREE HEAD AND HAVE A SHORT GO. THE NUMBER OF TEAMS TO THE SHORT GO WILL CONSIST OF THE NUMBER OF PLACES GIVEN POINTS (DETERMINED BY NO. OF TEAMS) PLUS TWO, WITH A MAXIMUM OF TEN TEAMS GOING BACK. CATTLE CHARGE WILL BE $24.00 WITH NO CATTLE FEE BEING PAID FOR THE SHORT GO. 3. NUMBER 9 PENNING: THERE MUST BE A MANDATORY #9 PENNING AT EACH EVENT. NUMBER NINE CLASS WILL USE 24 OR 30 HEAD OF CATTLE WITH A 60 OR 75 SECOND TIME LIMIT (BOTH PROMOTOR’S OPTION) ON THREE HEAD AND HAVE A SHORT GO. THE NUMBER OF TEAMS TO THE SHORT GO WILL CONSIST OF THE NUMBER OF PLACES GIVEN POINTS (DETERMINED BY NO. OF TEAMS) PLUS TWO, WITH A MAXIMUM OF TEN TEAMS GOING BACK. CATTLE CHARGE WILL BE $24.00 WITH NO CATTLE FEE BEING PAID FOR THE SHORT GO. 4. OVER 50 CLASS: THERE MUST BE A MANDATORY OVER 50 CLASS AT EACH MOTPA PENNING. THE OVER 50 CLASS WILL USE A 60 OR 75 SECOND TIME LIMT AND 24 OR 30 HEAD OF CATTLE (BOTH PROMOTOR’S OPTION) ON THREE HEAD. THERE WILL NOT BE A SHORT GO. *5. YOUTH PENNINGS: THERE MUST BE A MANDATORY YOUTH PENNING AT EACH EVENT. YOUTH PENNERS WILL USE 24 OR 30 HEAD OF CATTLE, WITH A 75 OR 90 SECOND TIME LIMIT (BOTH PROMOTOR’S OPTION) ON THREE HEAD. THE YOUTH WILL BE ALLOWED FOUR HEAD OF CALVES ACROSS THE LINE, HOWEVER ONLY ONE CALF CAN BE THE WRONG NUMBER. AGE LIMIT IS 16 AND UNDER AS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PENNING YEAR (OCTOBER 1ST). 6. NUMBER 5 PENNING: THERE MUST BE A MANDATORY #5 PENNING AT EACH EVENT. # 5 PENNERS WILL USE 24 OR 30 HEAD OF CATTLE WITH A 60 OR 75 SECOND TIME LIMIT (BOTH PROMOTOR’S OPTIONS). NUMBER 5 & 4 RIDERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THE #5 CLASS. #3 RIDERS CAN RIDE IN THE #5 CLASS. #1 RIDERS CAN RIDE 6 TIMES ONLY IN THE #5 CLASS. 7. A TEAM CONSISTS OF THREE RIDERS. IF ONE PERSON IS UNABLE TO COMPETE FOR SOME REASON, IT IS THE OPTION OF THE TWO REMAINING CONTESTANTS TO COMPETE IF THEY DESIRE, BUT IN NO EVENT MAY LESS THAN TWO PERSONS COMPETE. IF THE TEAM MEMBER IS ABLE TO COMPETE IN THE NEXT GO AROUND THAT MEMBER CAN COME BACK IN THAT ROUND. SUBSTITUTIONS MAY BE ALLOWED AFTER THE DRAW IS MADE AND DURING THE FINALS AND THE SEASON FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. DEATH IN IMMEDIATE FAIMLY (PARENT, CHILD, BROTHER, SISTER OR GRANDPARENTS) PROVIDING FUNERAL IS SCHEDULED SAME DAY AS COMPETETION OR ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE. INJURIES THAT ARE EITHER VISIBLE OR WITH A DOCTORS LETTER OF A DISABLING PROBLEM TO PREVENT CONTESTANT FROM COMPETING. SUBSTITUTE MUST BE OF EQUAL RATING OR BELOW AND NOT FULL IN THE CLASS ALL AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCRESTION. *8. A PERSON MAY COMPETE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR (4) TIMES IN THE OPEN, #9, OVER 50, YOUTH AND #5 CLASSES. HOWEVER, ONE PERSON MUST CHANGE ON EACH TEAM. #1 RIDERS CAN RIDE 6 TIMES IN THE #5 CLASS ONLY. 9. THE DRAW: PENNING IS A “LUCK OF THE DRAW” SPORT AND BOTH TEAM POSITIONS AND CATTLE NUMBERS MUST BE ASSIGNED BY AN IMPARTIAL DRAW. ONCE THE ORDER OF THE DRAW IS ESTABLISHED, IT MAY NOT BE CHANGED OTHER THAN IN A HARDSHIP BY MUTUAL CONSENT OF THE TEAMS CHANGING POSITIONS, AND THIS ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR. IF A TEAM DROPS OUT AFTER A GO-ROUND STARTS, THEIR CATTLE NUMBER WILL BE DRAWN IN THE ORDER THE TEAM WOULD HAVE RUN AND THE DRAWN NUMBER WILL NOT BE USED. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN.
ENTRY:
1. ALL MEMBERS OF A TEAM MUST ENTER ON THE SAME ENTRY FORM WITH THEIR CORRECT FIRST AND LAST NAME, MOTPA RATING AND MOTPA NUMBER TO RECEIVE POINTS. *2. ENTRY FEE: OPEN AND NUMBER 9 CLASS; $66.00 PER TEAM, $3.00 GOES FOR THE ASSOC. FEE, $5.00 IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE 2 FLAGGERS AND THE 2 TIMERS, $30.00 FOR PRIZE MONEY, $24.00 CATTLE CHARGE AND $4.00 FOR AWARDS & PAYBACK FOR THE FINALS. OVER 50 CLASS; $48.00 PER TEAM, $3.00 GOES FOR THE ASSOC. FEE, $5.00 IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE 2 FLAGGERS AND THE 2 TIMERS, $19.00 FOR PRIZE MONEY, $20.00 CATTLE CHARGE AND $1.00 FOR AWARDS & PAYBACK FOR THE FINALS. #5 CLASS; $48.00 PER TEAM, $3.00 ASSOC. FEE, $5.00 TO JUDGES, $19.00 PRIZE MONEY, $20.00 CATTLE CHARGE AND $1.00 FOR AWARDS AND PAYBACK FOR THE FINALS. YOUTH CLASS; $15.00 PER TEAM, $9.00 PRIZE MONEY, $6.00 CATTLE CHARGE. THE JUDGES FEE FOR THE SHORT GO IN THE OPEN AND NUMBER 9 CLASS WILL BE PAID AS FOLLOWS: 1/3 (25CENTS) DONATED BY THE JUDGE) 1/3 (25 CENTS) - DEDUCTED FROM MOTPA FEES., AND 1/3 (25 CENTS) DEDUCTED FROM PAYBACK. 3. IN THE EVENT A PERSON IS IN FIVE TIMES THE 5TH RIDE WILL BE PULLED FROM THE DRAW BEFORE THE CLASS STARTS. IF IT IS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER THEY RIDE THE TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. *4. DAY PASSES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THE YOUTH CLASS ONLY FOR $1.00 PER DAY. ALL OTHER CLASSES WILL HAVE A PAY PASS OF $10.00 PER DAY. POINTS WILL NOT COUNT TOWARD YEAR END AWARDS OR TOWARDS NUMBER OF PENNINGS NEEDED TO ATTEND THE FINALS. MEMBERSHIP FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SIGNED FOR BOTH DAY PASSES.
ARENA SPECIFICATION & REGULATIONS:
1. PEN SIZE, SHAPE, AND PLACEMENT: IN SANCTIONED CONTESTS, THE OPEN END OF THE PEN SHALL BE 75% OF THE DISTANCE FROM THE CATTLE WALL TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE ARENA FENCE, WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS: THE WING AND BACK PANELS SHALL BE SIXTEEN (16) FEET IN LENGTH. THE HOLE SHALL BE SIXTEEN (16) FEET IN WIDTH FROM THE ARENA WALL. THE DEPTH OF THE PEN SHALL BE TWENTY-FOUR (24) FEET IN LENGTH. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE PEN SHALL CONSIST OF AN EIGHT (8) FOOT PANEL WITH A TEN (10) FOOT OPENING. THE STARTING LINE IS MARKED BY SUITABLE MARKERS ON THE SIDE OF THE ARENA. AN ACTUAL LINE IS NOT DRAWN IN THE ARENA, SINCE THIS SPOOKS SOME CATTLE AND HORSES. THE FOUL LINE WILL BE NO MORE THAN 5O% AND NO LESS THAN 40% OF THE ARENA OR NO MORE THAN 100 FEET FROM THE CATTLE WALL. A BANNER SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE BACK OF THE PEN. 2. THERE WILL BE TWO FLAGGERS, ONE ON THE STARTING LINE AND ONE ON THE PEN OPENING. A FLAGGER WHO BEGINS A GO-ROUND MUST FLAG THE ENTIRE GO ROUND EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY. 3. THE NUMBER OF TIMES CATTLE ARE USED IS LEFT UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CATTLE SUPPLIER AND THE MOTPA DISTRICT DIRECTOR. MANAGEMENT SHOULD MAKE SURE ALL CATTLE ARE HEALTHY, TWO-EYED AND WORKABLE. EVEN SO, AN OCCASIONAL ANIMAL MAY BE HURT DURING THE CONTEST, OR A WILD ONE MAY JUMP OUT. EXCEPTIONALLY WILD CATTLE SHOULD BE ELIMINATED BEFORE THE CONTEST. A DIRECTOR, OR AN APPOINTED PERSON SHALL APPROVE THE CATTLE BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE, AND MAKE DECISIONS ON THE CATTLE DURING THE CONTEST. HIS DECISION WILL BE FINAL. *4. ALL CONTESTANTS AND ARENA PERSONNEL MUST WEAR A WESTERN HAT OR PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR, RIDING BOOTS, FULL LENGTH PANTS/DRESS AND A LONG SLEEVED, COLLARED SHIRT TUCKED IN AND FASTENED APPROPRIATELY. IN THE EVENT OF EXTREME TEMPERATURS, THE LONG SLEEVES MAY BE WAIVED BY THE DIRECTOR, WHICH WOULD ALLOW SHORT SLEEVES TO BE WORN. THIS DECISION MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE PENNING. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL PULLOVER SHIRTS OF ANY TYPE BE ALLOWED. ARENA PERSONNEL INCLUDE: TWO FLAGGERS, TWO TIMERS, AND HERD SETTLERS. ANY INFRACTION OF THE DRESS CODE WILL RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION. *5. TO BE A SANCTIONED PENNING A BOARD MEMBER (OFFICER OR DIRECTOR) OR THEIR ALTENATE MUST BE IN ATTENDENCE TO BE CONSIDERED AN OFFICIAL PENNING. A BOARD MEMBER (OFFICER OR DIRECTOR) OR THEIR ALTERNATE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE DRAW EXCEPT FOR ALL CLASSES. 6. IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE UNREADABLE OR UNIDENTIFIABLE CATTLE NUMBER IN A SET, THE NUMBERS SHALL BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. 7. THERE MUST BE TWENTY-FOUR (24) OR THIRTY (30) HEAD OF CATTLE (PROMOTOR’S OPTION) IN THE ARENA AS EACH TEAM BEGINS THEIR RUN. IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A WRONG TOTAL AMOUNT OF CATTLE (24 OR 30 HEAD-PROMOTER OPTION) ALL TEAMS THAT HAVE RAN ON THAT SET MUST BE GIVEN RERIDES. HOWEVER, IF THE WRONG AMOUNT OF NUMBERS (I.E. 4 - #1’S, 2 - #2’S) ARE IN THE SET, ONLY THE TEAMS AFFECTED WILL BE RERAN AT THE END OF THAT GO-ROUND. THE CATTLE NUMBERS MUST BE REDRAWN. 8. TO BE A SANCTIONED PENNING THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 3 CERTIFIED JUDGES. IF ONE OF THE 4 JUDGES IS NOT CERTIFIED THIS JUDGE MUST BE THE BACK-UP TIMER ONLY AND BE PAID $.50 PER TEAM AND THE 3 CERTIFIED JUDGES BEING THE LINE JUDGE, PEN JUDGE AND HEAD TIMER BEING PAID THE SAME OF $.75 PER TEAM. 9. IF A PENNER LOSES THEIR HAT IT WILL RESULT IN A $10 FINE EACH TIME. THE FINE MUST BE PAID TO THE ENTRY OFFICE. THE FINE WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE ASSOCIATION AND WILL GO TO THE YOUTH PAYBACK AT THE FINALS.
POINTS:
1. A PENNER MUST RIDE IN 8 PENNINGS IN THAT SEASON TO QUALIFY OR YEAR-END AWARDS. 2. TEAMS WILL RECEIVE POINTS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS ENTERED. (SEE POINTS SYSTEM BELOW.)
PLACES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
NO. OF TEAMS 1-4 1 5-9 2 1 10-14 3 2 1 15-19 4 3 2 1 20-24 5 4 3 2 1 25-29 6 5 4 3 2 1 30-34 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 35-39 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 40-44 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 45+ 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
3. THE MISSOURI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PENNERS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED UPON THE TOTAL INDIVIDUAL POINTS EARNED AND ACCUMULATED FOR THE PENNING YEAR. YOU MUST COMPETE IN EIGHT (8) SANCTIONED PENNINGS AND EIGHT (8) TIMES IN EACH CLASS IN WHICH YOU WISH TO RIDE AS A PAID MEMBER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FINALS. THE FINAL CONTEST OF THE YEAR WILL BE AT THE MISSOURI STATE FAIR IN SEDALIA, MISSOURI. IF YOU PEN IN THE OPEN, #9, OVER 50 AND #5 CLASSES AT THE FINALS THESE TEAMS WILL ADVANCE TO THE 2ND GO. THE YOUTH WILL REMAIN WITH 2 FULL GO’S. THE 2ND GO OF THE OPEN, #9, OVER 50, AND #5 CLASSES WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE SHORT GO. AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN ON TOTAL POINTS EARNED FOR THE YEAR ENDING JULY 31ST. AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN ON FASTEST TOTAL TIMES AT THE FINALS.
QUALIFIED RUNS: *1. WITHIN A 60 OR 75 SECOND TIME LIMIT IN THE OPEN, OVER 50 & #9, & #5 CLASSES (PROMOTOR’S OPTION), PENALTY TIME INCLUSIVE, A TEAM MUST GET OUT FROM THE HERD AND PEN THREE HEAD OF CATTLE WITH THE ASSIGNED (SAME) IDENTITY NUMBER. THE FASTEST TIME WINS. A WARNING MAY BE GIVEN TO THE TEAM WORKING, 30 SECONDS PRIOR TO FINAL TIME BEING CALLED. THE YOUTH CLASS HAS A 75 OR 90 SECOND TIME LIMIT (PROMOTOR’S OPTION). 2. A TEAM MAY CALL FOR TIME WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO ASSIGNED CATTLE PENNED. HOWEVER, TEAMS PENNING THREE CATTLE PLACE HIGHER THAN TWO, AND TWO PLACE HIGHER THAN ONE, REGARDLESS OF TIME. THE FASTEST TIME IN ANY GO-ROUND WILL PLACE ABOVE A SLOWER TIME IN ANY OTHER GO-ROUND, PROVIDED THE SAME NUMBER OF CATTLE ARE PENNED. IN MULTIPLE GO-ROUND CONTESTS, TEAMS THAT PEN IN EACH GO-ROUND WILL BEAT TEAMS THAT FAIL TO PEN IN A GO-ROUND REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER CATTLE PENNED OR TIME. *3. TO CALL FOR TIME, WHEN THE NOSE OF THE HORSE ENTERS THE GATE AND THE RIDER RAISES HIS HAND AND THE LAST CALF IS ENTIRELY IN THE PEN, THE FLAG WILL DROP. TIME CONTINUES UNTIL THE ENTIRE UNPENNED CALF IS ON THE CATTLE SIDE OF THE STARTING LINE. IF ANY UNPENNED CATTLE ARE ACROSS THE STARTING LINE WHEN TIME IS CALLED, THE LINE FLAGGER BECOMES THE FLAGGER OF RECORD. IF THE ANIMAL IS KNOCKED OUT OR PUT BACK IN THE PEN AFTER TIME IS CALLED, A NO TIME WILL BE GIVEN. IF AN ANIMAL ESCAPES FROM THE PEN AFTER TIME IS CALLED, BUT PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT ANY UNPENNED CATTLE ARE ON THE CATTLE SIDE OF THE LINE, THE TEAM WILL BE FLAGGED A NO TIME. 4. ALL CATTLE WILL BE BUNCHED ON THE CATTLE SIDE OF THE STARTING LINE BEFORE TIME BEGINS. THERE WILL BE MARKERS AT ALL MOTPA PENNINGS TO SETTLE THE CATTLE BETWEEN. MARKERS WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF 48 FEET APART. WHEN THE CATTLE ARE BETWEEN THE TWO MARKERS THE LINE JUDGE WILL RAISE THEIR FLAG TO BEGIN AND THE ANNOUNCER WILL SAY “THE FLAG IS UP”. ONE CONTESTANT MUST MAKE FORWARD MOTION ACROSS THE STARTING LINE AND IMMEDIATELY BE GIVEN THEIR CATTLE NUMBER BY THE ANNOUNCER. RIDERS ARE COMMITTED ONCE THEY ENTER THE ARENA. ANY DELAY WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION. TIME BEGINS WHEN THE NOSE OF THE FIRST HORSE CROSSES THE STARTING LINE. IF ANY PART OF THE HORSE AND RIDER ARE ACROSS THE STARTING LINE WHEN THE ANNOUNCER SAYS “FLAG IS UP” THEY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. 5. ONCE COMMITTED TO THE CATTLE, THE TEAM IS COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ANIMALS. IT IS THE TEAM’S RESPONSIBILITY, BEFORE WORKING THE CATTLE TO PULL UP AND CALL FOR A JUDGES DECISION IF, IN THEIR OPINION, THERE IS ANY INJURED OR UNUSABLE ANIMAL IN THEIR NUMBERED CATTLE, OR IF ANY EXTRANEOUS ANIMALS SUCH AS DOGS, DEER, ETC., ENTER THE ARENA. ONCE THE CATTLE ARE WORKED, NO EXCUSES ARE ACCEPTED. IF AN ANIMAL LEAVES THE ARENA, A JUDGE MAY STOP THE RIDE. THE TEAM MAY BE DISQUALIFIED FOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, BE GIVEN TIME ON REMAINING CATTLE, OR BE GIVEN A RERIDE, DEPENDING ON THE JUDGES DECISION. 6. A TIME MAY BE GIVEN, IF IN THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES, AN ANIMAL HAS GONE DOWN ON THE PEN SIDE OF THE LINE AND IS UNABLE TO BE RETURNED TO THE HERD DUE TO PHYSICAL INCAPACITY. THE JUDGE THEN MAY GIVE TIME ON 1 OR 2 HEAD WHEN TIME IS CALLED. 7. TIE-BREAKER RULE: IN THE EVENT OF A TIE AFFECTING THE PLACING, THERE WILL BE A RUN OFF BETWEEN THE TEAMS AND THE FASTEST TIME WINS. THERE WILL BE TWO TIMERS, BUT THE TIME USED WILL BE THE HEAD TIMER’S UNLESS THERE IS AN ERROR, THEN THE SECOND TIMER’S TIME WILL BE USED.
DISQUALIFICATION:
1. CONTACT WITH CATTLE, BE IT WITH HANDS, FEET, ROPES, ROMALS, OR ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT, IS A DISQUALIFICATION. A TEAM EXHIBITING ANY UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS OF CATTLE WILL BE JUDGED A NO TIME. IF IN THE OPINION OF THE JUDGES, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS OCCURS, THE TEAM IN QUESTION WILL THEN BE GIVEN A NO TIME FOR THAT GO-ROUND. NO HAZING WITH WHIPS, ROPES, ROMALS, OR HATS IS ALLOWED. *2. THERE WILL BE NO TRASH IN ALL CLASSES EXCEPT THE YOUTH CLASS. ANY PART OF A WRONG NUMBERED CALF CROSSING THE START LINE WILL RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION. THE YOUTH CLASS WILL BE ALLOWED FOUR CALVES ACROSS THE START LINE, HOWEVER ONLY ONE MAY BE THE WRONG NUMBER. 3. NO SPOTTING OF THE CATTLE ALLOWED. SPOTTING OF CATTLE IS DEFINED AS IDENTIFICATION AND/OR LOCATION OF CATTLE WITHIN THE HERD BY A NON-TEAM MEMBER. THIS INCLUDES IDENTIFYING COLOR, BREED OR LOCATION. IF A MOTPA MEMBER IS HEARD SPOTTING FOR ANY TEAM, BY A JUDGE OR A BOARD MEMBER, A $50 FINE MAY BE ASSESSED TO THAT INDIVIDUAL(S) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE AND A 1-YEAR SUSPENSION FOR A SECOND OFFENSE. THE FINE MUST BE PAID BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE TO RIDE AGAIN IN COMPETITION. THE TEAM MAY ALSO BE DISQUALIFIED. *4. A PERSON MAY COMPETE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR (4) TIMES IN THE OPEN, OVER 50, YOUTH, #9, AND #5 CLASSES. #1 RIDERS MAY RIDE 6 TIMES IN THE #5 CLASS ONLY. HOWEVER, ONE PERSON MUST CHANGE ON EACH TEAM. IN THE EVENT A PERSON IS IN FIVE TIMES THE 5TH RIDE WILL BE PULLED FROM THE DRAW BEFORE THE CLASS STARTS. IF IT IS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER THEY RIDE THE TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. 5. ALL CATTLE WILL BE BUNCHED ON THE CATTLE SIDE OF THE STARTING LINE BEFORE TIME BEGINS. THERE WILL BE MARKERS AT ALL MOTPA PENNINGS TO SETTLE THE CATTLE BETWEEN. MARKERS WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF 48 FEET APART. WHEN THE CATTLE ARE BETWEEN THE TWO MARKERS THE LINE JUDGE WILL RAISE THEIR FLAG TO BEGIN AND THE ANNOUNCER WILL SAY “THE FLAG IS UP”. ONE CONTESTANT MUST MAKE FORWARD MOTION ACROSS THE STARTING LINE AND IMMEDIATELY BE GIVEN THEIR CATTLE NUMBER BY THE ANNOUNCER. RIDERS ARE COMMITTED ONCE THEY ENTER THE ARENA. ANY DELAY WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION. TIME BEGINS WHEN THE NOSE OF THE FIRST HORSE CROSSES THE STARTING LINE. IF ANY PART OF THE HORSE AND RIDER ARE ACROSS THE STARTING LINE WHEN THE ANNOUNCER SAYS “FLAG IS UP” THEY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. *6. WHEN CALLING FOR TIME, IF A HORSE GOES INTO THE PEN AND SLAMS THE CATTLE INTO THE BACK WALL, THE TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR ROUGHING.
RERIDES: 1. TWO (2) SETTLERS WILL BE USED TO SETTLE THE HERD, WITH A THIRD SETTLER USED ONLY IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY A JUDGE. IF A THIRD SETTLER IS USED HE/SHE WILL RIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ARENA AND BEGIN TO EXIT AS SOON AS THE ANNOUNCER SAYS: “FLAG IS UP.” THE REMAINING TWO (2) SETTLERS ARE TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NUMBER IS GIVEN. IF A JUDGE DEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN INTERFERENCE TO THE TEAM BY THE HERD SETTLERS, A $50 FINE CAN BE ASSESSED TO THE OFFENDER. THE TEAM DOES NOT HAVE TO PULL UP TO ASK FOR A RERIDE, BUT MUST ASK FOR IT BEFORE LEAVING THE ARENA. 2. WHEN CALLING FOR TIME ON 1 OR 2 HEAD OF CATTLE AND A RERIDE IS GIVEN, THE RERIDE TIME WILL ONLY BE ON THE 1 OR 2 HEAD AND YOU CAN NOT BETTER YOUR TIME. 3. IN THE EVENT THAT THE SAME NUMBER HAS BEEN CALLED TWICE IN THE SAME SET OF CATTLE, THE SECOND TEAM HAS THE OPTION TO ACCEPT THEIR TIME OR HAVE A RERIDE. A RERIDE MUST BE CALLED BEFORE THE TEAM LEAVES THE ARENA. ALL RERIDES, FOR ANY REASON, WILL BE GIVEN AT THE END OF THE CLASS, IN THE ORDER THAT THEY OCCURRED AND ON THE NEXT SET OF CATTLE IN ROTATION. IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE NUMBER REMAINING ON THE LAST SET OF CATTLE USED IN THE CLASS THE RERIDE(S) CAN BE RAN ON THAT SET OF CATTLE. IF THERE IS NOT MORE THAN ONE NUMBER REMAINING A NEW SET WILL BE BROUGHT IN. THE CATTLE NUMBERS MUST BE REDRAWN. 4. ONCE COMMITTED TO THE CATTLE, THE TEAM IS COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ANIMALS. IT IS THE TEAM’S RESPONSIBILITY, BEFORE WORKING THE CATTLE TO PULL UP AND CALL FOR A JUDGES DECISION IF, IN THEIR OPINION, THERE IS ANY INJURED OR UNUSABLE ANIMAL IN THEIR NUMBERED CATTLE, OR IF ANY EXTRANEOUS ANIMALS SUCH AS DOGS, DEER, ETC., ENTER THE ARENA. ONCE THE CATTLE ARE WORKED, NO EXCUSES ARE ACCEPTED. IF AN ANIMAL LEAVES THE ARENA, A JUDGE MAY STOP THE RIDE. THE TEAM MAY BE DISQUALIFIED FOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS, BE GIVEN TIME ON REMAINING CATTLE, OR BE GIVEN A RERIDE, DEPENDING ON THE JUDGES DECISION.
FINES/SUSPENSIONS:
1. ALL DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES ARE FINAL. A WHISTLE MAY BE BLOWN WHEN A 10 SECOND PENALTY OR ROUGHING OCCURS. THE JUDGES ARE THE TWO FLAGGERS AND THE TWO TIMERS. ANY QUESTIONS REQUIRING A JUDGES DECISION MUST BE ASKED FOR BEFORE THAT TEAM LEAVES THE ARENA. ANY CONTESTANTS USING ABUSIVE OR OBSCENE LANGUAGE, OR MAKING ANY OBSCENE GESTURES DIRECTED AT THE JUDGE MAY RESULT IN A FINE OF $50.00 (CASH), WHICH WILL BE PAID BEFORE THE CONTESTANT CAN COMPETE AGAIN. ALL DISCREPANCIES WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE MOTPA DIRECTOR. 2. ALL MOTPA SANCTIONED CONTESTS MUST BE OPEN TO ALL CONTESTANTS, AND NO RESTRICTIONS MAY BE PLACED ON AGE, SEX, OR NUMBER OF ENTRIES, PROVIDED ENTRIES AND FEES ARE PROPERLY RECEIVED PRIOR TO ENTRY CLOSING TIME. A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION CAN BE SUSPENDED AND DENIED PARTICIPATION PRIVILEGES UPON A 75% VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY BAD CHECK MUST BE MADE GOOD BEFORE A PERSON CAN PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER EVENT. 3. NO SPOTTING OF THE CATTLE ALLOWED. SPOTTING OF CATTLE IS DEFINED AS IDENTIFICATION AND/OR LOCATION OF CATTLE WITHIN THE HERD BY A NON-TEAM MEMBER. THIS INCLUDES IDENTIFYING COLOR, BREED OR LOCATION. IF A MOTPA MEMBER IS HEARD SPOTTING FOR ANY TEAM, BY A JUDGE OR A BOARD MEMBER, A $50 FINE MAY BE ASSESSED TO THAT INDIVIDUAL(S) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE AND A 1-YEAR SUSPENSION FOR A SECOND OFFENSE. THE FINE MUST BE PAID BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE TO RIDE AGAIN IN COMPETITION. THE TEAM MAY ALSO BE DISQUALIFIED. 4. TWO (2) SETTLERS WILL BE USED TO SETTLE THE HERD, WITH A THIRD SETTLER USED ONLY IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY A JUDGE. IF A THIRD SETTLER IS USED HE/SHE WILL RIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ARENA AND BEGIN TO EXIT AS SOON AS THE ANNOUNCER SAYS: “FLAG IS UP.” THE REMAINING TWO (2) SETTLERS ARE TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NUMBER IS GIVEN. IF A JUDGE DEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN INTERFERENCE TO THE TEAM BY THE HERD SETTLERS, A $50 FINE CAN BE ASSESSED TO THE OFFENDER. THE TEAM DOES NOT HAVE TO PULL UP TO ASK FOR A RERIDE, BUT MUST ASK FOR IT BEFORE LEAVING THE ARENA. 5. ANY COMMENT DEEMED UNNESSARY FROM A PENNER TO A JUDGE WILL RESULT IN NO LESS THAN A $50 FINE. 6. A PROMOTOR OR DIRECTOR CAN REMOVE A MEMBER FROM A PENNING DUE TO THE MEMBER’S MISCONDUCT.
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