1.  Clarification on Masters points: End of the Year awards will be given in the Masters’ Class. It is also a Handicapped class. (#14 HC Masters)

(pg. 15 A&B and pg. 21 #5)

2.  III Team Penning Rules

1. Spotting Cattle

Spotting cattle in the herd for any team in the arena, by any person outside the arena, is prohibited. Any form or manner of assisting a team in the arena with finding the location of any of their assigned cattle on the herd side of the foul line, may, at the judge’s discretion, subject the team in the arena to disqualification on any run. Any team disqualified by a judge for spotting will receive a no-time.

(pg. 27 B)

3.  III Team Penning Rules

#3 Calling for Time:

1. To Call for Time

To call for time, one rider must stand at the opening of the gate and raise a hand for the flag. The flag will drop when the nose of the first horse enters the pen, the assigned cattle are fully in the pen, and the rider calls for time. (This rule applies regardless of penning 1, 2, or 3 cows.) The team will receive a no time if the cows are entering the pen but are not fully in when they call for time. Time continues until all un-penned cattle are completely on the cattle side of the start/foul line. In the event that an animal escapes from the pen after time is called but prior to the time that any un-penned cattle are on the cattle side of the line, the team will be judged a no time.

(pg. 28)

4.  III Team Penning Rules

#6 Re-Ride Situations

Updated wording:

In the case it is discovered that a herd contains 29 or 31 head of cattle in that herd, only the team that was affected and had 2 or 4 cows of the same number will be re-run. But, if there are 28 or less or 32 or more head of cattle in the herd, every team that had ridden on that herd will be re-run. New numbers will be drawn for this entire new herd.

(pg.30; Paragraph 5)

5.  Additional wording and clarification added to the Roughing Rule on both, pg. 34/35 III Team Penning Rules #8 and pg. 40/41 IV Ranch Sorting Rules #15…

A Judge’s call for “roughing” will result in the team receiving a no-time.

Individuals committing the offense will receive the following:

• 1^st Offense: Warning
• 2^nd Offense: $100 fine given to the individual committing the offense.
• 3^rd Offense: $500 fine given to the individual committing the offense.

*Fines shall be paid to the Show Producer.