USTPA 2022 REGIONAL FINALS
QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS
Effective for All Region’s Regional Finals Shows
1) QUALIFYING PERIOD
Begins the day after the 2021 Regional Finals and includes all shows up to the day of the 2022 Regional
Finals
2) MINIMUM SHOW & RIDE REQUIREMENTS
a) Minimum Show Requirement. To qualify to ride any available Team Penning or Ranch Sorting class at the 2022 Regional Finals, riders must ride a minimum of SIX (6) total rides in Team Penning, Ranch Sorting, or a combination of both at each of THREE (3) separate Shows during the Qualifying
Period.
b) Team Penning Minimum Ride Requirement. To qualify to ride any available Team Penning class at the 2022 Regional Finals, riders must:
i. Meet the Minimum Show Requirement, and
ii. Ride a minimum of TWENTY-FOUR (24) total Team Penning rides during the Qualifying
Period at all eligible shows combined.
c) Ranch Sorting Minimum Ride Requirement. To qualify to ride any available Ranch Sorting class at the 2022 Regional Finals, riders must:
i. Meet the Minimum Show Requirement, and
ii. Ride a minimum of EIGHTEEN (18) total Ranch Sorting rides during the Qualifying Period at all eligible shows combined.
Important Note: The Minimum Ride Requirements for Team Penning and Ranch Sorting are cumulative and may be achieved in any combination at any show or shows throughout the Qualifying Period. The only minimum ride requirement at a single show is SIX (6), but there is no minimum number of Team Penning or Ranch Sorting rides that must be met at a single show.
So long as the rider has entered the minimum SIX (6) rides in at least THREE (3) shows, and a combined
total of at least TWENTY-FOUR (24) Team Penning Rides and EIGHTEEN (18) Ranch Sorting rides during the Qualifying Period, that rider will be fully qualified in both Team Penning and Ranch Sorting. Riders that want to qualify to ride any Team Penning class at Regional Finals, but not Ranch Sorting, must only meet the Team Penning Minimum Ride Requirement (and vice-versa for Ranch Sorting).
3) QUALIFYING SHOWS
Up to ONE (1) USTPA World Championship Series (National) show and any other USTPA Sanctioned
Shows may be used in any combination to satisfy the Minimum Show Requirements. All shows must be in
the rider’s Primary Region (the “Primary Region” may be any region, but preferably the region of the rider’s primary residence).
Regional Finals, Elite Finals and the World Finals are not Qualifying Shows for the purpose of satisfying the Minimum Show Requirement.
4) QUALIFYING FOR REGIONAL FINALS OUTSIDE THE PRIMARY REGION
Any member that is or becomes qualified for the 2022 Regional Finals for their Primary Region may qualify for any other region’s Regional Finals by attending TWO (2) sanctioned shows or ONE (1) sanctioned and ONE (1) National show in the additional region. At each of the two shows in each additional region, the rider must ride at least SIX (6) total rides in Team Penning, Ranch Sorting or a combination of both, and a minimum cumulative ride total of SIXTEEN (16) total Team Penning rides and TWELVE (12) total Ranch Sorting rides at the two shows combined.
