EMRHA GREEN RIDER RULES 2008

**Any rider may be deemed ineligible for the green rider classes, at the discretion of the show committee**

GREEN RANCH CUTTING-

A rider is eligible for this class if they meet all of the ARHA youth or amateur requirements and have not accrued monies or points in any sanctioned cuttings or ranch cuttings.

A rider is no longer eligible if they win the class according to ARHA rules. This class will be run according to the ARHA ranch cutting rules with the following exceptions.

EXCEPTIONS:

Riders are allowed to use two hands, regardless of horse age.

Cattle are allowed to return back to the herd with a 3 point penalty

Auditory help is allowed by turnback riders, herd holders and/or people outside of the arena.

POINT SYSTEM FOR GREEN RANCH CUTTING-

Rider will be awarded a score from the judge, for successfully completing the ranch cutting class. The scores will then dictate how the class is placed. For EMRHA purposes, this score will then have 50pts total, taken from it, with the resulting number being the “points” that the rider will accumulate in Green Ranch Cutting points.

Example: Rider receives a score of 67 from the judge. For EMRHA Green Ranch Cutting points, the rider will receive 17 points (67-50=17points).

Once the rider has earned 100 points in this class, they are no longer eligible to compete in Green Ranch Cutting.

GREEN WORKING RANCH HORSE-

A rider is eligible for this class if they meet all of the ARHA youth or amateur requirements and have not accrued monies or points in any sanctioned class that involves taking cattle down the fence in competition.

This class is run according to the ARHA working ranch horse class rules with the following exceptions.

GREEN WORKING RANCH HORSE 1-

Once pattern work is complete, the cow will be released into the arena, the rider must box the cow at end of the arena in which the cow is released, the rider must then track the cow around the arena until judge signals that work is complete, by blowing the whistle.

GREEN 1 EXCEPTIONS:

Riders do not have to drop bridle and/or pick up feet.

Working patterns will be designated and posted by show committee.

Riders are allowed to use two hands, regardless of horse age.

POINT SYSTEM FOR GREEN WORKING RANCH HORSE 1-

Circles: 5 points

Lope to the end and stop: 5 points

360’s: 5 points

Back up: 5 points

Boxing: 10 points

Tracking: 5 points

After a rider has accumulated 100 points in this class, they are no longer eligible for Green Working Ranch Horse 1.

GREEN WORKING RANCH HORSE 2-

Rider must enter the arena, leading their horse into the arena, then drop bridle and then rebridle. Rider must then ground tie horse and pick up all four feet on horse. Rider will re-mount horse and complete the rest of the class.

Once pattern work is complete, the cow will be released into the arena, the rider must then box the cow at the end of the arena in which it was released, then take the cow down the fence and turn it one direction, then track the cow around the arena until the judge signals that work is complete, by blowing the whistle.

GREEN 2 EXCEPTIONS:

Working patterns will be designated and posted by show committee.

Riders are allowed to use two hands, regardless of horse age.

POINT SYSTEM FOR GREEN WORKING RANCH HORSE 2-

Remove bridle: 5 points

Ground tie horse: 5 points

Pick up all four feet: 5 points

Mount horse, ride to center of arena and stop: 5 points

Circles: 5 points

Lope to end and stop: 5 points

Back up: 5 points

Box cow at prescribed end of arena and then make one turn on the fence: 15 points

Tracking cow until whistle is blown by judge: 5 points

After a rider has accumulated 200 points in this class, they are no longer eligible for Green Working Ranch Horse 2.