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About the NHSRA Wrangler Division Events
| BARREL
RACING |
 Contestant
is allowed running start; time begins as soon as the horse’s
nose reaches the starting line and is stopped when horse’s
nose crosses the finish line. Contestant must run barrels in cloverleaf
pattern, starting at either side. A five-second penalty for each
barrel knocked down will be assessed. No two girls may ride the
same horse.
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| BREAKAWAY
ROPING |
 Two
loops will be allowed if two ropes are carried. Each rope is tied
to saddle horn with string. Rider, starting when the barrier drops,
rides after the calf, throwing loop over its head. As rider pulls
up her horse, the running calf breaks the string and the rope
falls free from the saddle horn. A white flag must be attached
to the rope at the saddle horn so judge can tell when rope breaks
free. Time is called when judge drops his flag. Ropes must be
released from contestant's hand to be a legal catch. Horse must
clear box before loop is thrown. A ten-second fine for broken
barrier will be assessed.
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| BULL
RIDING |
 Riding
to be done with one hand and loose rope, with bell attached. Bull
to be ridden eight seconds. Rider will be disqualified for being
bucked off or touching animal with free hand. A resined soft leather
glove is worn on the hand the rider uses to grasp the bullrope.
Only the squeeze of his hand on the handhold and the wrap of the
rope's tail hold him to the bullrope. The bull rider's chaps,
perhaps more than in any other event, afford protection against
scrapes, stomps and bruises. His dull roweled spurs complete his
equipment list. Each of the two judges scores a bull from 1 to
25 on how hard he bucks and kicks, whether he spins, and if he
rolls and twists and changes directions during the ride. A high
kicking spin is much more difficult for the rider than is a flat
spin, and a change in direction in spin is a most difficult move
for the rider to adjust to. The rider, on a similar point spread,
is scored on his balance, timing, and, most important, his degree
of control. A bull rider is not required to spur the animal, as
are bronc riders, but his score is higher if he does. Watch the
motion of his free arm, for there is the key to balance in the
ballet he performs on the bull's back.
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| TIE-DOWN ROPING |
 If
cowboy intends to use two loops, two ropes must be carried. Catch
as catch can. Cowboy must dismount, go down rope, throw calf by
hand, and cross and tie any three feet. If calf is down when roper
reaches it, he must allow calf to get up and then throw him. If
roper's hand is on calf when calf falls, calf is considered thrown
by hand. Tie must hold for six seconds after roper calls for time,
and slacks rope. There will be a ten-second fine for breaking
the barrier.
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| GOAT
TYING |
| The
goat is tied to a stake with a rope ten feet in length. Starting
line will be 100 feet from the stake. Contestant must be mounted
and ride from the starting line to the goat, dismount, throw the
goat by hand and tie any three legs together with a leather thong
or pigging string. If goat is down when roper reaches it, the
goat must be elevated by roper so that at least three legs extend
directly underneath before being thrown. Time is called when the
roper stands back with hands raised. Judge waits six seconds to
determine that the goat is securely tied.
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| POLE
BENDING |
 Pole
bending pattern is to be run around six poles positioned in a
straight line. Each pole is to be twenty-one feet apart and the
first pole is to be twenty-one feet from the starting line. Starting
either to the right or left of the first pole, rider runs course
patter. Five-second fine for each pole knocked over. No two girls
may ride the same horse.
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| TEAM
ROPING |
| Team
may be composed of two boys, two girls, or a boy and girl. In
dally team roping, ropes are loose from the saddle horns, and
after making the catch, the ropers must take a wrap around the
horn. Time is taken when both ropes are tight and both horses
are facing the steer. There are strict rules defining a fair head
catch. The rope must be around both horns, the neck, half a head.
There is a five second fine for a head catch that also catches
a front foot or for catching only one hind foot. There is a ten-second
penalty for breaking the barrier.
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