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Roper Must Have
Mule Hide or Latigo Wrapped Saddle Horn
PLEASE SEE COMPLETE RULES BELOW

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BIG LOOP EVENT RULES:

There shall be 2 time keepers, a field judge and starter.

There will be a 90 second time limit until five places are established,
then the fifth place time will become the new time limit.

 

Animals used in this event will be inspected
and objectionable ones will be eliminated.

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Saddle horns must be dry leather wrapped only.

 

Contestants come from behind the score line
and barrier will trip at the shoulder of the horse,
15 second penalty for broken barrier. 
The contestant coming from behind the barrier must take the first shot.
The front footer has to start from the other box. 
The front footer shall not cross the score line ahead of the stock
or a 15 second penalty will be assessed.
The team will be disqualified if for any reason either contestant
becomes separated from his/her own mount.

 

Stock belongs to ropers after clearing the chute gate
regardless of what happens with one exception;
if the stock gets out of the arena, the flag will be dropped
and time will be stopped. 
Ropers will get stock back LAP AND TAP,
roping from the barrier box with time added
which was taken when stock left the arena.

 

Each contestant will be allowed to carry only one rope. 
Each team is allowed 3 loops.

 

Ropers must throw the rope for catch to be legal and they must dally. 

 

Contestants must hold dallies
until field judge passes on catches.

 

Field judge will tell ropers when to turn stock loose. 
If either contestant, header or front footer,
drops their rope before they receive time,
they will be disqualified.

Time will be taken when stock is roped
and both horses face stock in line with ropes dallied tight.
Ropes cannot be crossed in any way.

 

Stock must be standing up when roped by head or front feet.

 

Stock must not be handled roughly at any time,
and ropers may be disqualified if in the opinion of the field judge
they have intentionally done so.
Any stock injury will result in immediate disqualification.

 

The following are legal catches:

   1. Clean catch around the neck.

   2. Both front feet on the front catch.

Any other catches are illegal.

ALL QUALIFIED CATCHES WILL HAVE
THEIR LOOPS REMEASURED. (20 fEET)

ALL DECISIONS WILL BE LEFT UP TO THE JUDGES.

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JORDAN VALLEY STOCK SADDLE

BRONC RIDING RULES

 
  1. The ride is for ten (10) seconds. 
  2. All saddles must be Western Style-NO Association or Association style saddles allowed. 
    Saddle must be as such that you would be able to go rope a steer after the ride.
  3. All stirrups and leathers must be for a Western Style Saddle. 
    No modified stirrup leathers will be allowed and must not be bound in any way. 
  4. Saddle Strings allowed, but not braided behind the cantle for a hand hold. 
  5. Bucking Rolls; Slick Fork or Swells will be allowed. 
  6. There must be a rope strap and Lass Rope attached in the traditional way. 
  7. Lass Rope may be tied down to the fork of the saddle. 
  8. Must have cinch & latigo for a Western Style Stock Saddle. 
  9. At the discretion of the stock contractor, the “rein”
    may be tied to the throat latch of the halter
    or to the halter ring and then run under the throat latch.

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