GENERAL

1. Rules Meeting will begin 30 minutes before performance time.

2. At least on member from each team is required to attend rules meeting.

3. No loud, obnoxious, profane, unsportsmanlike conduct will be tolerated.

4. If any changes are announced during the team rules meeting, those changes take preference over written rules.  (A change in rules may be due to condition of arena or cattle.)

5. Violation of any rule could result in team disquailication.

6. If a team is disqualified, there will be no refund of entry fees.

7. A team and it's members must be in good standing with WRRA to enter rodeos.        

TEAM

1. A team consists of 4 women.

2. A cowgirl can only compete on one team during a rodeo.

3. Every team will have a captain to act as spokesperson for the team.

4. Team members must ride the same horse throughout the rodeo.

5. All teams must sign a release form before the rodeo. 

6. If anyone under the age of 18 years of age is competing a parent or guardian must sign with them.

7. A team may start rodeo with 3 girls and add the 4^th later in the rodeo.

ALTERNATES

1. One alternate may be listed per team per rodeo.

2. Alternate may be used in case of an injury of a teammate

3. Alternate may be used if original teammate listed can not make the rodeo.

4. Alternate has to be a paid member of the WRRA.

INJURY

1. Another cowgirl may be chosen if an injury occurs during the rodeo.

2. The cowgirl does not have to be on the entry form or program.

3. The cowgirl chosen to substitute can not be on a team competing in the rodeo.

4. The cowgirl chosen to substitute does not have to be a member of the WRRA.

5. The substitute must be used during the remainder of the rodeo.

6. The team may choose to complete the rodeo with only 3 cowgirls but will not be treated any different than a team with 4 team members.

7. If an injury of a team member or animal occurs during an event, there will be no rerun.

8. A team member can only change horses if there is an injury to their horse and must complete rodeo on replacement horse.

ATTIRE & EQUIPMENT

1. Arena attire will consist of jeans, long sleeve shirt, cowboy boots or shoes with a riding heel, and cowboy hat .

2. Hats knocked of intentionally will get the team a no time in that event.

3. Long sleeves may not be rolled up.

4. Cowgirls must be dressed in full Arena Attire at all times while in the arena.  (This includes warm-up and during awards.)

5. Ranch name or Ranch Brand will be shown either shirt, saddle pad or other visible area.

6. Condition of equipment is the team’s responsibility.  No reruns will be made because of equipment failure of the team.

PAYBACK

In case of bad weather, the last event completed by all teams will be the final event for figuring payback in events and the average.            

LIVESTOCK

Abuse of the stock (horses or cattle) which is deemed unnecessary or cruel, as determined by a Judge or Arena Director will result in a no time.

SORTING

1. All team members may cross the chalk line at any given time.

2. A herd consists of 3 or more head.

3. No loping in the herd.

ROPING

1. Legal catches in Doctoring & Tie Down (around the horns, half-head, around the neck, one heel or        two heels).

2. Legal catches in Branding heels only roped from the bottom up (1 or 2 heels).

3. Ropes must be thrown not laid upon cattle.

4. Cattle must be on their feet when roped.

5. Rope must maintain contact with horse or rider or it is a dead rope.

6. In all roping events, teams can not tie their ropes on, they must dally.

7. A team can have no more than 4 ropes in the arena at any time.

8. Ropes can be passed from one team member to another.

9. Once stock has been caught, rope cannot be handed off.

10. During an illegal head catch the roper cannot dally to slow down or control bovine for another team member to throw a head loop.

11. No loop limit.