Bull Riders Rules
Bull Riders rules
Stokes Green Swamp Ranch
Rules for the 2021-2022
Bull Riders
1. Entries1) Call in will be done via the form posted on Mondays the week of the show and will be closed Tuesday at 5:00 PM. 2) All fees are due in CASH by 5:00 PM Saturday or an alternate will be placed in that spot. 3) If you call in and do not come, your fees will be due at the next show. 4) Fees are $70 for events $500-$999 added and $100 for events $1000 or more added.
2. Attire and Equipment1) All riders are REQUIRED have on a long-sleeve, button up shirt.2) All riders are REQUIRED to have on a cowboy hat or a helmet.3) Shirts are REQUIRED to be tucked in. 4) All rider are REQUIRED to have on a vest. 5) All bull ropes are REQUIRED to have a bell.
3. Rules: The Bull Riding will be sanctioned with the Elite Bull Riders Association. Therefore, all rules are as follows:1) Bullriders membership cards are $150.00. If they choose to run on a permit, they can so with a permit fee of $20.00 per entry. Membership card must be purchased prior to the EBA finals. No portion of the permit fees will go towards the purchase of the membership card. 2) Scores- The rider and the bull are to be scored separately. The rider will be scored according to the degree of control exhibited by the rider and the degree of difficulty of the bull. Figures used in scorings shall range from zero (0) to twenty-five (25) (including quarter, half and three-quarter points) per judge on both the bull and rider. The total may reach a maximum of one hundred (100) points. 3) Timing - Each ride shall be timed for eight (8) seconds. The time starts when any portion of the bull passes the plane of the chute gate (excluding horns, ears and tail.) The contestant must complete the 8 second qualification limit to be eligible for a score.4) Judges Official Scores- Judges will submit to the event secretary their scores for each ride for that performance immediately following the completion of the performance. The scores will be termed official scores when posted and/or verified by the judges and may not be changed once submitted. The judge’s decision is final. If the event the rider would like to discussion his decision they may do so with complete respect. Any misconduct will result in a fine of $150- 500. 5) Riding Requirements- Riding must be done with one hand and loose rope, with or without hand-hold. 6) Knots or Hitches- No knots or hitches to prevent the rope from falling off the bull when the Contestant leaves the bull will be used 7) Bell - The rope must have bell. Bell must be under belly of bull when the contestant leaves the chute entering the arena. No bell result in disqualification. 8) Hooking Bull Ropes or Loops with Spurs or Rowels - Hooking bull ropes or loops with spurs or rowels will result in disqualification of the ride for the first offense, 2nd offense will result in disqualification and a fine of $100. Each subsequent offense will be disqualification of the ride and the fine will double each time. 9) Requirements of Scoring - A contestant will receive a score if he makes a qualified ride with any part of the rope in the riding hand. 10) Spurs – Any spur shank deemed unsafe or illegal will not be allowed for use. Any shank with an upward bend that resembles a hook shape will not be allowed. Sharp Spur Rowels will not be allowed. Rowels are not to be altered in any way. (ex., filed sharpened, chipped, blunted, bent, or altered any other way.) Contestants will be disqualified and/or fined if sharp spurs are worn. 11) Bull Tails – The bull tail will not be allowed under the flank straps.
12) Pulling Rider’s Rope - No more than two (2) persons may be used to pull the riders rope, one of which is the rider. Of those two (2) persons only three (3) hands may be used. 1st time offense is a warning. The 2nd offense is at the judge’s discretion. 13) Excessive Time in Chute – Riders taking too long in the chute before calling for bull may be disqualified, fined, and/or suspended at the discretion of the judges and/or EBA personnel. Riders will receive two warnings. After the second warning they will be placed on a 10 second timer. Failure to call for your bull within the 10 second time will result in a turn out. 14) Protective Vests- Protective vests for all EBA members/permits competing at an EBA event are required to be worn. 15) Short Round & (2) Two Head Event Riding Requirement – When an event has a short round or is a two header the rider is required to make an honest attempt on both the second bull to be eligible for the average payoff. The honest attempt will be at the judge’s discretion. 16) Disqualification of Contestant - Any of the following shall disqualify a contestant.i. Buck Off: Riders riding hand loses contact with any part of the bull rope before 8 seconds or if the rider loses leg contact with the bull and any part of the riders’ body touches the ground before 8 seconds. ii. Slap: Defined as touching the bull, excluding the horn or tail, the riders’ equipment or himself with the free hand, free arm, or extension thereof.iii. Sharp Spurs or Chaps Under Rope: Using sharp spurs or placing spurs or chaps under the rope when rope is being tightened. iv. No Bell: Not having a bell on bull rope. v. Delay of Event: When a contestant has been advised he is next to go and is not prepared as determined by the EBA judges and official personnel, such as not being in position above the bull with his glove on when previous bull leaves the arena. vi. Catching Knots: Intentionally leaving chute with spurs hooked or lodged in the bull rope. (For clarification, in addition to the judges’ discretion, it shall be considered intentional if a rider’s spurs are hooked or lodged in the bull rope when the rider calls for the gate.) vii. Use of Arena Panel: If the use of the arena panel is used in any way to help assist the ride. viii. Excessive time in the chute: Contestants taking too long in the chute before calling for the bull may be disqualified, fined, and/or suspended at the discretion of the judges and/or EBA personnel. Riders will receive two warnings. After the second warning they will be placed on a 10 second timer. Failure to call for your bull within the 10 second time will result in a turn out. ix. Improper Safety Equipment: Rider competes without required safety vest. x. Bull Mistreatment by a Rider: If the judge determines, in his sole discretion, that a rider is mistreating the bull in the chute in any way, the judge has the right to disqualify the rider.17) Notified Turn Outs (NTO) & Non-Notified Turn Outs (NNTO)- i. Any competing member or permit contestant wishing to make a NOTIFIED TURNOUT must done so by contacting the event secretary or the EBA office by the Wednesday prior to the event performance they are competing in. After the Wednesday prior to the event, will result in contestant having to pay the amount of the entry fee prior to competing in another EBA event. ii. NON-NOTIFIED TURNOUT (NNTO) – A NNTO will result in contestant having to pay the entry for that event Performance. Contestants will not be able to compete in an EBA event until all fees are paid.18)
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