Age/Disclaimer
- All riders must sign a disclaimer per arena.
- All riders less than eighteen (18) years old must have a parent signature on a notarized disclaimer.
Call-ins
- Rider call-ins will be accepted on Mondays for the appropriate arena.
- The call in number for The R'Buckle Rodeo Company is (828) 262-0757.
- The call in number for Tough Enough Rodeo Company is (828) 757-6599.
- When leaving a message on the recorder please state your full name SLOWLY, along with the division you are riding in (Sheep, Calf, Steer, Amateur or Open).
- Your call in will not be accepted if somebody else calls in for you with the exception of your parent.
- Call ins are accepted each Monday (per arena) between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
- Any rider entering after 11:00 p.m. on Mondays (provided there is space available) will be fined as indicated in the "Late & No-Show Fees" for your division.
- If you call in and do not show up to ride the night of the "Buck-Out" you will be fined unless you have an emergency or call to cancel by Friday before the rodeo.
Membership, Entry Fees, & Fines (for more information, click on "Entry Info" above)
- Rider entry fees will be accepted between 7:00p.m. - 7:45 p.m. the night of the event at R'Buckle
- Rider entry fees will be accepted between 6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. at Tough Enough.
- Any rider entering past the time(s) indicated above will be fined as indicated in the "Late & No-Show Fees" for your division.
- All fine money collected will go to the Association.
- You may not enter any future events at either arena until all fines are paid in full.
- All riders will be required to pay $5.00 to get in the entrance gate (exception - 7 yrs and under). However, the admission fee will be applied toward your entry fee when you register for your event.
- All extra charges for non-members will go to the Association.
- If you transfer your membership to another division, you must pay any difference in the membership fee for the new division.
Event Dates (for detailed scheduled, click on "Schedule" above)
- Buck-Out's will be every other Saturday at Tough Enough beginning Saturday April 5th
- Buck=Out's will be every other Saturday at R'Buckle beginning April 12th for the 2008 Season.
Dress Code
- All riders and arena personnel are to wear long sleeve shirts of the button down or snap variety and cowboy hats.
- No long sleeve tee shirts, sweatshirts, jerseys or ball caps will be allowed in the arena.
Authorized Personnel
- Only arena personnel are allowed in the arena during the "Buck-Out".
- Riders are not permitted in the back pens or anywhere behind the bucking chutes other than when it is your turn to ride with the exception spotting or pulling another rider's rope.
- One flanker, one spotter and one person to pull your rope on the back of the chute only!
Payoffs (for more information, click on "Entry Info" above)
- There will be a payoff in each division provided there is a qualified ride(s).
- Added money will only apply to the open division provided there is a qualified ride(s).
- Each arena will add $100.00 to the open division each event provided there is a qualified ride(s) if there are less than 10 riders entered and will add $200.00 if there are 10 or more riders entered.
Scores, Qualifying, Awards
- Scores will be tracked on association members only.
- Your association dues must be paid before any points will be tracked for you.
- You must have at least one qualified (covered) ride for your points to be considered for the buckle.
- The number of entrants accepted in each division for the finals will be announced later in the season.
- You must be a member to ride in the finals this year.
- You may transfer your membership to a higher division provided you pay any up charges; however, you will only be scored in one (1) division.
- First and second place buckles will be awarded in each division for the season. For example, if an amateur rider chooses to move to open, all his/her scores in the amateur division will be dropped and the rider is now competing in the open division only.
- When a rider chooses to move up in a division that rider begins the new division with 0 points.
- Any amateur rider who competes in the open division and wins money 4 times will automatically move into the open division. His/her points will be dropped from the amateur division and the rider will no longer be allowed to compete for the buckle or money in the amateur division.
- Each arena will then go back through the records to tabulate all points that rider scored (but not tracked) while riding in the open division and the rider will be awarded those points in the open division.
- Any rider in the open division is welcome to ride in the amateur division for practice purposes only.
- An open rider may not compete for money or a buckle in the amateur division.
- Any rider known within the "Cowboy Circle" as a pro rider will not be permitted to ride for the buckle or money in the amateur division.
- An amateur may ride in the open division for the nightly jackpot, but will not be scored in the open division for the season finals or buckles (with the exception of a member automatically moving to the open division due to the winning money 4 times rule).
- The amateur rider who wins the first place season buckle must move to the open division the following season.
- Any amateur 18 years (or older) who wins the second place season buckle must move to the open round the following year.
- Any amateur who wins the second place buckle two years in a row, regardless of age, must move to the open round the following year.
Rough Stock Riders
- In each division, as soon as your stock is loaded and you have been called to your chute, you need to get a rope on him.
- You may have one (1) person only to help you pull your rope.
- From the moment your stock is loaded and you have been called to your chute you have three (3) minutes to leave the chute.
- If you exceed the three-minute time limit in the chute you will be disqualified and the stock will be turned out.
- In the event the stock is fighting the chute you must make three (3) attempts to ride out.
- In the event the stock continues to fight the chute, the judge may award you a re-ride at his discretion.
- In any division, if the stock stops during the ride the judge may award you a score and/or a re-ride at his/her discretion.
- In the event you feel there has been a foul, you must jump off the stock at the first safest point (with the exception of the stock stopping during the ride) and immediately call for a re-ride.
- If you attempt to complete the ride after you feel there has been a foul there will be no re-ride awarded.
- You will be fined $10.00 for dismounting stock while it is stopped.
- Any rider not dismounting the stock when the buzzer sounds will be fined $50.00!!!
- All re-rides are awarded at the judge(s) and/or stock contractor's discretion.
- The stock contractor chooses re-ride stock.
- Any rider caught hooking their spur(s) under their rope will be disqualified.
- Absolutely no J-Hooks allowed!
Miscellaneous
- In the event of a "time" discrepancy, the time on the stopwatch of the judge closest to the chute opening (the best view) will be the judge to make the final call.
- In all divisions the riders will be required to ride with one hand. Any rider who touches the livestock with the free arm / hand will be disqualified. Any rider slapping or pushing off the panels will be disqualified.
- There will not be a sheep division tracked in the association this year, however, there will still be sheep riding. This event will be free to the first 4-8 (depending on arena) children under 45 lbs called in.
Entry Fees, Points, etc.
ROUGH STOCK DIVISION INFORMATION
You may transfer your membership to a higher division provided you pay any up charges; however, you will only be scored in one (1) division.
CALF
- No-Show Fees have not been set for the 2008 season.
- Only association member scores will be tracked for the season buckles.
- The buzzer will be set for 6 seconds for boys and girls.
- Riders are required to ride with 1 hand.
- In the calf division there will be two classes depending on age and
weight.
- Five - eight year olds weighing 45 - 75 lbs
- Nine - twelve year olds weighing 76 - 100 lbs
- The classes will be combined for the nightly pay off and for the season buckles.
- The money will be distributed as follows:
- $1.00 to association ($3.00 from non-members)
- $5.00 to stock
- $4.00 to pay-off
- One spot will be paid off with an equal split of the money in the event of a tie.
- There will be no pay off if there is not a qualified (covered) ride.
STEER
- No-Show Fees have not been set for the 2008 season
- Only association member scores will be tracked for the season buckles.
- The buzzer will be set for 6 seconds for boys and girls.
- Riders are required to ride with 1 hand.
- Riders must be 10-15 years old and under 150 lbs to be eligible to ride in the steer division.
- The money will be distributed as follows:
- $1.00 to association ($3.00 from non-members)
- $6.00 to stock
- $5.00 to pay-off
- One spot will be paid off with an equal split of the money in the event of a tie.
- There will be no pay off if there is not a qualified (covered) ride
AMATEUR BULL
- No-Show Fees have not been set for the 2008 season.
- Only association member scores will be tracked for the season buckles.
- The buzzer will be set for 8 seconds.
- Female riders will be judged on the 6-second rule.
- Riders are required to ride with 1 hand.
- The money will be distributed as follows:
- $1.00 to association ($3.00 from non-members)
- $7.00 to stock
- $7.00 to pay-off
- Two spots will be paid on a 60% - 40% basis.
- In the event of a tie for first the pay off will be 50%-50%.
- In the event of a tie for second, the pay off will be 60%-20%-20%.
- There will be no pay off if there is not a qualified (covered) ride.
OPEN BULL
- No-Show Fees have not been set for the 2008 season
- Only association member scores will be tracked for the season buckles.
- The buzzer will be set for 8 seconds.
- Female riders will be judged on the 6-second rule.
- Riders are required to ride with 1 hand.
- The money will be distributed as follows:
- $2.00 to association ($7.00 from non-members)
- $8.00 to stock
- $30.00 to pay-off
- There will be $100.00 added if there are less than 10 riders in the open round and $200.00 added if there are 10 or more riders entered in the open round per event.
- For under 10 riders
- 2 spots will be paid on a 60% - 40% basis.
- In the event of a tie for first the pay off for the first two spots will be split 50%-50%.
- In the event of a tie for 2nd the pay off will be 60%-20%-20%.
- For 10 or more riders
- 3 spots will be paid on a 50% - 30% - 20% basis.
- In the event of a tie for 1st the pay of will be 40%-40%-20%.
- In the event of a tie for 2nd the pay of will be 50%-25%-25%.
- In the event of a tie for 1st and 2nd the pay off will be 40%-40%-10%-10%.
- There will be no pay off if there is not a qualified (covered) ride.
POINT SYSTEM
- Only association member scores will be tracked.
- You must pay your membership dues prior to riding to have your scores tracked in the association.
- You will receive 10 points for entering and getting on.
- If you make a qualified ride you will receive the score the judges award you only.
- With the exception of the open division, any rider (member or non-member) may choose his/her stock for an exhibition ride (provided entry fees are paid) but will not be scored for that ride.
- The season buckles will be awarded to the riders with the most points.
- In the event of a point tie, there will be a one stock buck-out for points or time as a tiebreaker.
Per division, if there is not a qualified (covered) ride in the event there will be no payoff in that division(s) for that night.
ARENA RULES
- Absolutely no alcoholic beverages or foul language will be tolerated on the premises.
- Violators will be asked to leave, may be banned for the rest of the season and will not be able to qualify for the finals.
- If you have consumed alcohol the day of the event you will not be permitted to ride that evening.
- Any rider, spectator (including parents) or staff member arguing with the Judge(s) or any other staff member at any time during the "Buck-Out" will be fined $50.00 and will not be allowed at any DPRA. event until the fine is paid!!!
- No pets are allowed at the Arena
- Admission price at each arena is $5/person; ages 7 and under are FREE!!!
REVISIONS MAY BE ADDED LATER.