RULES FOR 2006

MANDATORY DISTRICT PRIZE FEE PROGRAM: SET BY STATE AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR.

OPTION I. ) INCLUDE A SPECIFIC PRIZE FEE IN ADDITION TO YOUR OFFICE CHARGE TO INCREASE FUNDS RAISED FOR YEAR-END AWARDS. WE ALREADY DO THIS. WE ARE COLLECTING A $ 5.00 PRIZE FEE FROM EACH ENTRY AT EACH BARREL RACE. THE TOTAL FEE PER ENTRY IS $25.00 WITH $5.00 GOING TO THE PRIZE FEE, $ 3.00 GOING TO THE ARENA RENT AND $17.00 GOING TO THE ACTUAL ENTRY FEE.

OPTION II) SET A MANDATORY CONTRIBUTION FROM EACH MEMBER AT THE RACE OF NO LESS THAN $75.00 PER PERSON AND NO LESS THAN $ 200.00 PER FAMILY. TWO OPTIONS MAY BE GIVEN .

(1) THEY MAY CONTRIBUTE THE ENTIRE AMOUNT IN CASH AND COMPLETE THEIR REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE YEAR-END AWARDS.

(2) THEY MAY SELL NEWSLETTER ADVERTISEMENTS OR ARENA BANNERS FOR A VALUE TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. MUST USE AN OFFICIAL NBHA DISTRICT 06 SPONSORSHIP FORM. THE DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE JUNE 30TH, 2006. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

IF YOU DO OPTION II YOU WILL BE WAIVED THE MANDATORY $5.00 FEE AT ANY OF OUR DISTRICT 06 RACES. YOUR ENTRY FEE WILL BE $20.00 NOT $25.00 FOR OPEN AND 12.00 FOR YOUTH INSTEAD OF 17.00.

AWARDS

WE HAVE VOTED ON A$500 CASH PRIZE AWARD TO THE  OPEN DIVISION WINNER AND $250 TO THE YOUTH DIVISION WINNER.  WE WILL SEPERATE ACCOUNTS TO KEEP INDIVIDUAL AWARDS ACCOUNTS BETWEEN YOUTH AND OPEN.

PRIZES WILL THEN BE GIVEN TO THE TOP 5 IN EACH CLASS IN EACH DIVISON AS ACCORDING TO FUNDS LEFT OVER AFTER THE 1ST PLACE IS PAID.

MANDATORY SHOW ATTENDANCE AND MANDATORY SHOW

1.) MANDATORY SHOW HELP:

YOU, AS A MEMBER WHO WANTS TO RECEIVE AN AWARD, WILL HAVE TO WORK A TOTAL OF 3 HOURS DURING THE 2006 COMPETITION YEAR. THERE WILL BE A SIGN UP SHEET AT EVERY RACE AND YOU CAN SIGN IN THE TIME THAT YOU WANT TO WORK. YOU CAN ARRANGE THE TIME ANYWAY YOU WANT TO. EXAMPLE: YOU CAN WORK 1 HOUR AT ONE SHOW. 4 SHOWS WORK 30 MIN. DOING IT THAT WAY YOU HAVE WORKED AT 5 SHOWS AND YOUR MANDATORY SHOW HELP IS FINISHED. YOU ALSO MAY HAVE SOMEONE WORK FOR YOU. HOWEVER THEY MUST PUT YOUR NAME DOWN ON THE WORK SCHEDULE. YOU HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WRITE YOUR NAME DOWN ON THE SIGN UP SHEET DUE TO THE FACT IF YOU WORKED, WE MAY NOT SEE IT AND YOU WILL NOT GET CREDIT FOR IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE NAME IS NOT ON THE PAPERWORK. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SHOW A PERSON WHO IS WORKING FOR YOU HOW TO SET A BARREL CORRECTLY AND HOW TO USE THE GATE CORRECTLY. ROPES ALWAYS GO ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BARREL, CLOSEST TO THE FENCE. THE GATE MUST BE CLOSED WHEN A HORSE ENTERS THE ARENA AND LOCKED. THE GATE MUST REMAINED CLOSED DURING THE SETTING OF A KNOCKED DOWN BARREL ALSO SO A PERSON WHO IS READY TO RUN ACCIDENTALLY DOES NOT ENTER THE ARENA AT A RUN.

2.) MANDATORY SHOW ATTENDANCE.

SHOW ATTENDANCE HELPS OUR BANK ACCOUNT TREMENDOUSLY. IT HELPS COVER OUR BILLS AT THE END OF A RACE AND ALSO OUR NEWSLETTER EXPENSE. THIS YEAR WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THAT EACH MEMBER THAT WANTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD MUST ATTEND 8 OF OUR 18 SANCTIONED KANSAS DISTRICT 06 SHOWS. 

ISSUE OF HAVING DOUBLE SHOWS WAS DISSCUSSED.  WE WILL TRY IT THIS YEAR TO SEE HOW IT GOES.  WE WILL NOT HAVE MORE THAN 3 DOUBLE SHOWS IN A YEAR.