NPBHA rules Effective January, 2007

Section 2 - Divisions

The NBPHA divisions are Small Fry, Youth, 3D barrels and 3D poles. The following rules determine the division you can show in:

1. Small Fry are 10 years of age and under as of January 1st of the current show year. Small Fry must ride a pony (14.2hh and under) and cannot enter any other division. Once a small fry enters another division in a show where small fry classes are offered, they are no longer classified as small fry.

2. Ponies are 14.2hh and under.

3. Youth are 18 years of age and under as of January 1st of the current show year. No person 18 years of age and under may ride/or handle a stallion at NBPHA Sanctioned events.

4. 3D Barrels - the first three (or 4 or 5 if placing that many) fastest horses will be placed to form the 1D (1st division) and then ½ second will be added to last placed horse’s time in that division, and the next horses will be place to form the 2D (2nd Division). ½ second will be added to the last placed horse’s time in the 2D to determine the start of the 3D, and horses will be placed in the 3D. This is to ensure that 3 horses are placed in each division.

Example:

1st division 15.2 16.0 16.3

2nd Division starts at 16.8 and places three 16.9 17.1 17.3

3rd division starts at 17.8

3D Poles – the first three (or 4 or 5 if placing that many) fastest horses will be placed to form the 1D. 1 second will be added to the last placed horse’s time in the division, and the next horses will be placed to form the 2D (2nd division). One second will be added to the last placed horse’s time in the 2d to determine the start of the 3D or third division.

5. Each person is to be allowed to ride 2 horses per event (2 in Barrel Racing, 2 in Pole bending, etc). In the event of injury to horse or rider an application can be made to the board of directors to replace either horse or rider for the remainder of the year. The points won to date by the horse/rider combination will be transferred to the new combination one time only. This can only be done once per year and Horse A can not be replaced with horse B. Points cannot be transferred to a horse that already has points in that division.

6.. In order to qualify for year end awards you must attend at least one show in each province. There will be 6 pointed jackpots in total - 3 in each province.  Only the results from your top four shows will be counted for year end awards.