Riata: Stallion Registry

Official Rulebook

With an association comes rules. Alas, they're no fun, but I've tried to keep them few and manageable!

General Rules

  1. This association is restricted to stallions only. This means that you may not register mares or geldings within the association.
  2. If you geld a registered stallion, he is no longer eligible to partipate in the association.
  3. Colts and stallions of any age are eligible for registration in the association.

Showing Rules

  1. Stallions may enter a maximum of:
    • THREE classes in the Breed & Open Halter Section.
    • THREE classes in the Type & In Hand Halter Section.
    • FOUR classes in the Young Stallion Section.
    • A stallion may enter as many classes as he is eligible in the Restricted Halter Section.
  2. Stallions between the ages of zero and three years old may ONLY enter in Young Stallion classes and no other section.
  3. Stallions over the age of three years old may not enter Young Stallion classes.
  4. Failure to include breed and age division in the correct format will result in disqualification from the show.
  5. Stallions who are not purebred may not show in any breed halter class other than the crossbred halter class. If a crossbred breed is consistently popular, it will be added to the classlist on a regular basis.
  6. OWNERS may enter no more than SIX stallions per class.

Grading & Inspection Rules

  1. Owners may submit no more than five stallions per grading day.
  2. Stallions that are not graded into any of the four grading inspection results may try again the following grading day.
  3. Owners who would like to appeal their grading or try to improve their stallion's result must wait three months when they will apply for re-grading. They run the risk of having their stallion graded down a level as well, depending on how the stallion behaves at the time.