ACF – Ranch Rodeo

1. No individual may compete on more than two teams; a team is defined as no more than four contestants.
2. Each team captain is required to meet with the arena judges one hour prior to the performance. The location for this meeting will be announced prior to the rodeo.
3. The captain will be the only team member allowed to address the arena judge at any time.
4. If the captain has an issue with the results of a time or a decision, the protest must be made at discussion the time of the event. Once the team/contestant leaves the arena, the arena judge’s decision and final time or score will remain as stands.
5. Arena judges will have the final decision on any discrepancy. No further, video tape review or any other format will be considered.
6. While the announcer is familiar with ranch rodeos, anything that he/she announces to the spectators may or may not reflect the final decision of the arena judges and therefore the arena judge’s decisions will be final and take precedence over any announcements.
7. All discrepancies, accidents or mechanical malfunctions that occur while competing will be handled at the discretion of the arena judges.
8. Each event will have a time limit. If a team gets a No Time, they will get 120 seconds added to their time for that event.
9. Fastest accumulated time over the 3 events will be the Ranch Rodeo Champion.
10. Legal head catches are defined as: (a) Muley cattle must look through the loop; shoulders forward is a legal catch. Behind one or both shoulders is an illegal catch. (b) Horned cattle can either be roped around the horns, neck or half-head.  Behind one or both shoulders, half hitch, figure 8 is an illegal catch.
11. If cattle are caught with an illegal loop, then the rope must be cleared from the horse before the next loop is thrown, this will be a spent loop.
12. Penalty seconds added to a team’s time WILL NOT disqualify a team, if the final time exceeds the time limit.
13. The team with the lowest aggregate time is the winner. In case of a tie in the overall team standings, the resolution of the tie will be as follows:
14. 1st Tiebreaker: team receiving lowest time in the most events is the winner
15. 2nd Tiebreaker: lowest time in Team Branding
16. 3rd Tiebreaker: lowest time in Stray Gathering
17. 4thTiebreaker: lowest time in Trailer Loading
18. In each event ropes must be cleared from animal to receive a flag to stop the time.
19. If a rider steps off his/her horse to help a teammate, their rope MUST be cleared from the saddle and horse.
20. Reason for disqualification:
21. Improper conduct
22. Physical or verbal abuse of any animal or individual
23. Team not in place and ready to compete
24. Failure to drop a rope with an illegal head catch
25. Working the wrong animal
26. Roping cattle behind the chalk line
27. Any unsportsmanlike conduct against arena judges, show management, committee member, livestock contractor, livestock or other contestant.
28. Stock numbers/colors for events are drawn at random
29. No alcoholic beverages permitted in the arena.

1.Cross the start line, bring out the numbered/colored steers that you need only, no 'trash' allowed across the line.

2.Once the steers have crossed the line they cannot cross back across line towards the herd.

3. Load steers in trailer, shut gate(s) make sure it is 'locked'.

1. Each team will break into two pairs and start behind two chalk lines. Two steers will be turned out at the end of the arena.
2. Time will start when first team member crosses the chalk line.
3. Each team pair must head and heal the two steers.
4. You can only rope with your designated partner, and you can only rope once.
5. You are allowed to help tie the steer once the other team pairs get the steer roped on both ends.
6. Once you have headed and heeled your steer you must tie the steer in three bone cross tie.
7. To receive a qualified time catch ropes must be off and no tying on.
8. Once both steers have been tied, they must stay tied for six seconds.
9. If either steer or both steers untie in six seconds the team will be given a No Time.

1. There is a 3-loop limit for each calf/steer
2. A group of cattle will be turned out and settled at the bottom of the arena. Two calves/steers must be branded in less than the 3 minutes to earn a qualifying score.
3. Time starts when the designated roper crosses the line.
4. Only one calf/steer may be roped at a time and must be across the chalk line when roped. If two calves/steers are roped at the same time, the team must turn one loose and work only one at a time.
5. Calf/steer must be headed and heeled
6. After the calf/steer is flat on its side and the head rope is removed, the branding iron may be removed from the branding pot, the calf/steer may be branded on either side from the shoulders to the hip (NO head, neck, leg, belly, or tail), and the branding iron is to return to the branding pot.
7. After the second calf/steer is branded the time will stop when the branding iron is returned to the branding pot.
8. Loping in the herd, at the judge’s discretion, will result in a NO time.
9. The team with the fastest time wins.