State Extravaganza

Qualifications

1. Must be qualified to ride at the World Finals.
2. Must be one of the top 3 riders in the national points race in your state and rating division.
3. A state can have up to 3 teams. The highest-placing riders from each eligible division ride for Team A, the second-highest for Team B and the third-highest for Team C.

Masters riders

A Masters rider can ride on 2 different teams if they are in the top 3 in their state in both the Masters and their rating division.

1. If a Masters rider is tied for 1st or 2nd, they exchange positions with the person below them in the Masters division.
2. If they are tied for 3rd, the rider exchanges places with the one above them in the Masters division.

Rules

1. A team is 5 riders, who pick their teams.
2. The division is an All-Level Handicap.
3. If a high-point member does not attend, the next-highest-point member who attends can ride.
4. If no member qualifies or attends in a rating category, the highest attending member in the next rating category down is eligible.
5. If a Masters rider does not qualify or attend, any youth attending from that state can substitute.
6. A state without enough attending members for a five-person team can combine with other states in the same situation.
7. Entry fees are $75 per entry with a required 2-ride limit.
8. RSNC trophy saddles go to the winning teams, with awards for the 2nd- and 3rd-place state teams.
9. The first objective is to win 1st place among your state’s teams in the first round. No state can have 2 teams in the final round.
10. The top 3 state teams with the most cattle sorted in the fastest overall time advance to the finals.
11. The team members of the top three states all ride again with the same partners, on a clean slate (three states, 15 teams, in the finals).