Eligibility Requirements
High School
* You must be in good standing, under 20 years of age, and be considered a full-time student with
passing grades in 4 subjects or, if carrying less than 4 subjects, must have passed all classes.
* Any student attending a private, home-school, year-round school, or correspondence school must
show proof of full-time status (passing four classes) and the grade report must be a professional,
computer generated document with the signatures of the teacher(s) for each subject. Any of these types
of schools must be a state accredited school/program. If there are any questions, you must get pre-
approved ONE (1) MONTH PRIOR TO DEADLINES through the THSRA State Office by calling 936-248-
4325.
* All students, even the ones in public school, will be required to turn in a report card or transcript with
their membership application, at mid-term, and at the State finals. Any questionable documents of
public, private, home, year-round, or correspondence school received at deadline times will result in
ineligibility of points for a minimum of two (2) rodeos, until the problem is worked out. Any documents
that are falsified will result in immediate disqualification from this association.
Wrangler
* Students in the Wrangler Division must be in good standing; not ruled undesirable for misconduct at
school.
* Students must be under 16 at the first of the National High School Rodeo year (Aug. 1), and are or
have been enrolled in the 6th, 7th, or 8th grade the year just preceding the Wrangler Junior High Finals
Rodeo the contestant is entering as long as they (minimum requirements) have made passing grades in
4 subjects or if carrying less than 4 subjects student must have passing grades in all subjects, even if
they have finished the 8th grade in the middle of the year or have attended school on half-days, they will
be eligible to compete in the Wrangler Junior High Finals Rodeo if he/she has not participated for more
than 3 years.
* Any student attending a private, home-school, year-round school, or correspondence school, must
show proof of full-time status (passing four classes) and the grade report must be a professional,
computer generated document with the signatures of the teacher(s) for each subject. If there are any
questions, you must get pre-approved ONE (1) MONTH PRIOR TO DEADLINES through the THSRA
State Office by calling 936-248-4325.
* All students, even the ones in public school, will be required to turn in a report card or transcript with
their membership application, at mid-term, and at the State finals. Any questionable documents of
public, private, home, year-round, or correspondence school received at deadline times will result in
ineligibility of points for a minimum of two (2) rodeos, until the problem is worked out. Any documents
that are falsified will result in immediate disqualification from this association.
General Information
* All rodeos begin at 10:00 am.
* NHSRA dress code is required – long-sleeved shirt, jeans, boots and hat.
* For your convenience, each member has a folder that will be at every rodeo. All required
correspondence as well as entry forms and fees can be left here for the secretary.
Membership Forms and Dues
* Membership forms must be received before your points will count!
* Membership forms must be signed and filled out completely. Both parents must sign the front and back
of the membership form and it must be notarized. Without the appropriate signatures, your membership
form will not be accepted and you will not be allowed to compete.
* If at all possible, please mail your membership form and dues in prior to the rodeo you first enter. If
you copy a membership form for someone, it can only be on one piece of paper.
* You must include a copy of your birth certificate and last year’s (fully completed) transcript or report
card. If you were a Region IV member last year, we have a copy of your birth certificate on file. If you
went to either the High School or Wrangler State rodeo, we have a copy of your final report card.
* If you are a new out of state transfer contestant, you are required to complete the out of state transfer
form. BOTH States’ National Directors must approve it.
Entries
* Entry forms and payment may be left in your folder for any or all future rodeos. Payment must be
made by the postmark deadline (two weeks prior to the rodeo) or accompany the form. Unless you pay
your fees on time, you will have to pay the $25 late fee.
* All entry fees received will be deposited to the Region IV bank account the week following the rodeo.
This means that rodeo entries paid in advance will be deposited when they are paid. No checks will be
held.
* Rodeo entries can be mailed to Lindy Lewis, rodeo secretary, 151 Lexington, Terrell TX 75160. The
call in number is 214-538-3202.
* Mail-in entries must be postmarked by the Monday two weeks prior to the rodeo to avoid the late fee.
* ALL call-in entries result in a late charge of $25.00. You may call in for the rodeo on Monday prior to
the rodeo. Entries will close for the rodeo on Tuesday morning.
* You must be pre-entered to compete at the rodeo. No walk-up entries will be accepted.
* ALL medical turnouts must be called in to the secretary, or the secretary must be notified at least 2
hours prior to the performance. If you fail to do so, your money will not be refunded.
* ALL veterinary turnouts must be called into the secretary prior to the performance. In an instance that
a horse is hurt on the way to the rodeo or at the rodeo, you must find the event director in which the
horse will be competing to check the horse before a veterinary turn out will be granted. If you fail to do
so, your money will not be refunded.
* Official School Personnel (Superintendent, Principal or Counselor) must sign all entry forms.
Region IV Ad Program Sales
* EVERYONE MUST SELL AT LEAST ONE $50.00 AD FOR THE REGION IV FINALS PROGRAM.
* Every member that sells more the required $50.00 ad will receive 25% commission of the amount sold
over the required $50.00. This means if you sell one $250 Banner ad, you will receive a check for
$62.50!
* The deadline for the first $50.00 is due on or before January 24 at rodeo #8. Your ad must be paid for
before you compete at this rodeo.
State Ad Program Sales
* EVERY MEMBER MUST SELL AT LEAST ONE AD FOR THE STATE FINALS PROGRAM to ensure that
every contestant will be eligible to receive an award at the State Finals.
* Each member must sell a minimum of $50.00 in advertising or sponsorship.
* If a member sells an ad or sponsorship that is more than $50.00, both the member and the region will
receive a commission on the amount over the first $50.00. The region will get 20% and the contestant
will get 30%.
* The deadline for ALL MEMBERS to sell the initial $50.00 ad for the State Finals Program is November
15th at rodeo #6.
Dodge Ticket Sales
* Every High School member is required to sell a minimum of 15 raffle tickets.
* Tickets will be $5.00 each.
* Tickets may only be sold by THSRA members or persons authorized by the THSRA.
* For every 5 tickets that a THSRA member sells, they will receive 1 free ticket.
* The top seller of Region IV will receive a cash prize. At least 50 tickets must be sold to qualify.
* The raffle may not be prompted through paid advertising.
* The raffle drawing will be held at the THSRA State Finals in June.
* The raffle winner will be responsible for all the vehicle tax, title, license and transfer costs and all other
taxes including income tax.
* The first 15 tickets MUST be turned in by November 1st, Rodeo #5.
Bloomer Trailer Raffle Ticket Sales
* Every member is required to sell ONE raffle ticket for a Bloomer 2-horse Trailer.
* Tickets will be $50.00 each.
* Tickets may only be sold by THSRA members or persons authorized by the THSRA.
* The raffle may not be prompted through paid advertising.
* The ticket MUST be turned in by November 1st, Rodeo #5.
Cuttings
* Cuttings will be held at Rodeo # 4 on Nov. 1st, Rodeo #8 on Feb. 7th and March 20th, which is the
Saturday morning of the Finals. You will actually cut twice at each rodeo. For instance, if you enter on
Nov. 1st, the points you receive the first time you cut will count as your points for rodeo #1 and rodeo
#2. The second time you cut, your points will count as rodeo #3 and rodeo #4. Each cutting will count
as 4 rodeos so you will be pay 4 times the entry fee as indicated on the entry form. This will give you a
total of 12 rodeos by the end of the finals. If this is confusing, please come to the secretary’s office or
give us a call.
Rough Stock
* All rough stock events will be held at Rodeos #1, #3, #5, #7 and #9. All rough stock will be at the
beginning and end (after team roping) of the above listed rodeos. The order of events will be:
Bareback, Bulls and Saddle Bronc.
Payout
* Payout checks for the rodeo will be available at the rodeo. Any checks not picked up before the
secretary’s office closes will be in your folder at the next rodeo.
Awards
* ALL contestants must enter 6 out of 10 regular season rodeos to be eligible for year-end prizes.
* In order to award a saddle in any event there must be an average of at least 5 contestants in the first
five rodeos. If an event does not meet this requirement, a saddle must be donated for that event
champion to receive a saddle.
* Prizes will be awarded to the Top 10 in each event.
Gate Fee
* There will be a $10.00 gate fee on each entry. If you have two children you will pay $10.00 on the first
entry and $5.00 on the second entry. If you have three or more children you will pay $10.00 on the first
entry, $5.00 on the second entry and $0 on the other entries.
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