NRHA Handbook

ForewordThe National Reining Horse Association is a non-profitOrganization dedicated to the promotion of the ReiningHorse. The Association was formed in 1966 to encouragethe showing of reining horses by providing worthwhilepurses for which they can compete, by developinga standard method under which all reining contestscan be conducted, and by acting as a forum for theirbreeders and trainers.In the fall of 1967 the Executive Committee of theNational Reining Horse Association appointed its firstDirectors. A Rules Committee was chosen from thesemen. This booklet contains a revised version of the originalground rules and further changes will be adoptedby the Board of Directors as deemed necessary. Decidingrule changes will not be difficult if our officersand Board of Directors remember the dedication andoriginal intent of our founders.© The NRHA Handbook is the copyrighted property of theNational Reining Horse Association. No person may useand/or reproduce this Handbook without the express writtenpermission of the National Reining Horse Association.Shows seeking sanctioning and receiving approval fromthe Association are expressly authorized to use the informationcontained in this Handbook.FOR THE MOST CURRENT OFFICIAL VERSION OF THEHANDBOOK, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT NRHA.COM. Newrules and changes to rules are in gray and underlined.2