The 2012 EXCA Rulebook
is Online
EXCA is gearing up for
the 2012 season.
Here are the major
changes in the rules for
2012:
Novice.
The Novice Division is
designed for beginner
riders that are new to
the sport of Extreme
Cowboy Racing. The
purpose of the Novice
Division is to provide
competition that is fair
to all beginner riders.
Novice riders are
allowed to ride "up"
into higher Divisions of
competition.
If a Novice rider
accumulates 1500
Novice points in a
one year period,
they will finish out
that year in the
Novice Division.
If a rider
accumulates 1500
Novice points, the
National Advisory
Board members in
their Region will be
evaluating their
riding. At the end
of the competition
year, a decision
will be made by the
National Advisory
Board and the
Executive Board as
to whether or not to
move them out of the
Novice Division.
There is a petition
system in place for
those riders that
have been moved to
higher divisions so
there is a forum for
the return to Novice
request. Novice
Petitions will go to
your local NAB and
the Executive Board
for a decision.
Other ways to
evaluate the Novice
rider will be the
placing and point
accumulation in
other divisions. The
Novice rider by EXCA
definition should
not be winning as an
example the Non Pro
Class with any
consistency.
Green Horse
Division - A
Division to develop
Young Horses & Futurity
Horses
12 and Over Riders Open,
Green Horse Division for
horses 5 years old and
under
The Green Horse Division
shall have 10 obstacles
plus overall
Horsemanship and time
points on the
spreadsheet. Points will
not be tracked by EXCA.
Point fees do not apply
to this Division.
Obstacles shall be rated
1 - 3.
All horses who are 5
years old or under by
January 1 of the
competition year.
Any horse that is
nominated to the
Futurity may compete in
WPQ & Regional races in
the Green Horse Division
ONLY.!
There will NOT be a
Green Horse Division at
The WORLD Finals
**The Green Horse can
NOT be ridden in any
other Divisions to
remain eligible for 2012
EXCA Futurity at the
World Championship.
EXCA State
Championships (Single
Points)
State Championship dates
and location shall be
approved by the EXCA.
Each State may have one
State Championship
event.
State Championships
shall offer all five
divisions.
Any EXCA member may
compete in a State
Championship.
EXCA Regional
Championships (Triple
Points, one entry fee)
Regional Championships
dates and location shall
be approved by the EXCA
and may be held anytime
throughout the year
(prior to the World
Championship).
EXCA World
Championship
Qualification to
compete in the EXCA
World Championship
requires that the
horse /rider team
must rank in the top
60% of their
Division in the
National Points
standings.
