Competiton Rules
Show Sanctioning
Earned Points
Payout
Penalties and/or
Disqualifications
Dress Code
Protests & Complaints
Barrel Pattern
World Championship
Barrel Pattern
The National Barrel Horse Association
These Rules cannot cover all possible situations that may arise during a show, nor can they regulate all administrative questions. Where cases are not precisely regulated by an Rule, it should be possible to reach a reasonable decision by looking at the Rule book and the Director’s Handbook. The Rules assume that NBHA Directors, Show Management and Headquarters staff have the necessary competence, sound judgment and absolute objectivity. Too detailed a rule might deprive the official of his/her freedom of judgment and thus prevent him/her from finding the solution to a problem dictated by fairness, logic and special factors.