Old West Exhibitor Handbook - Heber (1) - Flipbook - Page 17
SCORING
OLD WE ST
FUTURITIES
Scoring-
The score is based on time and judges’ scores to get a total score. Old West takes the time
minus 80 points to get a total time score to be added to the judges’ scores. Overall
possible scoring range is from 88-52, with a starting score of 70 points.
Run Content Scores on each maneuver: 88-83 = Excellent Score, 82-77 = Very Good Score,
76-70 = Good Score, 69-64 = Poor Score, and 57-52 = Extremely Poor Score.
Scored Heading Maneuvers: Box & Barrier, Run & Rate, Setting & Handling, Facing, Degree
of Difficulty, and Eye Appeal.
Scored Heeling Maneuvers: Box & Barrier, Run & Rate, Position, Stop & Jerk, Degree of
Difficulty, and Eye Appeal.
1. +4 = excellent
2. +3 = Very Good
3. +1 to +2 = Good 5. -1 or -2 = Poor
4. 0 = Average
6. -3 = Very Poor
7. -4 = Extremely Poor
Braking of Barrier & Catching 1 Leg – Broken Barrier is a 10-second penalty, and Roping one
Leg is a 5-second penalty.
Heading Penalties:
3 Point Penalties – Running into steer
5 Point Penalties – Turning around in the box, refusing to enter the box, rearing up, wrong
side of steer.
Disqualification: Striking horse with rope while being judged, excessive training or
schooling, and taking 3 or more attempts to get horse in the corner of the box.
Management nor judges will give you a warning count; judges will have the announcer ask
you to be excused after you have attempted 3 or more times.
Faults: Anticipation or disobedience entering the box, excessive moving of feet and/or
squatting in box, leaving the box with front feet elevated off the ground, and laboring to
catch the steer. Being to close or too far away from steer, failing to rate and/or climbing
through the corner, weak to the saddle horn while pulling, and rope over horse’s hind end.
Failing to face completely and squarely back down the rope in a timely manner and
running backwards or moving forward after the face.
Standing quiet in the box. Leaving flat from the box. Catches up to the steer quickly, rates
to the steer, and maintains position through the corner. Shoulders up through the corner,
staying slightly to the inside of the turn, following the steer at least one jump after the
corner. Stopping deep in the hind end, front feet on the ground, and straight with the rope.
Stays in stop not moving forward or backward during the jerk.
WHERE LEGENDS ARE MADE AND RECORDS ARE BROKEN
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