A.        Each contestant must mail in the entry form to inform the Rodeo Secretary of the specific events to be entered in the upcoming rodeo. Entry must be postmarked by the designated date. Entries may also be e-mailed. Contestants shall receive a reply confirming their entry. Finally a call-in date and time will available for contestants to call in their entry.

B.        Deadline on e-mail and mail-in entries and call back time will be established prior to every IJRA rodeo.  This deadline will be published in the IJRA Newsletter and/or on the IJRA website (www.ijra.org)

C.        Each contestant shall be allowed to request Slack or Performance a maximum of two times per season without penalty.  Any further requests shall result in a $50 fine in addition to regular event fees, stock charges, etc.

D.  There will be a $50 fine for late mail in.  The fine will be collected upon entry to the rodeo. 

E.  Any contestant that has been injured at an IJRA rodeo and has received medical treatment at a hospital or urgent care facility must have a doctor's release before the contestant is allowed to resume competition.

F.   On the day of each rodeo, there will be a specific check-in time.  Specific check-in times will be advised prior to every IJRA rodeo.  If you are late for check-in, the following options will be available:

1.          Pay regular event fees and rodeo for NO points.

2.          Pay double event fees and rodeo for points. 

·            If you are paying a $50 late mail-in fee and are late for check-in, the fine is not doubled, just the event fees.  Fees for late check-in will be waived in case of an accident or uncontrollable circumstances – with notification to the Rodeo Secretary in advance or upon immediate arrival at the rodeo.

DRAW OUT POLICY

  A.       If a contestant draws out on or before the callback date, all entry fees are waived.

B.       If a contestant draws out prior to the time when check-in is over and prior to the draw, they must pay the arena fee and stock fee, and for those who draw out of non-stock events, they must pay a minimum of $20. (Stock fees are $3 less per event that the total entry fee.)

C.       Contestants who draw out AFTER the draw has been done, must pay ENTIRE entry fees and arena fees for the rodeo they did not draw out of but were signed up for, before they may participate in the next schedule season rodeo. The ONLY exception to this is if the contestant provides a signed veterinarian statement to the Rodeo Secretary declaring their horse unfit to compete at that rodeo, or if they provide the Rodeo Secretary with a signed doctor’s statement stating the contestant is not to compete at that rodeo. If a contestant has presented a doctor's release to draw out, he/she must present another doctor's release to resume competition.