CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE OKLAHOMA STATE ROUNDUP CLUBS ASSOCIATION, INC.

ARTICLE I

NAME AND PURPOSE

The name of this association shall be the Oklahoma State Roundup Clubs Association, Inc., hereafter referred to as OSRCA. The purpose of the OSRCA is to encourage ownership of good horses, to foster the pioneer spirit of Oklahoma and good Americanism, and to promote goodwill and cooperation with the various Roundup Clubs throughout the State of Oklahoma.

ARTICLE II

OFFICERS

SECTION I - The officers of this Association shall be composed
of President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Third Vice- President, Fourth Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Publicity Director. These officers shall be the Board of Directors of the Association.

The election of said officers shall be at the annual meeting which
will be at the Awards Banquet each year, by a majority vote of two representatives from each affiliated club who are elected by the clubs they represent.

The President may appoint a nominating committee, having members from all Districts in the association. This committee is responsible for contacting members and presenting a slate of nominees of members willing to serve as a state officer, if elected. Nominees for office shall be present, or send a letter of acceptance
to the general meeting for election of officers before they can be nominated. Nominations are also taken from the floor. No other business shall be put on the floor at this meeting.

No more than two members per club can be on the Board of Directors of the OSRCA at one time. All state officers and representatives must be 19 years of age or older by April 1 on the
year they take office.

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When any officer of the OSRCA misses two consecutive
meetings without a logical reason, the Board of Directors will
vote on a replacement for his/her office.

In case of any vacancy in office, by death, resignation, or disqualification, the remaining directors by affirmative vote, of
majority vote thereof, may elect a successor for the remainder
of the year.

The President shall be eligible to succeed himself/herself in
office, and upon retirement he/she automatically assumes the roll
of 4th Vice-President for a period of not more than one year. If
the President succeeds himself/herself; the members elect a 4th
Vice-President at the Awards Banquet meeting.

The President and Secretary, or a representative body of the OSRCA, shall determine time and place of meetings of the
OSRCA. At least one meeting shall be held every three months.

SECTION II – It shall be the duty of the President to preside
at all meetings, to assume responsibility for the OSRCA, and to
enforce all bylaws and regulations relating to the OSRCA.

The President may appoint Standing and Select Commit-
tees as needed. Standing Committees are appointed for a definite session or time, such as one year. Select Committees are appointed for a special purpose or project.

When needed the President may appoint an Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary may vote when the
Secretary is unable, or not available to vote.

In absence of the President, the successive Vice-Presidents
shall assume the President’s duties beginning with the 1st Vice-President.

It shall be the duties of OSRCA officers to take the initiative in determining policies, to have control and management of any
property belonging to the OSRCA and to authorize the expenditures
of the OSRCA funds.


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All money payable to the OSRCA shall be paid to the Secretary
or Treasurer. All money payable by the OSRCA shall be paid by approved monies and checks shall be signed by the President, Secretary, or Treasurer.

The Secretary shall inform clubs of events, activities, meetings,
and report results of said whenever possible.

OSRCA officers are expected to serve as judges at the “Shoot
Outs” and State Finals.

An officer may not break a tie vote for an office of any position.
The vote must be taken back to the floor for a re-vote. If the tie
vote remains a tie; the vote must be re-scheduled for a later date.

ARTICLE III

SECTION I - The OSRCA shall be made up of incorporated Western or Roundup Clubs.

SECTION II – Clubs eligible to participate in the OSRCA
activities must have dues paid and conform to western traditions.
Dues are due by April 1, but will be accepted through July l.

SECTION III – Annual club dues to the OSRCA will be $50.

SECTION IV – OSRCA sanctioned playdays must be open for participation by all clubs.

ARTICLE IV

EVENTS – Clubs desiring to participate in OSRCA State Finals, shall hold at least four playdays wherein events conforming to
OSRCA rules must be up held. The OSRCA requires four (4) events
in each class. These events are poles, two (2) barrel flags, barrels, and rings/stakes. The Forty and Over, Peanut, and Peewee classes will run stakes instead of rings. Juniors, Senior Women and Senior Men will run rings. Riders are not required to ride all four (4) events
in any playday.


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ARTICLE V

This constitution and bylaws may only be amended by a majority vote of one representative for each affiliated club. Proposed amendments must be typewritten and filed with the Secretary.
Any proposals pertaining to the Rule Book must be submitted after State Finals have been completed, but no later than February 15th of the voting year - every three (3) years starting l998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, etc. At a general meeting in February of the voting year, proposals will be reviewed to decide which ones should be presented to the clubs for their vote. Proposals will be voted on no less than 28 days or no more than 45 days after February 15th.

ARTICLE VI

RULES OF ORDER – The latest revision of the Robert’s Rules
of Order shall apply when the OSRCA Rule Book does not cover a procedure.

























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GENERAL RULES

All OSRCA sanctioned playdays shall be conducted as outlined
herein. Local club officers or directors are responsible for applying OSRCA rules at sanctioned playdays.

April 1st is the cutoff date, which determines class eligibility. If
your birthday is ON or BEFORE April 1st, you ride in the higher class. Contestants must ride in their age group. They can not move to
higher or lower classes with exception to the Forty and Over contestants, Participants in the playdays shall be divided into
the following seven classes:

PEANUT – 9 years of age and under
PEEWEE –10 through 13 years of age
JUNIOR – 14 through 18 years of age
SENIOR WOMEN – 19 years of age and older
SENIOR MEN - 19 years of age and older
FORTY AND OVER WOMEN – 40 years of age and older
FORTY AND OVER MEN – 40 years of age and older

The FORTY AND OVER CLASS(ES) are optional for Forty and Over contestants. They may ride in these classes, or the Senior classes. They may not participate in both the Forty and Over and Senior classes. Contestants must decide at the time they start
running their first state sanctioned playday of which class they
intend to participate. They must notify their local club secretary of
their intent. Once the rider has chosen his/her class, they ride their state-sanctioned playdays in that class.

The Board of Directors reserves the right to request proof of age at any time. All Peanuts, Peewees and Juniors MUST have a copy
of his/her birth certificate on file with the OSRCA secretary.

All contestants are required by state law and OSRCA rules to
have with them an original up-to-date negative (EIA) Coggins Test
on all horses they are riding in State Finals, or have at the arenas.
The OSRCA Board of Directors may require contestants to furnish
the OSRCA secretary with a copy of this test for the state files. Random checks will be performed at state functions. Failure to
provide the original negative (EIA) Coggins will result in removal of
the horse from event site.
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ELIGIBLE CONTESTANTS FOR STATE FINALS:
A contestant must be a member of a Roundup Club that is a
member of the OSRCA, and is participating in the OSRCA
sanctioned playdays. If a contestant belongs to more than one Roundup Club, he/she must designate to both clubs (President
or Director) which club he/she will participate with before
beginning state sanctioned playdays. A contestant may
participate in any playdays held by any club, but the recorded
playdays will only be counted in his/her designated club’s playdays.
The contestant will be required to comply with the OSRCA’s rules.
A contestant must be a member of an OSRCA affiliated club by
July l and prior to the first state sanctioned local playday that is
counted as his/her four playdays.

No refund will be made after a state playday has started.

A rider cannot make up a state-sanctioned playday at another
club’s state sanctioned playday. A rider cannot compete in two
state sanctioned playdays on the same day at the same arena.
All contestants must ride in a western saddle in all events.

There will be two timekeepers and time will be kept with two standard stop watches, or an electric timing device.
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All races (timed events) start with a signal from a flagman,
unless an electric timing device is used. Time shall start and
stop when the horse’s nose reaches the starting and finishing
line when a flagman is used. After time starts, if at any time a
rider is off their horse, they will receive a NO TIME for that event.

Contestants need to pay attention to what is going on in the
arena. They should check the playday equipment inside the
arena before they start their run (in all events). If something is
wrong, let the arena judge know. When a contestant crosses the timing light, or flagman then he/she accepts the arena conditions
and equipment as is.

Any re-ride shall be in the same drag, but not necessarily in
the same class.



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All the events are to be run in a closed arena. The gates will
be closed as soon as the rider enters the arena and will be kept closed until rider has completed the event and settled his/her horse. Run may not begin until gate is closed, or Gate Judge says you are clear. Horses will not be allowed to run through the gate when enter-ing the arena as determined by the Gate Judge or Arena Judge. Riders must show they have control of their horse (breaking forward motion).

PEANUT class ONLY may be led in arena and positioned in all playdays. The person leading and positioning the horse may not strike the horse. All other classes may be assisted through gate only.

A horse may only be ridden one time in each class or event, except by members of the immediate family, meaning mother, father, son, daughter, grandchildren in the Junior class and below. Weekend kids including children, grandchildren, step-grandchildren in the Junior class and below may ride the same horse as another member of that immediate family.

A contestant must ride one horse in all events in any one playday. In case a horse is unable to finish the day, the rider forfeits the remaining events. No re-ride will be allowed for a tack failure.

A horse may not be struck with playday equipment at any time. Striking a horse with playday equipment will disqualify the rider for
the event in which he/she is participating at the time.

TIES:
Ties will be broken by one of three methods, in this order.
1st – If any of the tied contestants want to run, he/she must
run, or forfeit to lowest tied position.
2nd – If all contestants want to flip a coin, they can break a tie
in the presence of an officer and the official timekeeper.
3rd – If one contestant is unable, or unwilling to settle a tie by
the first two methods, he/she will move to the lowest tied
position.

In case of a tie for high point, an event will be drawn for ALL CLASSES and a runoff made. In case of Rings drawn – Peanuts, Peewees and Forty and Over Classes will run Stakes. The best qualified time wins.
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CONDUCT:
All contestant members will at all times conduct themselves in
an exemplary manner, upholding the OSRCA purpose and ideals. They shall present themselves in a neat, clean, and orderly cowboy/cowgirl manner.

At the discretion of the Officers of the OSRCA, or official in
charge, a contestant may be disqualified from any, or all events for misconduct or unsportsmanlike conduct by the contestant, his/her parents, or any person affiliated with the contestant.

The following are actions considered as misconduct or unsports-manlike conduct:

1. Drinking or under the influence of alcoholic beverages and/or use of illegal substances
2. Using obscene language
3. Altercating, or arguing with the judges or officials
4. Engaging or attempting to engage in any action
threatening, berating, harassing, intimidating, assaulting
or striking an official, spectator, or another contestant
5. Not being ready to compete when called upon to compete (by the third call once the arena is clear for that person’s turn)
6. Running out of turn
7. Mistreating livestock or striking horse with playday equipment

PROTESTS:
If a contestant, parent, guardian or OSRCA member disagrees with a call or ruling and believes a protest should be made, he/she should proceed as follows:
1. A protest must be lodged verbally upon infraction to an
official in charge.
2. A written protest must be presented to an official in charge within 15 minutes, or before the end of the 2nd drag they
are riding in (whichever is longer). If a re-ride is deemed
necessary, the rider will ride at the end of the 2nd drag.
3. A $20 fee is deposited with the official in charge when the written protest is presented.

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If the ruling is overturned, the $20 fee is returned. If the ruling
is NOT over-turned, the person lodging the protest forfeits the $20
fee.


CLUB RESPONSIBILITIES

It will be each Roundup Club’s responsibility to hold four (4) state sanctioned playdays between April l through August 15.

The club President, Secretary, or Playday Director will be responsible directly to the OSRCA for the judging of these four (4) playdays and keeping a record of all the OSRCA riders for each playday.

A club may have as many playdays as they want, but must have
a minimum of four (4) state sanctioned playdays to qualify their members for the State Finals. Each eligible contestant must be a member of an OSRCA member club by July 1 and must still ride at least one event in four (4) state sanctioned playdays.

It will be each club’s responsibility to collect $50 entry fee for
every person participating in the State Finals. This may be paid to
the member club in part, or in whole at any time during the year
before August 15th, but must be paid in full by August 15th

Names of qualified riders with $50 each entry fee shall be turned in to the state secretary on, or before August 15th.

There will be no refunds once riding positions have been drawn for State Finals.

There is no limit on the number of riders from each club riding in the State Finals.

Each club will provide a list of two or more volunteers for a judging team that will be available to assist in judging at State Finals. They must be willing to attend a Judging Clinic.



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DISTRICT GUIDELINES

Clubs joining the OSRCA shall be divided into Districts. There
shall be at least (2) Districts. The OSRCA Board of Directors shall have the authority of determining said Districts as well as establish-
ing additional Districts, if necessary.

The OSRCA Board of Directors shall be the sole responsible
and governing body over the Districts.

Member clubs in each District will have one vote per club in
electing two (2) District Representatives to represent them at state activities and assist at State Finals. These representatives will be elected at the Awards Banquet before the Awards Program starts.


STATE FINALS GUIDELINE


Each arena used for State Finals should have at least a 2-inch metal pipe top rail and anchored to metal pipe post. The arena
must be at least 300 by 120 feet inside and at least 75 feet from
the finish line to the end of the arena. The OSRCA Board of Directors may use some discretion in regards to the dimensions in selecting the arena for State Finals.

1. There must be restrooms on site with running water and flushing
toilets.

2. There must be facilities for watering horses at the arena.

3. There must be a concession stand and bleachers, or seating of some type for spectators at the arena.

4. At State Finals the electric timer should read to the thousandths, not just the hundredths of a second.

5. In the spring - State officers and/or Arena Safety Committee members shall meet with club officers and inspect the arenas of clubs hosting State Finals. A list of requirements and any needed


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repairs will be given to each host club. The clubs will make the
needed repairs and have their arenas ready three (3) weeks
before the State Finals. The Arena Safety Committee will inspect
the arenas. If an arena does not pass inspection, the Committee
will select an alternate site.

6. There will be no fund raisers, or any activities at state sponsored
functions except those approved by the association. Fund
raiser proceeds at state activities go to the OSRCA.

7. Before the start of State Finals all playday equipment that is to be used must be presented to the Equipment and Arena Committee to be measured and inspected. Once the equipment is inspected and approved it must be available for all riders to use.

8. Exhibitions will be $3 for state fund raisers. No exhibitions at
State Finals.

9. Contestants have one ride per event. NO RESTARTS allowed
when a contestant fails to run the correct pattern.

10. At State Finals, all clubs will be required to work one event per
weekend. Failure to do so will result in a NO TIME for that club’s
contestants for that event ALL DAY. State officers will draw, or
assign clubs to events. Clubs may volunteer to work when we
draw for riding positions for State Finals, or at the “SHOOT OUT”,
or on a first-come first-serve basis.

11. The Rules Committee will measure and (if necessary) stake
each event before starting the event.

The State Finals will be held as designated by the OSRCA. The OSRCA President and Board of Directors will have full charge of the State Finals. Location will be rotated between Districts from year to year. Each go-round of the State Finals will be held in different Districts on a rotating basis. New clubs will go to the bottom of the rotation list.

The OSRCA shall hold two (2) “SHOOT OUT” Playdays. They
will be held before the first go of State Finals (weather permitting) where State Finals will be held. These playdays are fundraisers for
the OSRCA.
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The State Secretary, State President, or a committee selected by the OSRCA Board of Directors will hold a random drawing for riding positions for State Finals.

State Finals will be a 2-day, 2-weekend event. First-Go on Saturday run all events for Forty and Over, Peanut and Peewee classes. Sunday run all events for Junior and Senior classes. Second-Go will be the next scheduled weekend. State finals will be held on consecutive weekends (weather permitting).

A rider MAY, if he/she chooses. ride a different horse on Day 2 than he/she rode on Day1. HOWEVER, the rider must ride the same horse in all events ridden during any one day of either go-round.

It will be the responsibility of the Roundup Club hosting the State Finals to furnish arena help, timer (to the thousandths), and a PA system, unless the OSRCA provides a timer and PA system.

Copies of score sheets will be 25 cents per sheet at State Finals.

State officers will serve as judges at the State Finals. Club officers and other qualified judges will assist when needed.

State Finals scoring of points will be as follows:

FOR SENIOR AND FORTY AND OVER CLASSES:

1st Place - 15 points 6th Place - 10 points 11th Place - 5 points
2nd Place - 14 points 7tth Place - 9 points 12th Place - 4 points
3rd Place - 13 points 8th Place - 8 points 13th Place - 3 points
4th Place - 12 points 9th Place - 7 points 14th Place - 2 points
5th Place - 11 points 10th Place - 6 points 15th Place - 1 point

FOR PEANUT, PEEWEE AND JUNIOR CLASSES

1st Place - 20 points 8th Place - 13 points 15th Place - 6 points 2nd Place - 19 points 9th Place - 12 points 16th Place - 5 points 3rd Place - 18 points 10th Place - 11 points 17th Place - 4 points
4th Place - 17 points 11th Place - 10 points 18th Place - 3 points
5th Place - 16 points 12th Place - 9 points 19th Place - 2 points
6th Place - 15 points 13th Place - 8 points 20th Place - 1 point
7th Place - 14 points 14th Place - 7 points

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Any and all points earned on all events of the First Go-round will carry forward to the Second Go-round. Awards will be based on total accumulative points.

Awards will be presented to the First Place High Point winner in each event.

State Finals High Point winners in each class will be awarded a saddle. There will be fourteen runner-up awards in Senior Men, Senior Women, Forty and Over Men, and Forty and Over Women classes. Peanuts, Peewee, and Juniors will have nineteen runner-
up awards in their classes.

No purchase is made unless approved by the Board of Directors, President, Secretary, Treasurer, Awards Committee, or at an OSRCA meeting. An invoice must be presented before payment is made.

DRESS CODE:
Dress Code will be appropriate attire consisting of jeans or long pants; enclosed shoes or boots, short or long sleeved shirt (including
T-shirts, or sleeveless T-shirts). Attire that will disqualify a rider includes any attire that shows the mid-drift, cleavage or bra material, or attire printed with alcohol, vulgar, or inappropriate (as deemed by the OSRCA Board of Directors) suggestions.


AWARDS BANQUET

An annual Awards Banquet will be held in the fall following the State Finals (late October, November or December depending on when facilities are available and awards are ready). The Board of Directors will decide date and location.

Election of officers for the coming year will be conducted at this meeting. Each club has two (2) votes.

Awards will be presented for State Finals.

State Officers, District Representatives and Committee Members
will be responsible for planning, setting up, serving, and cleaning up after the banquet.

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OSRCA ROYALTY CONTEST

The OSRCA Royalty Contest will be held before the State Finals. The location and date of the contest will be decided at a State meeting by the Royalty Committee and/or the Board of Directors.

Royalty candidates represent their local Roundup Clubs and there is no limit on the number of girls from each club. The sponsoring Roundup Club must be a member of OSCRA.

The Royalty Contest will have three divisions as follows:
Queen – 14 - 21 years of age
Princess – 10 -13 years of age
Sweetheart – 9 years of age and under

To qualify for the Royalty Contest a candidate must:
1. Be a member of the sponsoring OSRCA Roundup Club and active in club activities
2. Compete in four state-sanctioned playdays at home club
3. Qualify and participate in State Finals
4. Be single and never been married
5. The Royalty Committee may require each royalty
contestant to pay a small entry fee.

Candidates will be judged as follows:
50% - Horsemanship (running a pattern in arena)
25% - Appearance (interview with judge)
25% - Personality (interview with judge)

The Board of Directors or Royalty Committee may require the candidates to participate in a fund raising activity for BONUS POINTS.

The Queen, Princess and Sweetheart will be crowned at the
End of the Royalty Contest. They will receive a tiara, sash and
other awards. All contestants will receive an award.

The State Royalty will reign over State Finals and they must attend, unless they have an unavoidable casualty or injury. At the Awards Banquet they will assist the State Officers in presenting awards. All State Royalty members must be appropriately dressed
and ready to represent all OSRCA clubs at State functions. At the
end of their reign, if they have attended and completed their required activities, they will receive an award.
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ROYALTY CONTEST PATTERNS
QUEEN AND PRINCESS HORSEMANSHIP PATTERN

 Walk to point 1 (center of arena)
 Start on right lead and do a small circle to the right – slow lope
 Continue on right lead and do a larger circle to the right – fast lope
 At center switch leads
 Do a small circle to the left – slow lope
 Continue on the left lead and do a larger circle to the left – fast lope
 Stop at center of arena and back horse three steps – settle horse
 Make a turn to the left 180 degrees
 Walk to point 2 on the arena fence and complete a Queen’s run around the arena
 Stop after Queen’s run and walk to judges for questions and review

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SWEETHEART HORSEMANSHIP PATTERN

 Enter arena – walk to point 1 (center of arena)
 Stop in center of arena then turn left and face judges.
 Settle horse
 Turn right and trot in a small circle
 Cross through the center and trot in a small circle to the left
 Stop at center and make a turn to the left about 180 degrees
 Walk to point 2 on arena fence
 Complete a Queen’s run and walk to judges for questions and review
 Stay on your horse for the interview
 Judges will dismiss you after the interview




















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BARREL RACE

Three 55 gallon barrels will be placed in triangular formation
as follows: 90 feet between No.1 and No. 2 barrels (inside to inside
of each barrel) and 105 feet between No. 2 and No. 3 barrels for a cloverleaf pattern. The starting line shall be a minimum of 60 feet
from the No. 1 and No. 2 barrels. Rider may run either to the right
or left barrel first. All barrels must be completely circled and a regular cloverleaf pattern consisting of three circles will be followed.
A 5-second penalty will be added for knocking over or steadying a barrel. Due to various arena sizes, the distance between the barrels may be varied. All barrels must be a minimum of 15 feet from any fence. Pads will be used on barrels at State Finals. See diagram in back of rule book


STAKE RACE PATTERN

Upright makers are set 40 feet on either side of the centerline (electric timer or flagman).
Rider starts by crossing centerline between the upright markers, and runs a figure “8” around upright markers, then finishes by again crossing centerline between the upright markers. Figure “8”
is not complete until centerline is crossed at a right or left angle.
At the first pole, the contestant may go right or left, just so
the figure “8” is run.
This is a timed event. If an upright marker is knocked down, there will be a 5-second penalty added to the time for each marker knocked down. State board interpretation - 5-second penalty will be added for intentionally steadying a teetering marker. See diagram
in back of rule book


POLE BENDING

The Pole Bending pattern is to be run around six poles. Each pole is to be 21 feet apart and the first pole is 21 feet from the starting line.
A rider may start either to the right or to the left of the first pole and then run the rest of the pattern accordingly.


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The rider will be fined 5 seconds for intentionally steadying a teetering pole, 5 seconds penalty for knocking over a pole, etc. The rider shall be disqualified for failure to run the correct pattern. If rider breaks the line between the wrong poles, or turns extra
circles he/she has a broken pattern.
Any part of the horse crossing the finish line in any motion
or manner while turning the sixth pole will be disqualified.
All poles must be 6 feet in length and have a base with a minimum width of 15 inches and maximum of 17 inches. See
diagram in back of rule book

RING RACE

There will be six rings, three on each side of the arena.
First ring on each side will be 30 feet from starting and finish line. There will be approximately 45 feet between rings. A barrel is
placed at opposite end of arena in the center -180 feet from
starting line, or a minimum of 30 feet from back of fence.
Rings are all the same color and 5 inches in diameter. The
rings can be made using plastic tubing, wire and duct tape.
A post approximately nine (9) feet in height is attached on the arena fence with a cross arm extended out over the arena 30 inches. A strap l4 inches in length is attached at the end of the cross arm with a clothes pin or clip attached to the end of the strap to fasten rings on.
Rider carries a stick made from a cue stick that is 30 inches in length with a rubber shield or mark 8 inches from base end, as rider must hold the spear within 8 inches of the end.
Rider races down one side, riding around the outside of the barrel and returns on opposite side, spearing as many rings as possible.
The rider, holding spear, may begin on either right, or left side of the arena. Rings must be on spear at completion of course. No second attempt may be made on a missed ring.
A penalty of 2 seconds for each ring missed will be added to the rider’s time. Rider must get two rings to qualify. A 5-second penalty will be added for knocking over or steadying the barrel. See diagram in back of rule book



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FLAG RACE
Two 55 gallon barrels will be placed near the opposite end of the arena from the starting line. The barrels will be placed one on each side of the arena, 50 feet apart – inside to inside of barrels. Barrels will be placed a minimum of 180 feet from starting.



A bucket completely full of sand (arena dirt), free of debris and clods, will be placed on top of each barrel. Buckets are to be 2 ½ gallons in size. Buckets will be set on the outer edge of each barrel with the flag staff set to the 5-inch mark on the outer edge of the of the bucket for all riders. The flag will be placed in the bucket the rider has designated.
The flagstaff must be 18 inches in length and ½ inch in diameter. Material 6 inches wide and coming to an 8-inch point is attached to the top of the flagstaff. A mark will be placed 5 inches from the bottom tip of the flag staff.
The rider may start from either the right or left side of the arena. The rider must go around both barrels, taking the flag from the bucket on the first barrel and placing the flag in an upright position in the bucket on the second barrel as he/she goes around the barrels. The flag may rest on the rim of the buckets, if point of stick is covered with sand (dirt). A contestant must circle one or both barrels in the same direction from starting point. No circles are made unless you circle one or both barrels.
The rider will be disqualified for knocking over either barrel, knocking either bucket over or off either barrel, or if the flag falls out of the bucket, or touches the ground before rider crosses the finish line. See diagram in back of rule book
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