Judge Seminars and education are vital to the success of members, competitors, and NRCHA judges.  

During the seminar you will learn from NRCHA Director of Judges Bill Enk, who will guide participants in the development their skills through a seminar.

To become an NRCHA judge, an applicant must attend a judge’s seminar and pass the NRCHA Judge Test that is administered at the end of the seminar.   To keep the NRCHA judge card, a judge must attend a seminar every 3 years.

Register to Attend:

SATURDAY | December 16, 2023

SCORING & MARKING THE CARD | NRCHA Overview
Competitors, 1A & 2A Judges

  7:00 - Check In 

  WELCOME & JUDGING OVERVIEW | 8:00
  Bill Enk & Chris Benedict

• Judges are On Your Team
• Clearer Eyes
• Excellent, Above Average, Average, Below Average, Poor

  COMFORTABLE MARKING THE CARD | 8:30
  Chris Benedict

• How to follow the run on the card
  • Strategies for staying with the run when lots of penalties
• Translating what you see into a value

  Reining | 9:00 | Chris Benedict

• Reining Overview
• Example Reining Runs & Common Penalties
• Run Scoring Practice

  Herd Work | 10:30 | Chris Benedict

• Herd Work Overview
• Example Herd Runs & Common Penalties
• Run Scoring Practice

  12:00 - 2:00 LUNCH

  Cow Work | 2:00 | Chris Benedict

• Cow Work Overview
• Example Cow Runs & Common Penalties
• Run Scoring Practice

  Boxing & Box Drive | 3:00 | Chris Benedict

• Boxing Overview
• Example Boxing Runs & Common Penalties
• Run Scoring Practice 

  High School Rodeo | 4:00
  Chris Benedict & Todd Crawford

• High School Rodeo Cow Horse Overview
• Run Scoring Practice 

SUNDAY | December 17, 2023

ADVANCED SCORING | Cow Work
Competitors and All Judges

  SCORING STANDARDS | 8:00 | Bill Enk

• Determining +1/2, +1, +1 1/2
  • +1/2 reins, positions
  • +1 = Pure
  • +1 1/2 = Compete
• Penalty or Maneuver
  • Breaking Down the Maneuver Down

  COW WORK | 9:00 | Bill Enk

• Boxing
• Fence Turns
• Circling

  12:00 - 2:00 LUNCH

  COW WORK Continued | 2:00
  Bill Enk & Todd Crawford

• Stages of Bridle Horse
  • Snaffle & Hackamore
  • Two Rein & Bridle
• Outliers

  4:30 | END OF DAY

  OFF-SITE GATHERING : TBD

MONDAY | December 18, 2023

ADVANCED SCORING | Rein & Herd Work
Competitors and All Judges

  COW WORK Recap | 8:00 | Bill Enk

• Q&A
• Rule Clarifications / Changes

  REIN WORK | 8:30 | Bill Enk

• Scoring Standards
  • Circles
  • Lead Changes
  • Stops
  • Spins
• Stages of Bridle Horse
  • Snaffle & Hackamore
  • Two Rein & Bridle
• Outliers

  HERD WORK | 11:00 | Boyd Rice

• Scoring Standards
  • Herd Work
  • Control of Cow
  • Herd Help
• Stages of Bridle Horse
  • Snaffle & Hackamore
  • Two Rein & Bridle
• Outliers

  12:30 - 2:00 LUNCH

  STEER STOPPING | 2:00 | Bobby Lewis

• Scoring Standards
  • Box & Barrier
  • Run Rater
  • Stop

  PRACTICE PEN & EDUCATION | 3:00 | Tara Carter

• Members
• Professionals
• Judges

  CLOSING REMARKS | 3:30
  Bill Enk, Emily Konkel, Boyd Rice