2022 NRCHA RULE BOOK ONLINE

With the new show year comes a revised and updated 2022 NRCHA Rule Book. Printed rule books are in the works, but we have the 2022 NRCHA Rule Book linked online for your review of the changes to the eligibility, class names and new divisions. CLICK HERE.

Curious about changes you may have heard about? Questions about eligibility? Here is the rundown.

NON PRO LAE ELIGIBILITY:

NON PRO: Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card.
INTERMEDIATE NON PRO: Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is not in the top 25 Non Pro rider listing based on Open and Non Pro money won in the previous three years at NRCHA approved events.
LIMITED NON PRO (Formerly NOVICE NON PRO): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is not in the top 60 Non Pro rider listing based on Open and Non Pro money won in the previous three years at NRCHA approved events. Riders with over $100,000 in lifetime earnings are not eligible to fall back to the Limited Non Pro regardless of their ranking on the top Non Pro rider list.
LEVEL 1 NON PRO (Formerly AMATEUR): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card that has not won more than $7,500 in lifetime earnings in Open and Non Pro at NRCHA approved events.
SELECT CLASSES (New Division): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is 55 or older as of November 16th, 2021. A select class may be run concurrent in each of the Non Pro and Level 1 Non Pro LAE classes. They cannot be run as standalone classes, will not count toward National Standings and will be offered as jackpot only.

NON PRO BOXING LAE ELIGIBILITY:

NON PRO BOXING (Formerly NON PRO LIMITED): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is an approved Non Pro Boxing rider.
LEVEL 1 NON PRO BOXING (New Division): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is an approved Non Pro Boxing rider with less than $1,000 in lifetime earnings.
SELECT CLASSES (New Division): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is 55 or older as of November 16th, 2021. A select class may be run concurrent with Non Pro Boxing LAE classes. They cannot be run as standalone classes, will not count toward National Standings and will be offered as jackpot only.

NON PRO HORSE SHOW ELIGIBILITY:

NON PRO BRIDLE: Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card.
INTERMEDIATE NON PRO BRIDLE: Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is not in the top 25 Non Pro rider listing based on the previous three years of Lifetime Earnings.
LIMITED NON PRO BRIDLE (Formerly NOVICE NON PRO BRIDLE): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is not in the top 60 Non Pro rider listing based on the previous three years of Lifetime Earnings. Riders with over $100,000 in lifetime earnings are not eligible to fall back to the Limited Non Pro regardless of their ranking on the top Non Pro rider list.

NON PRO BOXING HORSE SHOW ELIGIBILITY (Formerly NON PRO LIMITED HORSE SHOW):

NON PRO BOXING (Formerly NON PRO LIMITED): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is an approved Non Pro Boxing rider. Riders cannot have earned more than $750 in fence work classes, or must have exercised a fallback option afforded to them in Rules 3.8.1.1 or 3.8.1.2.
INTERMEDIATE NON PRO BOXING (Formerly $5K NON PRO LIMITED): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is an approved Non Pro Boxing rider who has not earned more than $5,000 in Lifetime Earnings.
LIMITED NON PRO BOXING (Formerly $1K NON PRO LIMITED): Open to any rider who possesses a current Non Pro card and is an approved Non Pro Boxing rider who has not earned more than $1,000 in Lifetime Earnings.

OPEN LAE ELIGIBILITY:

OPEN: Open to any rider who possesses a current NRCHA membership card.
INTERMEDIATE OPEN: Open to any rider who is not in the Top 30 Open rider listing based on Open money won in the past three years at any NRCHA approved events.
LIMITED OPEN: Open to any rider who is not in the Top 120 Open rider listing based on Open money won in the past three years at any NRCHA approved events AND who has not earned over $350,000 in Open and Non Pro money at any NRCHA approved events.
LEVEL 1 OPEN (Formerly LEVEL 1 LIMITED OPEN): Open to any rider who has not earned over $20,000 in Open and Non Pro money at any NRCHA approved events.

The Judge Cards posted online and in the Rule Book reflect the division changes.