SHW914. IN ANY PERFORMANCE CLASS, the judge:
SHW914.1 shall not call contestants off the rail at any gait other than a walk, where horses are worked on the rail.
SHW914.2 may, at his/her discretion, require the backing of only the finalists in the class where backing is required.
SHW914.3 may at his/her discretion penalize the horse, anytime a horse is ridden with a hackamore and has an open, raw or bleeding sore that comes in contact with the hackamore, or if the horse appears sullen, dull, lethargic, emaciated, drawn or overly tired.
SHW914.4 may disqualify a horse any time a horse's mouth is bleeding
SHW914.5 is not to penalize a horse for the manner in which it carries its tail nor for normal response with its tail to cues from its rider or when changing leads. A judge may, at his/her discretion, penalize a horse for excessive or exaggerated switching or wringing of the tail or for a seemingly dead tail that merely dangles between the legs and does not show normal response.
SHW914.6 the fall of a horse or rider being judged shall be cause for disqualification in all classes except for team penning and ranch sorting. A horse is considered having fallen when he or she is on their side and all four feet are extended in the same direction. Rider is considered to have fallen when he or she is not astride.
SHW914.7 shall disqualify a horse any time its mouth is tied or fastened