The 2012-2013 RSNC National Sort For The Saddles Points Race has begun!
The 2012-2013 National Saddle Race points earning season started June 22, 2012 and ends June 2nd, 2013 (for all shows received electronically from Producer no later than June 3rd, 2013).
(Points from the 2012 Finals do not count towards the 2012-2013 season)
Click on your State to view points. These accumulated points will determine the contestant's placing in the Top 20 of each division for their state.
Please Note: Masters points earned will not show on these pages unless the RSNC HQ Office has a date of birth on file for contestants. If you do not see your Masters points listed, please contact our HQ office at #970-897-2901.
Click Here to see what shows are included in this posting
| Qualifying Divisions |
| All 2011 Graduating Beginners | Automatically Qualified |
| All 2011 Graduating Rookie | Automatically Qualified |
| Novice (#3 & #4) | Top 20 from each State |
| Amateur (#5 & #6) | Top 20 from each State |
| Open (#7, #8 & #9) | Top 20 from each State |
| Masters 50 & Over | Top 20 from each State |
For the # of points awarded in a division RSNC has adopted the following AQHA point system for all contestants that place in the Top 10 in any division throughout the year long contest. (AQHA Point System)
| # of entries in class |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
|
| 3-4 | 1/2 |
* |
* |
* |
** |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
| 5-9 | 1 |
1/2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
| 10-14 | 2 |
1 |
1/2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
| 15-19 | 3 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
| 20-24 | 4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
| 25-29 | 5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| 30-34 | 6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| 35-39 | 7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
* |
* |
|
| 40-44 | 8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
* |
|
| 45 & Up | 9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
Any division that has 100 or more teams will be double points.
Any contestant can earn points in any sanctioned class in which they are eligible to ride. The Masters will be a class of its own throughout the year and those points will be kept separately. The points will be awarded throughout the year to give contestants who compete in RSNC events an advantage going to the National Finals. The top 20 contestants in each category, from each State, will enter the finals with 20 to 1 points respectively.
The Top 20 from each division, in each State will be eligible for year end awards.
A contestant throughout the year can earn points in any State, but will represent the State in which they live.
In the event that the contestant’s rating is changed, his/her points will be carried with him/her to the next division unless moving those points improves the contestants standing in the points race. In this case only the points that will put the contestant in the same standing as the division prior will be carried over. Example: A Novice has 50 points, is in Fourth place and is moved to the Amateur division. The Fourth place Amateur has 30 points. In this case the Novice being moved can only transfer 30 of his/her 50 points to the Amateur division, tying with the Fourth place Amateur. However, every contestant that graduates from Novice to Amateur or Amateur to Open is automatically qualified for the Finals with a minimum of 20 points.