United Barrel Racing Association Rules
Joining the United Barrel Racing Association
Any person may join the United Barrel Racing Association by completing a membership application. The application may be completed online, at a UBRA certified event or mailed. Memberships run from October 1^st to September 30^th of each year. Membership application and fees must be paid before point accumulation will begin. The UBRA reserves the right to refuse or terminate any membership. (Cause detrimental to the interest of the association, its programs, policies, objective, and harmonious relationship of its members as determined by the executive committee.)
Divisions
The UBRA has four divisions in which a member can earn points and awards.
1. Open Division – open to any age, sex.                 $50 membership fee
2. Youth Division – 18 yrs and under as of Jan 1^st        $30 membership fee       ^{Youth members must choose youth or open division. Cannot earn points in both divisions.}
3. Futurity Division – futurity horse age 5 & under    $30 membership fee       Horses 5 & under that have not competed prior to December 1 of year preceding futurity.
4. Pee Wee Division – 8 years & under as of Jan 1^st         $20 membership fee
Additional divisions may be added to memberships for $20 each. Ie: Open + Futurity = $70. Youth + Futurity = $50.
Family Memberships
Family memberships are for immediate family (ie: Spouse, Mother, Father, children under 18). Cost for family memberships is $50 for the 1^st member, $20 for each additional family member, per division.
Point Tabulation
Points are based on a 2D full second split for open, youth and futurity divisions. PeeWee points are non-divisional. 20 points for 1^st place, 19 for 2^nd, 18 for 3^rd…1 for 20^th. Open, youth and peewee points may be earned in their respective age divisions in accordance to WSCA/producer rules for their respective divisions. Youth points may also be earned in the 1^st open class is no youth class is offered. Futurity points may only be earned in UBRA certified Futurity classes. Points will be taken on the horse earning the most points (only 1 set of points per horse per class  and only 1 set of points per person per division per class). The highest points a person can earn for the 2010 season is 1260.
Example: You can win points in both divisions in the same class, on two different horses. You can not, however, win points on two horses, in the same division, for the same class. No trailer race. 40 Run Limit. Maximum number of runs to count for year end awards is 40. The 40 highest points will be used to determine the final point standings. Any combination of UBRA Produced double points shows and sanctioned open shows that total 40 runs.
Membership Cards
Membership cards will be mailed within 3-4 weeks after their application and membership fees are received in the main office.
Members Conduct
Abuse or any kind to animals, property and persons is not tolerated. Members are expected to conduct themselves in a manner representing good sportsmanship at all times.
Entering Certified Show
Members must provide their membership card/#/check appropriate boxes on entry forms to obtain points.
Awards
UBRA Members earn points at UBRA certified events for year end awards; state awards. State Titles will be determined by year long point accumulation. Point accumulation runs from 10/1 to 9/30 of each year. Any state that has 100 members or more qualifies for its own state awards. States with less than 100 members will be combined and know as the “Combined State”.Runs with penalties will not receive any points. UBRA Shopping Spree Dollars are awarded for State titles. SS$=Shopping Spree Dollars. SS$ do not equal cash. Any unused SS$ will be voided if not used by the World Finale.
Standings
Standings are updated and posted online the 1st of every month and published in the HORSE DIGEST magazine. Tie Breakers: In the event of a tie the value of SS$ are added together and divided by the # of people tying. Ie: If there is a three way for 3rd, you take the 3rd, 4th and 5th place SS$ add them together and divide them by 3. The same policy applies to payouts if a person ties for placing in a jackpot that is PRODUCED by UBRA.
Arena/Producer Rules
Arena rules are left to the discretion of each producer/arena. They must be made available to contestant upon their request, included in advertising and be prominently posted at the events. Each producer is in charge of their own show, rules, guidelines... The producers simply submit the complete class results to the UBRA point secretary as an excel file via email.The UBRA calculates the points and publishes them online.
UBRA Tours were created for UBRA members as a benefit for UBRA members. UBRA members are eligible for additional Added Money and Awards – much like a sidepot – with no additional fee for UBRA members. Points are doubled. 40 for 1^st place…2 for 20^th. The Tour events have a protection area where no other UBRA events will be allowed to be certified within the 300 mile radius.

UBRA World Show
The UBRA World Show is a CLEAN SLATE double point show. UBRA World Show checks will be paid based on times, awards on point accumulation from the event. Members must compete at 8 or more UBRA certified classes to compete at the World Show.

Dress code: The UBRA World Finale will require western attire which is defined as a long sleeve shirt and heeled boots. Cowboy hat/helmet required. Failure to comply with dress code requirement or losing your hat in the arena will be a $10 fine. (hat fine payable to person who picks up your hat). Dress codes at all other UBRA certified events are up to each individual producer.

Any & all decisions on items not covered here will be decided by the management and decisions by the management are final.