Calf Branding Rules

1.  4 minute time limit
2.  A herd of calves with mother cows are contained behind a chalk line in the corner of the arena
3.  Teams will show sportsmanship and good working relationships be being herd holders
4.  Four members consisting of a roper, brander and two muggers
5.  No loop limit
6.  Roper is allowed to carry only one rope
7.  Legal catches are:  1 heel or 2 heels (pantyhose is a legal catch)
8.  If the entire rope is dropped completely to the ground by roper it is a dead rope and no time
9.  Illegal catches are:  one or two front lets, belly loop, two calves at the same time
10.  During an illegal catch muggers may take rope off when judge tells them to
11.  During an illegal catch, the roper can dally to help muggers take rope off
12.  Roper has to re-rope calf after ground crew removes illegal catch
13. During an illegal catch, the rooper must keep hold of the rope
14.  No loping in or out of the herd
15.  Ground crew (muggers & brander) maybe exchanged
16.  All members of ground crew can mug
17.  Muggers may help pull calf across the line for branding, but muggers must stay behind the chalk line
18.  Two calves are drug across the line, one at a time
19.  Ground crew must have the calf flat on its side and rope off before the calf can be branded
20.  Calf must be branded on it's left side
21.  Roper can return to the herd for their second calf as soon as the muggers remove the rope
22.  Judge will signal when brander can take iron from the bucket
23.  Time stops when iron is back in the bucket
24.  Roper can brand the last calf
25.  Team will receive a no time on 1 calf if team exceeds the time limit
26.  Team must brand 2 calves to receive a time for the average

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