470. CUTTING. AQHA strongly recommends AQHA-approved

cutting classes be held whenever possible.

(a) National Cutting Horse Association or Canadian Cutting Horse

Association rules will be used for conducting and judging cutting. All riders in

the arena shall comply with rules on dress, equipment and conduct and be limited

to bonafide contestants or their helpers per NCHA rules.

(b) Rules of the National Cutting Horse Association are available

from the National Cutting Horse Association, 4704 Highway

377 South, Fort Worth, Texas 76116.

(c) Rules of the Canadian Cutting Horse Association are available

from the Canadian Cutting Horse Association, 14141 Fox

Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 4P3.

(d) If both NCHA and AQHA-approved cutting are held at one

show, points will be awarded only in the AQHA-approved cutting classes.

(e) For NCHA-approved cutting, AQHA points shall be awarded

only on the basis of the signed records of the show or contest, forwarded

to AQHA by show management providing:

(1) Horses competed under their AQHA registered name,

(2) Exhibitors must have current AQHA membership in

their individual name,

(3) The competition was held in conjunction with an

AQHA approved show, and

(4) No AQHA-approved cutting classes were held at that show.