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Please note: The rule language in the linked pdfs below represents the final draft passed by the board. Rule change proposals go through three comment periods during the year for committees and members, and are edited in between to address concerns or confusion raised during those comment periods. This means the same proposal may have gone through three different drafts from inception to passage. Committees may or may not submit comments on each draft during this process. Some of the comments you see from members and committees may be on Draft 1 or Draft 2, and not the final Draft 3 that is included in the pdf and passed into the rule book. Some of the changes between Drafts 1, 2, and 3 may be significant.
Jumper Schooling Rules
Tracking 178-25, modifying JP 5
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/39dWVOXErCA
Boot Rule for All Classes
Tracking 179-25, modifying JP 111.5
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/w5dtD1kZ2nk
Tack That Covers the Horse's Eyes
Tracking 180-25, modifying JP 111.12
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/ntVqAPRJfxE
Aligning Ages in U25 Classes With FEI
Tracking 181-25, modifying JP 120.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/NFoT_HmhFHQ
Procedure for Tack Specifications
Tracking 182-25, modifying JP 123.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/wvriYrVVOw4
Procedure for Jump-offs in Table II Sec.2(e) Classes
Tracking 183-25, modifying JP 146.3
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/NfH0iG67gxU
Removal of Fault and Out, Knock Out, Take Your Own Line, and Relays
Tracking 184-25, modifying JP 146.0
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/_LZLz4K31yw
Scoring of Falls
Tracking 185-25, modifying JP 140.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/QHgxU3oz_1M
Fence Dimensions
Tracking 186-25, modifying JP 123.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/eykxjbmAC7k
Time Penalties in Optimum Time Classes
Tracking 187-25, modifying JP 149.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/NZGrTdQISWY
Schooling Requirements for Jumper Classes With $10,000+ in Prize Money
Tracking 188-25, modifying JP 103.2
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/06QH4-HFVQw
Aligning Spur Rules with Hunters
Tracking 236-25, modifying JP 111.3
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/r5VhvqrjAOk
Fence Heights of Young Jumpers
Tracking 237-25, modifying JP 117.3
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/OpOau-ItbzI
Sections/Classes Restricted to Junior, Amateur, or Young Riders
Tracking 238-25, modifying JP 118.6
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/dDKFFvHPDBE
Use of Video Review
Tracking 239-25, modifying JP 126.18
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/jllY1F0Mxaw
Use of Martingales
Tracking 240-25, modifying JP 111.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/BCH5gdwLUuU
Permitted Stirrups
Tracking 241-25, modifying JP 111.8
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/dWnMJyJ_nns
USHJA Horse Registration
Tracking 258-25, modifying JP 100.2
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/Hou0-hAS7hs
Warning Card System
Tracking 259-25, modifying JP 102.1
http://usef.org/forms-pubs/gU7hwBgroh0
Recorded Warnings
Tracking 260-25, modifying JP 146.3
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/aCwDC6CQ4fQ
Number of Obstacles in Two Phase Competitions
Tracking 262-25, modifying JP 146.3
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/sJ9I70ejtNs
Jumper Schooling Rules for Equipment
Tracking 263-25, modifying JP App. A
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/UEAKtWLh9vQ
Unethical Treatment of the Horse
Tracking 171-24, modifying JP 102.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/KsxoDwhXPhg