April Meeting Highlights

• Awards/Fundraising

  • Deadline for sponsorships is June 1st

  • Kendra will be sending out a list of past awards to directors

• Rules and Bylaws

  • Legacy Members - a motion was passed to grant lifetime memberships to past MRA Presidents.

  • Calf Roping Jerk Down Rule - a motion was passed to amend the original rule of:

    • Jerk Down will be defined as intentionally bringing the animal over backwards between 10 and 2, landing on its head, neck, or spine with all four feet in the air. At a two-judged rodeo if the field flagger is in doubt, he may confer with the line judge and if the line judge is not definitive there is not a jerk down violation.

    • Amended version: Jerk Down will be defined as bringing the animal over backwards between 10 and 2, landing on its head, neck, or spine with all four feet in the air. At a two-judged rodeo if the field flagger is in doubt, he may confer with the line judge and if the line judge is not definitive there is not a jerk down violation.

  • Rule Books - will be available online and will only print a limited number of physical books for those who request a paper copy.

• Finals

  • Discussion was held on contract personnel. More to come soon on this.

• Rodeo Approvals

  • Tomah, WI - MRA 1st

  • Ironwood, MI - MRA 1st

  • Estelline, SD - MRA/MSRA/SDRA/NRCA

  • Sheyenne, ND - NDRA/MRA

  • Strasburg, ND - NRCA/SDRA/MRA

  • Algona, IA - CSRA/MRA/URA

  • Blue Earth, MN - CSRA/MRA

  • Caledonia, MN - CSRA/MRA

  • Waukon, IA - CSRA/MRA

• Special Event Approval

  • Sauk Rapids, MN - MRA Special Event