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Rules, Information, Regulations, and more

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The Rule Book

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The rules of the California Gymkhana Association are designed to ensure equal opportunity for the contestants, maximize the safety of the horse and rider, establish a reasonable code of dress and conduct, and ensure humane treatment of horses and riders. In addition, the book provides a summary of general procedures recommended for a show and diagrams of the events.

Information and Regulations

All about what to expect at a show, how to win awards, how to start your own CGA district, how to run a show, and all kinds of other cool information to make your CGA experience the best it can be.

The Events, all in good Time

The Thirteen Events

Thirteen events to challenge you and your horse. The whole reason we show up at CGA shows ... to pit ourselves and our horses against the clock.

Course Setup Diagrams

How to set up the Thirteen wonderful events.

The Rating Matrix

Just how fast do you have to go in each event to make it into each division. All the way from Future Champion (just show up and don't fall off) to Supreme (blink and you missed it).

All the Legal and Business Stuff

Costume Contest

Bylaws

All the legal stuff about what CGA does, how it does it, when, why and where.

The Board of Directors Policy Manual

How CGA is run, who runs it, and how it's all set up and organized.


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