UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Any person seeking approval as an NCHA judge shall have been a member of the
Association continuously for a minimum of _____________ years, including youth or family
membership - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅5
NCHA judge applicant must have been an active competitor during the past __________
years - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅3
Applicant must have won a lifetime minimum of $10,000 in approved NCHA cutting
competitions to become a __________ A judge - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1
Judge applicants must score __________ on the written test and a minimum of ________ on
each of the live or video judging tests - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅80 75
A judge may not judge a horse that they have owned, exhibited, trained, managed or sold for
direct or indirect remuneration within the _______ day period immediately preceding any
NCHA approved or sponsored event at which said judge is officiating either in full or in part
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅30
What is a 3A penalty? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hot quit
What is the difference between a 1A and a 1a penalty? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1A Full
miss or loss 1a 1/2 miss or loss
Cutting is scored from - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅60-80
Under no circumstances will a published to judge over _______ horses per day or enter the
contest for which said judge is approved - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅160
, Any person seeking approval as an NCHA judge shall have been a member of the
Association continuously for a minimum of _______ years - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅5
To become a 2A judge the active competitor must have won a lifetime minimum of
____________ in approved NCHA cutting competitions to become a 2A judge - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅50,000
What is the term for the working unit of both the horse and the rider? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Cutter
The following people may file a complaint and/or protest - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Only
active members of the NCHA
Any contestant or horse owner may protest a judge's decision upon submission to the NCHA
Director of Judges a written statement requesting a review of the judge's performance. Said
statement must be filed within _________ days of the closing date of the show involved -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅7
Regarding the previous question, said statement must be filed and must be accompanied by a
cashier's check, money order, valid credit card number or personal check in the amount
________ for Weekend Shows and _________ for LAE Monitored Events made payable to
the NCHA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅200 500
A breast collar may: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Be used but not cross the horses neck or
attach to swells
A judge who fails to whistle out a contestant for excessive training or causing a disturbance
to the herd, will be fined? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅300
If a judge applies and fails twice how long before they can reapply? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅10 years
The NCHA can require judge applicants to pass a physical exam. And how old are they if
they are required to pass a physical exam every year? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅True 60
or older