Northern Pines Stables 2026 Summer Playday Series

Registration Form

May 16                   June 13 

August 8            August 29

September 19

 

Pay Window-8:00 AM

Start Time-9:00 AM

Velva, ND

Velva Saddle Club Rodeo Grounds

Concessions will be served onsite

Series Awards Given September 26, 2026 @ 10:00 AM

Registration Fees:

Individual Playdays:

$8-Class Entry-per horse per each Playday

OR

$50-Horse-per each Playday

Playday Series:

$50 Membership per Horse/Rider Team

 

*Payments made at Pay Window during morning of each Playday and not when completing JotForm

Playday Summer Series Awards

At Each Playday Awards:

*High Point Awards up to 5th Place in each Age Division

*Fast Time Awards for each Event (Teen/Open and Junior Separate)

*Sportsmanship Awards for Junior, Teen, and Open Divisions

*Hardest Worker Awards for each Age Division

*Ribbons up to 5th place for each Leadline and Junior class

Series Awards:

*High Point Awards up to 5th Place in each Age Division

*High Point Champion Saddle in each Age Division (no leadline)

*Overall Playday Summer Series Champion, Reserve Champion, 3rd Place, 4th Place, and 5th Place Awards

*Fast Time Awards for whole series for each Event (Teen/Open and Junior Separate)

*Hardest Worker Awards for each Age Division

*Most Improved Awards for each Age Division

*Roper's Legacy Awards (staff choice)

**Series Awards to be awarded September 26 @ 10:00 AM**

Age Divisions:

(As of 1-1-26)

• Leadline (Age 8 & Under) (Must be accompanied during entire run)

• Junior (Age 12 and Under)

• Teen (Age 13-18)

• Open (Age 19 and Up)

-Riders may only compete within their age division

-Riders MAY NOT be led or accompanied on foot unless in Leadline (will result in a DQ if not in leadline section)

Individual Playday Rules

 1) Runs are done in order of the draw! We will have a 2 ½ minute cap on each person’s run to keep things running in a time efficient manner. Draw will be posted the morning of, on the fence of the arena.
 
2) Competitors may enter more than 1 horse in each event but only higher placing is added for high point for that Single Day Playday
 
3) Age is determined as of January 1st, 2026, competitors MUST enter in their age groups
 
4) Arena ground will be drug during the day as seen fit by the arena officials
 
5) Each Event WILL NOT BE demonstrated, but patterns will be posted on the fence of the arena.
 
6) Time penalties will result in 5 seconds added to your time, broken pattern will result in disqualification (time penalties include knocking down items or dropping items in patterns). Knocking down anything in Mistletoe will be a no time.
 
7) Competitors may enter the arena for speed events; however, they choose to do so, but NO parents/guardians/friends may be in the arena while run is being complete except for leadline
 
8) Leadline competitors must be accompanied by a runner the whole run, they may not run back to the gate by themselves
 
9) Ties will be broken by class with most entries for that age category or event voted upon arena officials
 
10) Prizes for high point up to 5th place will be handed out at the conclusion of each Playday, to share the wealth, competitors can only win up to 2 Fast Time Awards (first won, first given).

11) Leadline and Junior Competitors will receive ribbons up to 5th place for EACH class.
 
12) Prizes will be forfeited if not picked up by competitor themselves or other person who is APPROVED by the arena official BEFORE the award ceremony
 
13) Only placings for classes will be awarded points up to 5th place. Points are as follows:
  1st Place-5 Points              2nd Place-4 Points                   3rd Place-3 Points                4th Place-2 Points                    5th Place-1 Point
 

Please contact Vern with any questions, comments, or concerns

at 701-629-5044

Playday Series Rules

1) For points to be kept for series awards, the $50 membership fee must be paid (pay at Pay Window, morning of at playday, not with Jotform registration)

2) We will accept Series Memberships until the day of August 2nd, 2026, however a late fee of $20 will apply to the original $50 membership for a total of $70 for the membership if registered after June 15th, 2026 (no late fees applied to memberships turned in BEFORE June 15, 2026)
 
3) Memberships for series points will be considered as ($50 each team):
            Team 1: Person 1 and Horse A $50
            Team 2: Person 1 and Horse B $50
 
4) Multiple Memberships for the same rider may be bought as shown above, as series points will be kept for the TEAM not the single horse/rider. (Rider cannot gain double points on two horses nor can horses gain double points under two riders for the DIVISION AGE series overall points)

5) A horse can only be registered with ONE RIDER in the Junior, Teen, or Open (example-Fluffy the bay horse CANNOT BE reigstered for the series with Brittney in the Junior age division and Johnny in the teen age division)-The only exception to this rule is signing up a horse for both Leadline and another age division (Junior, Teen, or Open) (Example Fluffy the bay horse CAN BE registered with Adam in the Leadline division as well as Nicki in the Open division)
 
6) Leadline Series Memberships may be bought for kids in participating in leadline classes at the age of 8 and under (as of January 1st, 2026). They will get awarded series prizes up to 5th place in their age divisions for overall series points
 
7) Competitors can only win up to 2 Fast Time Awards for the Series Awards to share the love

8) Horse/rider teams place individually in their age division meaning as an example:

Brittney and Fluffy the bay horse place 5th in their age division for the series

Brittney and Queen the palomino horse place 3rd in their age division for the series

(However for the individual playdays, Brittney's horses both compete but for that playday's individual awards, we only add the highest placing horse for points just for that individual playday)
 
9) Competitors MUST compete in their age group for their age as of January 1st, 2026
 
10) Prizes for Series will be handed out on September 26 at 10:00 AM at the Velva Saddle Club Rodeo Grounds, and prizes will be forfeited if not picked up by competitor themselves or other person who is APPROVED by the arena official BEFORE the award ceremony
 
11) Ties will be broken by:

            1) Amount of Playdays attended (no participation points awarded, only used as tiebreaker)
            2) Flag Race Points (for whole series)

12) Series Points will be updated and posted on our Facebook page after each Playday is completed

13) Series Memberships will get a free T-Shirt (limited one per rider), extras may be purchased, just talk to Vern
 
14) Only placings for classes will be awarded points up to 5th place. Points are as follows:
   1st Place-5 Points           2nd Place-4 Points                   3rd Place-3 Point              4th Place-2 Points                    5th Place-1 Point
 
15) We will be doing Overall Playday Series Awards as well-meaning ANYONE from ANY category can win these (Overall Champion, Reserve Champion, 3rd place, 4th place, 5th place)

-Riders with multiple horses registered in the series may place more than once for the Overall Playday Series Awards

-If you have more than one horse registered with the same rider, the points ARE NOT added together for this category

-The Overall Playday Series Awards will be per each horse/rider team in any age category as following for an example:

1) Brittney (Teen Division) on Fluffy the Sorrel with 89 Points as Overall Champion

2) Ali (Open Division) on Duck the Bay with 88 Points as Overall Reserve Champion

3) Landon (Junior Division) on Pal the Palomino with 86 Points as Overall 3rd Place

4) Brynley (Leadline Division) on Paint the Pony with 84 Points as Overall 4th Place

5) Brittney (Teen Division) on Queen the Black with 83 Points as Overall 5th Place

 
Contact Vern with any questions, concerns, comments
701-629-5044