Top Cowboy and Top Cowgirl get… $2.50 X number of shooters in the event + Class Winner prize if there are 2 or more Shooters in class
Winners of Classes with 2 or more Shooters get…$10.00 X number of shooters in class
Silver Bullets
For shooting clean at an NIO event only
(Event MUST be 3 or more stages to award these)
What do you do with these you ask?
WIN A Master Marksman Buckle
Turn in 10 silver bullets and receive a beautiful buckle!
Got that? The second level is the Damascus Marksman- these riders must be completely penalty free but also complete all four stages in under 120 seconds combined time. You must also collect 10 silver bullets at this level to win a prize.
Move-Up Buckles
for current members who have joined with NIO before their third qualified win
Top Shot Buckle (New name TBD)
Qualifications for this buckle are: You must be an NIO member and participate at, at least 80% of NIO hosted shows (Tri-State NOT to be included in the count).
How do you win? Simple have the lowest amount of time in penalties through the whole season. If you attend all hosted NIO shows your highest penalized shows will be dropped to put you at an 80% show rate. (This means if NIO hosts 10 shows then only your lowest 8 shows will count)
Champion and Reserve will be given away and Fastest over all time for the season will break any ties.
NIO Year End Buckles
Includes Buckles for Divisions, Overall, and Shotgun all gender split! Plus Wrangler, Rookie and Non-Gender Split Rifle!
(All End of Year Award Buckles must have rider competing at 75% of NIO Hosted shows to Qualify)
Plus many prizes at the Banquet including:
Drawing for volunteer prizes (Volunteers get a name in the bucket every NIO event they help at (Must be an NIO Member) and then at Banquet 8 names are drawn to win a prize)
Prizes for Most Improved horse (Or Horse of the Year) – This will now be a club vote at the end of the season
Prizes for Most Improved Shooter – This will now be a club vote at the end of the season
Sportsmanship Award – Which is voted on at the banquet by all in attendance!
