Rodeo 101: Events explained

Continued from 52 morning, other than during the performance when the extra contestants compete in the rodeo. ere are only 8-12 slots in each rodeo performance for each event, when more contestants enter than can compete in the performances, they can compete in the slack.

DID YOU KNOW?

• e de nition of rodeo is a Spanish word meaning roundup.

• e di erence between Spanish rodeo and American rodeo is that the Spanish version focuses on style, while the American version focuses on speed.

• e PRCA (Professional Rodeo

Cowboys Association) has over 7000 members.

•More than 127 PRCA cowboys have surpassed the million dollar mark in prize money at PRCA rodeos.

• Today’s rodeos are an o spring of the early Wild West shows that featured cowboys such as Bu alo Bill Cody.

• e PRCA is the largest sanctioning organization with over 600 rodeos sanctioned yearly. e average bucking horse or bull works less than ve minutes per year in the arena.

• e PRCA has 60 rules that govern the care and treatment of rodeo stock.

• Bucking horses usually weigh from 1000 to 1500 pounds, and bulls up to 2000 pounds.