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Rodeo
Rodeo is a traditional folk North American sport with influences from the history of Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) and American cowboys. Rodeo events include the rough stock events bull riding, bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, the timed events steer wrestling, team roping, calf roping, the rarely seen steer roping, and women's barrel racing, breakaway roping, goat roping and pole bending. The participants include cowboys, cowgirls and also rodeo clowns or bull fighterss. See also gymkhana and polo.
The oldest and largest sanctioning body of professional rodeo is the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) which sanctions around 700 rodeos annually. The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) is a recent organization dedicated to Bull Riding and puts on a number of events. There are also high school and college rodeos, amateur rodeos, and rodeos for women.
There are numerous rodeos held throughout the United States and Canada. Among the more prominent are the Calgary Stampede; Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming; the National Western Stock Show in Denver; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas; and the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The NFR is held each December at the Thomas and Mack Center and features the top 15 (in terms of earnings) competitors from each of the events. In 2003, it is estimated that attandance at the 10 days of the National Finals Rodeo will top more than 170,000 with another 9 million people watching the rodeo on television.
Rodeo first appeared as an exhibition Olympic sport at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Some colleges, such as the University of Montana have a rodeo team. The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association is responsible for the College National Rodeo Finals.
Native Americans are active in rodeo and have their own associations, see Indian rodeo.
Animal rights and animal welfare organizations are vocal critics of rodeos, because of injuries and distress to the animals involved. Dr. C.G. Haber, a veterinarian who spent 30 years as a United States federal meat inspector, described the animals discarded from rodeos for slaughter as being “so extensively bruised that the only areas in which the skin was attached [to the flesh] were the head, neck, leg, and belly. I have seen animals with six to eight ribs broken from the spine and, at times, puncturing the lungs. I have seen as much as 2 to 3 gallons of free blood accumulated under the detached skin.” Rodeo supporters contend that injuries are uncommon.
Here is a list of notable rodeos worldwide:
See also: calf; cow; horse; steer; straw man
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The word Rodeo is also used as a euphemism for a brothel.
Rodeo (in this context pronounced "roh-day-oh") is also a ballet written by Aaron Copland.
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Burning Sands Rodeo Team
Military rodeo team out of New Mexico. Looking for military members active duty, reserves, and horable discharged to rodeo all over the United States.
http://angelfire.com/nm/bsrt
Southern Oregon Junior Rodeo Association
The association is for boys and girls. Page includes performance dates and results.
http://www.sojra.50megs.com
Pro Rodeo Canada
The official site of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association provides up-to-date statistics, articles and background information on rodeo.
http://www.rodeocanada.com
Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association
Includes dates, location, standings and results. Also has membership information.
http://www.greatlakesequine.com/MRCA
New Zealand Rodeo Cowboys Association
Includes results, dates, membership information. and links to other international rodeo links.
http://www.rodeonz.co.nz/
North Carolina High School Rodeo Association
Includes news, results, pictures, history, points, and membership information.
http://www.nchsra.com
University of West Alabama Athletics
Official Web Site of the University of West Alabama Rodeo Team. Schedule, results and general information about UWA's rodeo team.
http://athletics.uwa.edu/Rodeo/Rodeo.htm
Canadian Girls Rodeo Association
The official site with results, standings, links, and contacts.
http://www.cgra.ca/
Colorado Pro Rodeo Association
Promotes the rodeo circuit in Colorado. Includes association history, news, standings and results, schedule, newsletter, and registration information.
http://www.coloradoprorodeo.com/
Cowboys 4 Christ
Mission is to honor and glorify the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at cowboy functions through rodeo sponsored events. Includes news, membership and sponsorship information, organization projects, and logo merchandise.
http://www.cowboys4christ.org/
American Steer Roping Association
Athens, Texas. Produces Steer Roping, Team Roping, and Barrel Racing events throughout Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
http://americanroper.com/
Oklahoma State University Rodeo Association
Includes members, events, results, and pictures. Also has links to scholarship information.
http://www.okstate.edu/osu_orgs/osura/
University of Illinois Rodeo Club
Includes news, information, pictures, standings, and officers.
http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/Clubs/Rodeo/
National Senior Pro Rodeo Association
Includes results, standings, event descriptions, schedules, and locations, Hall of Fame, membership information, and related links.
http://www.seniorrodeo.com/
Northeast Youth Rodeo
Includes news, results, and calendar of events for the Oklahoma youth association.
http://www.nyraok.com/
California Pro Rodeo Circuit
Current news and information on professional rodeo in California. A division of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, includes a schedule of PRCA sanctioned events.
http://www.californiaprorodeo.com
Mo-Kan Youth Rodeo Association
Includes contact information, point totals, and upcoming events. Serves Missouri and Kansas.
http://www.geocities.com/mkyra
International Professional Rodeo Association.
Includes results, upcoming events, membership information, and links.
http://www.IPRARodeo.com
Colorado State High School Rodeo Association
Includes schedule, standings, results, list of member clubs and contact information, history, members and membership information, photos, newsletter, sponsors, and related links.
http://www.cshsra.org
Korean American Cowboy Association
Includes membership information, links, performances, and results.
http://www.infoteam.com/nonprofit/kaca
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Includes information and results. Text only version.
http://www.prorodeo.com
Johnson County Sheriff's Posse
Events of the Johnson County Sheriffs Posse
http://www.sheriffsposse.com
UM-Western Rodeo Team
The University of Montana - Western. News, information, photographs, and results.
http://www.wmc.edu/Athletics/rodeo/
Cal Poly Pomona Rodeo Club
Information, calendar, and photographs. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~equine/rodeoweb/
URA Online
The official home of the United Rodeo Association. URA news, results, rodeo schedule, and membership.
http://www.urarodeo.com/
Rodeo at West Hills
The West Hills Community College Rodeo Program.
http://www.westhillscollege.com/athletics/rodeo/why_rodeo.asp
Southern Rodeo Association
Based in North Carolina, SRA sanctions rodeos throughout the eastern seabord, the south and the midwest, many co-sanctioned with IPRA. Includes news, schedules, standings, contacts and photos.
http://www.srarodeo.com
Ozark Teenage Rodeo Association
A central Arkansas organization. Includes news, schedule, and contact information.
http://www.otrarodeo.com
Iowa High School Rodeo Association
View rodeo and horse events, rodeo standings and schedules. Also includes contact information.
http://www.cowboycalendar.com/IAHSRA/default.asp
Missouri Valley College Rodeo
Includes schedule, news, current events, and contact information.
http://www.moval.edu/athletics/rodeo/
Shoulda Been a Cowboy Association
Aids and assists PRCA participants during times of crisis or duress. Includes forms, fund raisers, testimonials, and purpose.
http://www.sbaca.com/
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
Touring black rodeo association. Includes event information, schedule, contestant biographies, and standings.
http://www.billpickettrodeo.com/
OPSU's Rodeo Club
Roster, information, qualifiers, and standings. Oklahoma Panhandle State University.
http://www.opsu.edu/rodeo/rodeo1.htm
CAC Rodeo
Roster, schedule, coach, and links. Central Arizona College.
http://www.cac.cc.az.us/rodeo/
Youth Rodeo Association
The YRA was organized to promote the sport of rodeo among young Americans and to improve the image of rodeo through improved cooperation of youth rodeo contestants, parents, and adults interested in the youth rodeo movement.
http://user.txcyber.com/~yratx
South Carolina High School Rodeo Association
Events, points, contacts, schedule, pictures, and links.
http://www.schsra.0catch.com/
Coulee Region Riders Club
The club hosts the Western Wisconsin Regional High School Rodeo. Steerwrestling, team roping, barrel racing, bronc riding, and bull riding.
http://www.ridersclub.net/
Florida Rodeo
Newsletter, national events, TV schedule, links, and contacts.
http://floridarodeo.8m.com/
Friends Of Rodeo
Association that strives to protect a western heritage. Includes information, and rodeo related links.
http://www.FriendsofRodeo.com
Little Britches of Wisconsin Rodeo (LBW)
Informational site for a Non profit organization for boys and girls between the ages of six and eighteen in Wisconsin.
http://lbwrodeo.com/
Working Ranch Cowboys Association
Contains information on the associations membership, scholarships, and history.
http://www.wrca.org
American Pro Rodeo Association
Includes events, dates and times, pictures and membership information. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
http://www.apra.com/about.cfm
United States Cowboy Tour
The official website of the United States Cowboy Tour Rodeo
http://www.uscowboytour.com
Texas High School Rodeo Association
Regional information for this club. Includes membership, events and point standings.
http://thsra.org/
Northwest Professional Rodeo Association
Organizes and schedules rodeos in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. Includes association history and membership information, events and results, standings, and rodeo queens.
http://www.nwprorodeo.com/
California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association
Includes event schedules, standings, and rodeo dates.
http://www.ccpra.com
Professional Western Rodeo Association
Includes membership, rodeo results, club standings, and rodeo schedule. Serves north western part of the United States.
http://www.pro-west.net/
National High School Rodeo Association
North American organization that is dedicated to the positive image of rodeo, the Western Heritage, and the highest regard for livestock. Includes news, events, contestant programs, classifieds, and related links.
http://www.nhsra.org/
National Professional Rodeo Association
Includes standings, results, event dates and locations, and membership information.
http://www.npra.com/
Good Company Rodeo Ministries
Includes travelings with Rev. Bob Harris as he shares Jesus Christ with cowboys at PRCA rodeos in California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
http://www.goodcompanyrodeoministry.com
National Little Britches Rodeo Association
A US junior rodeo association for children age 8 through 18. Includes events, schedule, standings, results, sponsors, and related links.
http://www.nlbra.org/
Colorado Junior Rodeo Association
Provides events allowing youth to advance their rodeo talent in the spirit of fair competition and the appreciation of good sportsmanship. Includes association information, news, events, schedule, results, membership information, sponsors, and related links.
http://www.coloradojrrodeo.com/
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
Governing body for college rodeo competition in the United States. Includes news, history, rankings, schedule, results, member schools, scholarship information, sponsors, and related links.
http://www.collegerodeo.com/
Women's Pro Rodeo Association
Includes news, standings, schedule, results, contestant information, rodeo history, sponsors, and related links.
http://www.wpra.com/
Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association (PAFRA)
Designed to give military cowboys and cowgirls a forum to compete against each other at the national level.
http://www.PAFRA2000.com
Special Cowboys Rodeo Association
Non profit Rodeo produced twice a year. Contestants must be children and adults with developmental disabilities. Participation is free.
http://www.members.tripod.com/scrarodeo
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