Bareback

Scoreboard: Rodeo
[Aug. 19, 2009] Event Results for NRA DEER LODGE, NRA TWIN BRIDGES, PRO RODEO LEADERS Through August 16, 2009 By Courtesy Billings Gazette

Cannon batters down regular-season earnings record
[Aug. 19, 2009] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Four more rodeos and four more paychecks over the Aug. 14-16 weekend allowed bareback rider Clint Cannon to break the PRCA regular-season earnings record for his event — with six weeks still left on the 2009 schedule.

Race to the National Finals Rodeo heats up
[Aug. 19, 2009] It's crunch time in professional rodeo.Only a handful of big-money rodeos remain this season, which means contestants are running out of time to secure an invitation to the 2009 Wrangler National Finals in Las Vegas.

2009 PRCA World Standings as of August 17, 2009
[Aug. 18, 2009] Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association World Standings - August 17, 2009 By Courtesy of PRCA

PRCA Weekly Press Release - August 17, 2009
[Aug. 18, 2009] Cannon batters down regular-season earnings record, Brazile harvests pair of titles at Farm-City Pro Rodeo, Upcoming PRCA rodeos, and more Rodeo News & Upcoming Events By Courtesy Of PRCA

Veteran Billings cowboy turns in 86-point ride to win bull riding
[Aug. 16, 2009] The 46-year-old Billings cowboy gave a lesson to his much younger peers, sticking a fine 86-point bull rider aboard Bad Bill to win the NRA MontanaFair Rodeo Saturday night

Scoreboard: Rodeo
[Aug. 15, 2009] Results from the NRA MontanaFair

Scoreboard: Rodeo
[Aug. 14, 2009] Results for PRCA Glendive and NRA MontanaFair

Historically significant ranches compete for bragging rights at Roundup
[Aug. 14, 2009] For many competitors at this weekend’s Texas Ranch Roundup, it won’t be their first rodeo. But it certainly is one of the most prestigious.

McFarland injury knocks him out of competition
[Aug. 13, 2009] Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association bareback rider Tom McFarland of Wickenburg suffered 26 fractures in his right wrist and arm in June when a bucking horse flipped over on him in the chute at the West of the Pecos Rodeo.

Rodeo athletes among most talented professionals
[Aug. 13, 2009] Rodeo cowboys are widely considered to be among the most talented and versatile athletes in professional sports.

CPRA press release ~ August 12, 2009
[Aug. 13, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – When most people think of Jasper, Alta., the first things that come to mind are the Rocky Mountains and a rugged wilderness waiting to be explored. But another kind of rugged is visiting the town this week. The Jasper Heritage Rodeo gets underway tonight for four days of cowboy tradition and top-notch athleticism. By Pamela Porosky, Courtesy CPRA

Wyoming’s Miss Congeniality the Life of a Bucking Horse
[Aug. 11, 2009] When we were at the 2008 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR), I heard someone talking about imprinting. I wasn’t sure what that meant, so I asked around and the other mares and I came to some conclusions. A lot of the mares in Las Vegas in December are pregnant, so we get into some pretty heated debates. Imprinting with horses involves taking a newborn foal and exposing it to outside elements to influence the foal’s behavior when it grows up. By Susan Kanode

2009 PRCA World Standings Leaders
[Aug. 10, 2009] 2009 PRCA World Standings Leaders By Courtesy of PRCA