Join Reno Rodeo at the seventh annual Bowling Tournament benefitting the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund! Sunday, Feb. 2 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Bowling Stadium. Each team can register as an independent team or a sponsored team. Independent team entry: $200 (4 bowlers, shirts and breakfast) Sponsored team entry: $500 with
2025 Cattle Drive Wait List The Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive celebrates the rich legacy of the “Wild Wild West,” with an unforgettable journey through the High Desert. For five days leading up to the Reno Rodeo, up to 60 guests join a team of volunteer cowboys to drive 300 head of rodeo steers from
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Unlike the other rough stock contestants, bull riders are not required to spur. No wonder. It's usually impressive enough just to remain seated for eight seconds on an animal that may weigh more than a ton and is as quick as he is big. Upper body control and strong legs are essential to riding bulls.
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Reno Rodeo are proud to bring you Xtreme Bulls. This Xtreme Bull Riding Tour stop features 40 of the world's best professional bull riders and 40 of the best bulls in the country. With pyrotechnics, Xtreme action, rock and roll, eight seconds of the best pro bull
Wild Pony Races – June 20–27 A fast-action, fun, and wild event, the Wild Pony Races are back. The races will be held before the performance on June 20–27. Four teams of three kids, between the ages 8-14 years old, will compete. During the race two kids have to rope and halter the pony and
Have you ever dreamed of participating in the Reno Rodeo but never quite got your big break? Well now’s your chance. With Businessmen’s Steer Decorating or BSD, our community has the opportunity to participate in the Wildest Richest Rodeo in the West. The event itself consists of 18 teams of two people each, one who
A bareback rider begins his ride with his feet placed above the break of the horse's shoulder: If the cowboy's feet are not in the correct position when the horse hits the ground on its first jump out of the chute, the cowboy has failed to "mark out" the horse properly and is disqualified. Throughout
Model spurring action begins with the rider's feet far forward on the bronc's point of shoulder, sweeping to the back of the saddle, or "cantle," as the horse bucks. The rider then snaps his feet back to the horse's neck a split second before the animal's front feet hit the ground. Other factors considered in
