2025 Mutton Bustin' Applications for 2025 Reno Rodeo Mutton Bustin' are now closed. Mamas, if you don't want your babies to grow up to be cowboys, you best keep them away from Mutton Bustin'. Sure, it looks innocent enough, but does anybody really know how many cowboys got their first real taste of rodeo riding
Note: The carnival opens at 4 pm every day except Saturday and Sunday. It opens at 12 noon on Saturday and Sunday. Wristbands will be available at Scolaris, any Nevada State Bank location and the Reno Rodeo Ticket Office. The prices of the wristbands will be $33 each in advance. If you are not attending
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
The steer wrestler on horseback starts behind a barrier and begins his chase after the steer has been given a head start. If the bulldogger leaves too soon and breaks the barrier, he receives a 10-second penalty. The steer wrestler is assisted by a hazer, another cowboy on horseback tasked with keeping the steer running
Team Roping is as its name implies: Rodeo's only true Team event! HEADING: If a team roping header isn't quick, you won't find him at the Reno Rodeo. Headers need quickness like brain surgeons need medical training. To win money at the most professional rodeos, team roping headers must accomplish a myriad of duties in
Success in calf roping depends largely on the teamwork between a cowboy and his horse, and the luck of the draw. A feisty calf that runs fast or kicks hard can foil a roper's finest effort. After the calf is given a head start, horse and rider give chase, ropes the calf, then dismounts and
