The race to the National Finals Rodeo is not an easy one for any rodeo athlete in the country. It takes countless hours and hard work to make it into the
The work hasn’t come to end for rodeo athletes pushing until the National Finals Rodeo. While the regular season ended October 1st, and the top 15 athletes
Xtreme South Jordan had everyone on the edges of their seats, with the arena record broken multiple times and two cowgirls taking home over $19,000 on the weekend.
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) requires that contestants who want to buy their card, and try to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), must compete on a permit first.
The Mountain States Circuit Finals took place in Loveland, Colo., this past weekend which brought a close to the 2025 season for the contestants who competed across Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Kansas throughout the year.
Although there are still six weeks remaining until the 2025 National Finals Rodeo (NFR), rodeos currently happening across the country count towards the 2026 standings.
With a total payoff of $92,590, the CINCH Roping Fiesta was held in San Angelo, Texas, October 25-26. A PRCA-sanctioned event just for the tie-down ropers and steer ropers, the event paid two rounds, a finals/semi-finals, and an average.
The CINCH Australian Invitational Global Bronc Match was held in Warwick, Queensland, on October 25, 2025. The best saddle bronc riders in the world were invited to Australia for a chance at $50,000.
The chapter on the 2025 Mountain States rodeos has officially comes to a close. This past weekend the top 12 contestants in the circuit competed for both the year-end and average titles in Loveland, Colo.
With a reputation for duplicating the same consistent runs time and again, regardless of the horse or arena conditions, Lisa Lockhart is simply a legend in barrel racing.
Wacey Schalla may not be old enough to gamble at the casinos in Las Vegas, but he’s already on his second trip to the National Finals Rodeo. This time, in two events. Schalla sits atop the Bull Riding World Standings, with over $350,000 won.
One thing about rodeo is that the time spent working on your craft isn't the only aspect that matters if one wants to win. There are many contributing factors outside of the arena that go into the big rides and wins that are seen every day on social media.
They say versatility is the greatest attribute of the American Quarter Horse, but after so many years of specialized breeding, some people have begun to wonder...
The 2025 professional rodeo post-season is heating up as breakaway roping athletes are making their final push for a qualification at the Kimes Million Dollar Breakaway.
The National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is drawing near and these athletes have been working all season long to see who deserves the World Champion title in each event.
The qualifiers for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) are now set and everybody is preparing for the bright lights of Las Vegas. There are gold buckles on the line and there is one specifically to keep an eye on- the all-around.
One of the most well-known horses in barrel racing has hit yet another major milestone. Force The Goodbye (The Goodbye Lane x VF Forcit First x Burrs First Down) is only seven years old, but has been leaving a massive impact on the industry since his futurity year.
According to QData leaderboards, only 12 horses in the sport of barrel racing have crossed the $1 million mark in lifetime earnings. These are only official, recorded earnings, so there are likely more horses that have hit the seven-figure mark, but the vast majority of horses have a large amount of unrecorded earnings.
The 2025 Shane Hanchey Invitational has come to an end and these rodeo athletes pulled out some of their best performances of the season for this iconic event.
Contestants in the Mountain States Circuit have been competing from Colorado to Wyoming, into Kansas, and back to Utah to qualify for this year's finals that start in Loveland, Colo., tomorrow.
Places for the National Finals Rodeo in December have been set and all 118 athletes who qualified are gearing up for the biggest event of the season. Back numbers are a huge part of NFR tradition and the lower the number, the higher the season earnings are for the athlete it’s given to.
Today, PRO Skijor announced the launch of America’s first professional skijoring series. The inaugural tour will kick off in January of 2026 in Heber City, Utah, marking the start of a brand-new era for the sport.
The circuit finals run for 2025 is heating up as athletes across the country are battling it out to see who is the best of the best in their region. The
The rodeo community is just months out from the National Finals Rodeo, and all season long, athletes and animals alike have been competing amongst each other to find out who is the best of the best come December.