PRCAWPRA The Tier

Pro Rodeo

The professional circuit. Where the National Finals Rodeo crowns a World Champion every December.

Full-time competing cowboys and cowgirls and the fans who follow them.

Bodies: 7
Athletes tracked: 56
Upcoming events: 12
Season: Year-round. Winter run January through March, summer run June through August, NFR in December.

Sanctioning bodies at this level

PRCA Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

The professional circuit. One crown. 650 rodeos, one NFR.

Enter > PBR Professional Bull Riders

Bull riding, only. The biggest bulls, the biggest purses, one world champion a year.

Enter > WPRA Women's Professional Rodeo Association

The oldest women's sports association in the United States. Barrel racing, breakaway, all-around.

Enter > WCRA World Champions Rodeo Alliance

The million-dollar rodeos. Open nomination format, one check that changes a career.

Enter > USTRC United States Team Roping Championships

The jackpot circuit. Number-rating system. Team roping for everyone.

Enter > Tuff Hedeman Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour

Bull riding tour founded by the four-time World Champion. Smaller arenas, bigger bulls.

Enter > Xtreme Bulls PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour

PRCA-sanctioned, bull riding only. Stand-alone events at the majors.

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Athletes at the pro level

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Upcoming pro rodeos

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About pro rodeo

American professional rodeo traces to 1936 when the Cowboys Turtle Association broke off from a promoter-driven system to give the athletes a seat at the table. That association became the PRCA. The PBR split off in 1992 to build a bull-only tour. The WPRA, founded in 1948, is the oldest women's sports association in the country. Together these three bodies govern the professional tier.