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Who is the commissioner for the PRCA? |
George Taylor - Former CEO of Caterpillar, Inc |
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Where are the national headquarters for the PRCA? |
101 Pro Rodeo Drive |
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What does PETA stand for? Name one celebrity who endorses their organization. |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. |
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How many events are sanctioned by the PRCA? Name them |
Seven. Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Saddle Bronc Riding, Tie Down Roping, Bull Riding, and steer roping (illegal in ca). |
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In what year did the Wrangler Bullfighting start? |
1980. |
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What are the qualifications for the All-Around title? |
The PRCA cowboy who wins the most prize money in a year while competing in at least two events, winning a minimum of $3,000 in each event, wins the world All-Around championship. |
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What is the time penalty for a roper who breaks the barrier? |
10 Seconds |
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In the PRCA, the U.S. is divided into circuits. How many are there? |
13 Badlands - California - Columbia River - First Frontier - Great Lakes - Montana - Mountain States - Prairie - Southeastern - Texas - Turquoise - Wilderness - NEW Maple Leaf (Canada) |
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What is the Linderman Award (PRCA)? |
Award given to rodeo competitors who win a minimum of $1,000 in three events (1 timed and 1 riding event). The award is named after multi-talented World Champion Bill Linderman, who died in a plane crash in 1965. The first award was given in 1966. |
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Name the rope a Tie Down roper uses to tie the calf's legs together. |
Pigging String |
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What is the length of time a rough stock rider must ride their animal for a qualified ride? |
8 Seconds |
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Approximately how many rodeos are sanctioned by the PRCA each year? |
more than 650. |
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Which rough stock event is known as rodeo's "classic" event? |
Saddle Bronc Riding |
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What is another name for steer wrestling? |
Bulldogging. |
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What piece of equipment is used to enhance a horse's natural ability to buck? |
Flank Strap |
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Define "Hazer." |
Another mounted cowboy who gallops his horse along the right side of the steer and keeps it from veering away from the bulldogger. |
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What is a "suitcase handle"? |
The top piece of a bareback riggin that the rider holds on to. |
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Which rough stock event does not have a mark-out rule? |
bull riding |
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Name three ways in which a bareback rider can be disqualified during their ride. |
Failing to mark-out, using their other hand, or falling off before the buzzer, non-legal spurs |
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How does a cowboy "mark out" his horse? |
He must exit the chute with his spurs set above the horse's shoulders and hold them there until the horse's front feet hit the ground after the initial jump out of the chute. Failing to do so results in disqualification. |
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Define Flanking. |
When a Tie- Down roper flips the calf by hand. |
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What does the term "turnout" mean? |
When a rider does not ride the stock they drew |
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When is cowboy Christmas? |
Fourth of July Week. |
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Who is the 2019 Miss Rodeo California? |
Madison Wagner |
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Who is 2019 Miss Rodeo America? |
Taylor McNair Mississippi |
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What is the definition of 'bone spavin'? |
A bony growth usually found on the inside lower point of hock. |
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What is a bowed tendon? |
Enlarged, stretched flexor tendons behind the cannon bones. |
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How many gallons of water do horses need a day? |
8- 10 gallons |
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how often should your horse be shoed or trimmed? |
every 6-8 weeks. |
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How many molars does an adult horse have? |
24 |
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How many bones are in a horses body? |
205 |
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what is the average length of a horse? |
8 feet. |
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what is colostrum? |
first milk a mother horse produces rich in antibodys fat and vitamins for the foal. |
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what are bucked shins? |
enlargement on the front cannon between the knee and fetlock joint. |
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What is HYPP? |
Hyperkalemic Perodic Paralysis - severe muscle weakness, muscle can lead to paralysis or sudden death |
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Where are the bars of a horse located? (2 places) |
On the hoof & in the mouth |
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Is a horse able to eat all day? |
yes. |
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what are the symptoms of west nile virus? |
drooping lips, muscle twitching, lack of coordination, partial paralysis, and high fever. |
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what is the gestation period for a horse? |
330 - 345 days; 336 average |
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how much does a hoof grow per month? |
3/8 - 1/2 inch |
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how much does a hoof grow in a year? |
3-4 inches |
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how often should your horse be wormed? |
every six weeks. |
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what is EPM? where is it found? |
neurological disease caused by a tiny parasite horses contract by eating or drinking food/ water contaminated by opossum feces. |
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what features on a bit determine how severe the action is? |
size of the shank and arch. |
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what is a coggins test? |
blood test allowing horses to travel from state to state. must test negative for equine infectious anemia. |
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what is stringhalt? |
a disease of the nervous system, effecting the tendons and causing spasmodic flexion of one or both hocks. often infected horse will walk with hind legs nearly hitting abdomen as if horse is marching. |
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what is coggins disease? |
Equine Infectious Anemia |
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what two vaccines are optional for your horse? |
Rabies and EPM |
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what is the usual size of an average western saddle? |
13 - 17 inches |
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what is the normal pulse of a horse? |
20-40 pulses per minute. |
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what is the normal resting temperature of a horse? |
99.5 - 101.5 average is 100.5 |
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what do you look for when buying hay? |
cleanlyness, no mold or dirt, must be fresh but not green. |
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how do you properly measure a western saddle? |
from the base of horn to the cantle, in inches |
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for what purpose would you use a heart bar shoe? |
could be used to help symptoms of laminits, this shoe redistributes weight more evenly over horses hoof to protectfrog and heel. |
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what is cribbing? |
biting or setting teeth against fence or object while sucking in air, gives horse a high. bad for teeth |
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what are the most common parasites found in horses? |
large strongyles, small strongyles, ascarids, pin worms, intestinal thred worms, stomach worms, tape worms, and bots. |
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how often should your horse be vaccinated? |
1 - 2x a year. |
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what does stomach gurgleing mean in a horse? |
that the digestive system is functioning properly. |
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what is the average respiration of a horse per minute? |
8 - 16 |
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what is white line disease? |
deterioration of a horses inner part of their hoof wall. |
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two definitions for a "hoble strap"? |
A.) to tie a horse / calf / steer's legs together |
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what is cow hocked? |
hocks close together and feet wide apart. |
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5 parts of the hoof? |
frog, bars, wall, toe, heel |
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what is a gaskin and where is it located on the horse? |
The muscle of the hind leg above the hock. (lowest muscle in the horses hind leg) |
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what is ringbone? |
abnormal calcification of the pastern bones that cause lameness. |
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what is strangles? |
swelling of lymphnodes in throat causing raspy breatheing sounds lack of appetite, often will accumulate a large "bump" on neck filled with pus. |
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how many pounds of feed will the average horse consume per day? |
20lbs |
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what is a score line? |
the amount of head start stock is given in rodeo events that require a barrier. it is dependent on the arena conditions. |
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what is a trotter? |
team roping steer that hangs on the rope and trotts its hind feet rather then running. |
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what is a mash up? |
a cowboy that clamps with his legs and has no spuring action. |
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What is cantle boarding? |
when the backward motion of a saddle bronc riders spuring reaches the saddles cantle. |
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what is a "catch as catch can"? |
when a tie down roper is allowed to catch the stock anyway he chooses as long as he turns loose of the rope when throwing the loop and as long as the rope holds the calf until the roper reaches it. |
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what is a "go-around"? |
when all of the contestants have had the chance to compete one time on one head of stock |
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what is a holihan? |
the head-over-heels tumble a steer takes in the steer wrestling event |
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what is a free roll? |
where no mark-out is required. |
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what is a Hooey? |
This is the knot used by calf ropers to hold the wraps used to tie three of the stock's feet together after the calf has been thrown. Also known as a half-hitch to most people outside of rodeo. |
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what is a Honda? |
This is the eye in the end of a rope that allows the other end of the rope to pass through, forming a loop. |
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what does "In the Well mean"? |
This is the term used to describe when a contestant comes off an animal on the inside of the spin. |
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what is a "kack"? |
Term used to describe the saddle used by saddle bronc riders. |
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what is a "community loop"? |
throwing an exceptionally large loop. |
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what is a Neck Rope? |
This is a rope that is affixed to an animal's neck in the timed events. It is used to trip the barrier in front of the contestant to assure the animal a head start. |
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what is a hookey? |
a bull thats really handy with his horns. |
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what is pulling leather? |
A term used when a saddle bronc rider touches any part of the saddle with their free hand during the eight-second ride. This is also known as "grabbing the apple" and causes the rider to be disqualified. |
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what is a Re-ride? and when is one offered? |
This is when another ride given to a saddle bronc, bareback bronc, or bull rider in the same go-round when either the stock or the cowboy is not afforded a fair opportunity to show their best. Can be caused by things like a chute-fighting animal, a fallen animal, etc. |
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what does "Sucks Back" mean? |
When an animal that bucks in one direction, then instantly switches to the opposite direction. |
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what is a "lap and tap"? |
when no barrier is used. The calf or steer is released with out head start. |
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what is a bufford or a pup? |
an easy animal to ride or compete on. |
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what is a Union Animal? |
Describes an animal that bucks until the sound of the 8-second whistle, then quits. |
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what is a Blooper? |
An animal with very, very, little bucking ability that jumps and kicks or just runs around the arena |
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what is a Bull Rope? |
A long flat woven rope, no larger than 9/16th of an inch in diameter with a bell attached to it. The rope is wrapped around the bull's body, just behind the front legs, and then around the cowboy's hand, to help secure the cowboy to the bull. |
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what is a Chute Fighter? |
What a rough stock animal is called that will not stand still and tries to fight the cowboy before he leaves the chute. |
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what is a jerkline? |
it tells the horse to back up and keeps the line tight when the calf is roped. |
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what is a Dink? |
Animal with very, very, little bucking ability that jumps and kicks or just runs around the arena. |
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what is a Dog fall? |
An illegal maneuver in steer wrestling causing all four feet and the head to face in different directions. In order to receive a time, the cowboy must roll the steer over or let it up and throw it again legally. |
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what is a arm jerker? |
a stout animal that bucks with a lot of power. |
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what is Fishing? |
An expression used to describe a legal catch made by accident, or by flipping the rope, after the initial throw has missed. |
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what is a mis-draw? |
any animal drawn to a contestant that must be replaced. |
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who is the Flagman? |
This is the official who signals the end of elapsed time in timed events. |
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what is a Jerk Down? |
When after roping the calf, the roper flips the calf straight over backwards. Can sometimes result in disqualification or 100$ fine. |
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what is a contract act? |
any act that is retained on contract by the rodeo committee to preform in the arena, not competeing for prize money. |
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what is www.prorodeo.org? |
centeral entry system to enter a rodeo by computer system, this takes care of entry fees, turnouts, stock draws and other areas of rodeo bussiness. |
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what do the numbers 5, 6, 8, 10 and 15 mean in rodeo? |
penalties or signifigant numbers in rodeo. 5 second penalty for knocked barrel and only roping only one hind leg in team roping. 6 seconds a calf must stay tied for a tie down roper to recieve a time. 8 seconds a cowboy must stay mounted on his rough stock animal to recieve a score. 10 second penalty is given for breaking a barrier and is givin for two knocked barrels, and 15 second penalty can be given for three knocked barrels and for a broken barrier in team roping and if heeler only ropes one hind leg. |
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what are the main sponsors of the PRCA? |
Wrangler, Justin boots, Montanna Silversmith, Resistol, Dodge / Ram trucks, American Quarter horse assoc., Cinch, Boot Barn, Polaris Ranger, Coors |
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what does WPRA stand for? |
Womans Professional Rodeo Association |
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is barrel racing sanctioned by the PRCA? |
no. It is sanctioned by WPRA |
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how many doctors offer thier services free to the justin sports medicine program? |
between 150-200. |
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why was the circuit system made? |
was made as a reward system to those cowboys and cowgirls who compete in rodeos regularly but can't devote all their time to their rodeo career. It allows cowboys/cowgirls to stay in their Circuit and earn money. The Circuit system has it's own finals in Kissimmee FL. Called Ram National Circuit Finals RNCFR |
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Definition of a Bronc reign |
thick rope 1 1/2 - 2 inch rope attached to halter of saddle bronc horse |
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Name all 5 second penalties? |
-roping one heel in team roping |
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PRCA's top gun award? |
-goes to the high money winner of the WNFR |
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how can one recieve a 15 second penalty? |
-knocking three barrels |
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what is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights? |
Animal welfare believes that it is okay to ride and own animals provided they are taken care of properly. Animal rights activists belive that animals should be free and un touched, do not believe in using animal for sport or bi-products. |
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what does JCCF stand for and what does it do? |
Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund; takes care of cowboys injured in rodeo, handles bills and basic necessities for living. |
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what are the requirements to gain all around points? |
must have won an minimum of $3,000 in at least two events. |
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which is the money barrel in barrel racing? |
the first. |
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what is a fair or a legal catch? |
head, horns, or neck. half head |
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where are all entries for PRCA events/ rodeos taken? |
www.prorodeo.org |
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who chooses the bull fighters/ barrel man for the WNFR? |
the top 20 bull riders |
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What is CFR and what does it stand for? |
California Finals Rodeo - the top 12 contestants in each event in the PRCA circuit excluding steer roping. |
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when must the barrel racing be held during a rodeo preformance |
after all timed events have been completed. |
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what flags will you see in a rodeo areana? |
judges (referee) flag, american flag, and sponsor flag |
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how many ropes can be carried in team roping? |
two. |
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how many ropes can be carried in tie down roping? |
two. |
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where is the WNFR held each year? |
Las Vegas, NV at the Thomas and Mack center |
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what is the time limit for tie down roping? |
30 seconds. |
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what is the areana dress code for cowboys? |
cowboy/cowgirl hat long sleeve shirt cowboy boots. (bareback riders are allowed to roll up their riding arm only while riding) |
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what is an association saddle? |
any saddle built to the specification of the PRCA and used in saddle bronc riding. |
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what is ground money? |
when all of the contestants fail to qualify so no one wins, the purse is split evenly among all entrants in that event. |
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what is the turtle association? |
first form of the PRCA. |
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what is a dog fall? |
when a cowboy throws a steer in a manner that the head and legs are facing in different directions. must give steer chance to get up and re-throw steer. |
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illeagal catches in team roping? |
loop in steers mouth, crosses itself in head catches (figure 8) hondo passes over 1 horn and the loop over the other. |
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what is added money? |
prize money contributed by the rodeo committee. added to the entry fee's of contestants. |
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In steer wrestling, what size are the horns blunted to? |
must be blunted to the size of a dime. no less than 9 inches on either side. |
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what are flank staps made of? |
for horses: sheep skin or neoprene lined |
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what are some requirements for applying for a PRCA membership? |
-must be 18 |
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when was the circut system made? |
1975 |
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In team roping, what size are the calves horns blunted to? |
must be blunted to the size of a dime and a mimimum of 8 inches on both sides and must wear a protective head/ horn wrap. |
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what is the weight requirement for team roping cattle? |
450 - 650 pounds. |
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what is the PRCAs gold card? |
the lifetime membership to be eligible you must be a card member in good standing who has paid 10 dues, has reached 50 years old or a card member that has paid 20 dues and in good standing. |
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what is the time limit on tie down roping? |
25 seconds. |
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In bull riding, what size are the horns blunted to? |
must be blunted to the size of a half dollar. |
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what breed are tie down roping calves? |
native brahma or similar cross. |
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what breed are the steer wrestling cattle? |
must be mexican corriente steers |
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what is the weight requirement for steer wrestling cattle? |
minimum of 450 and a maximum of 600. |
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How long can stock be confined or transported before it is necessary to unload and properly feed and water. |
24 hours. |
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According to PRCA statistics, how many minutes per year does the average rodeo animal work? |
2 minutes. |
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how does one qualify for the WNFR? |
top 15 money winners in the PRCA are invited to compete at the NFR and try for the world championship. The finals are comprised of 10 rounds of competition, with one round being held each day. Prize money is paid out to the top 8 of each round. This money is also added to the money earnings during the season prior to the finals, and at the end of the ten rounds, he who has won the greatest amount wins the PRCA world championship. |
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how much does a contestant need to win with their permit before they can purchase a card and how much is the card? |
the permit member must win a minimum of $1,000 in order to be awarded a card by the prca, the signature of a pro rodeo cowboy (known as a card holder) |
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how much does a permit cost? |
$300.00 |
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how many rodeos is a saddle bronc rider limited to? |
100 |
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what is the remuda award? |
PRCA's awarded top stock contractor of the year. |
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How many rodeos can a timed event cowboy count his earnings from for a spot at the NFR? |
100 |
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What does RNCFR stand for? |
Ram National Circut Finals Rodeo |
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What are locked rowels, are they legal? |
rowels that do not spin. |
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Has anyone ever received a perfect score in a roughstock event? |
yes, Wade Lesley on "Wolfman" |
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what is the minimum and max a calf can weigh in the calf roping? |
150 - 300 pounds. |
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At the hall entry of the Pro Rodeo hall of fame, there is a larger-than-life statue of a cowboy. Who is he? |
Casey Tibbs "the champ". He is riding the famed saddle bronc, "Necktie". Tibbs was a 9 time world champion and one of Americas most celebrated cowboys. |
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where was the first NFR held? |
in Dallas in 1959 |
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what is the time limit on steer wrestleing? |
60 seconds |
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how are rough stock events scored? |
JUDGE #1 - JUDGE#2 |
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name the prca tours. |
nfr, ram national circut finals, xtreme bulls, all american pro rodeo series, million dollar tour, justin playoffs, and justin championships. |
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what is the xtreme bulls tour? |
-The PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour provides ProRodeo enthusiasts a nationally televised schedule that brings the excitement of PRCA bull riding to millions of fans |
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what cowboy started the steer wrestling event? |
Bill Pickett |
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how many rodeo's is a steer wrestling contestant limited to to count in his standings? |
70 |
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Name a stock contractor who has had stock at every NFR in history. |
Bob Barnes, he has also been inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall Of Fame. |
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how many rodeos is a team roping contestant limited to? |
70 |
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who has the most team roping world titles? |
Speed Williams and Rich Skelton. (8) |
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what is the fastest team roping run ever made? |
3.3 seconds Chad Masters and Jade Corkill (2009) |
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winner of the most saddle bronc riding world championshps? |
Casey Tibbs and Dan Mortensen (6) |
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winner of the most consecutive saddle bronc riding world championshps? |
Casey Tibbs (4) |
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Name the father/son duo who has won the Linderman Award |
Kyle Whittaker and Chip Whittaker |
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who is the winner of the most steer wrestling world titles? |
Homer Pettigrew (6) |
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who is the youngest world champion ever? (team roper) |
Jim Rodriguez (18) |
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fastest steer wrestling run ever made? |
2.2 seconds. Oral Zumwalt (1939) |
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what is day money? |
Some rodeos have multiple performances (over several days) and riders get a chance ride more than once. In this instance prizes are given out for each go-round (known as day-money) and also for the over-all prize (or the average). NFR-for example |
