From Calgary to Cheyenne: How the World’s Richest Summer Rodeos Shape the NFR Top 15
Examining the international pipeline of ProRodeo circuits and how premier events in Canada and the American West solidify qualification.
Senior Rodeo Correspondent
Earning a spot among the elite fifteen contestants in any PRCA discipline requires a grueling ten-month campaign logging over 70,000 highway miles.
The "Cowboy Christmas" Summer Sprint
Not to be confused with the Las Vegas convention expo, the Fourth of July run on the rodeo circuit—known among athletes as Cowboy Christmas—features dozens of simultaneous rodeos across the West. Contestants charter flights and drive all night to compete in three states in 24 hours.
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