By Charity Pulliam with Clay Noel Harper
From January to April, millions of cowboys and cowgirls from across North America will snowbird their way down to Texas for many high-call Western events. Rodeo fans from all sectors of the sport are drawn to the action in the arena. Music lovers come to rock out to their favorite performers. America’s youth drive to show their livestock for some of the largest payouts in the country.
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Within the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), this is the most rotund group of rodeos collectively held in a single state. The paydirt at these will be some of the most significant competitors will receive all year. The money won at these events can help to make or break a contestant’s NFR dreams. This is known as the Texas Swing. _x000D_
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What started in 1896 as a stock show held on the banks of Marine Creek in North Fort Worth, Texas, now brings over a million people to North Texas every January. The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo happens over three weeks and includes a variety of events and competitions. There is something for everyone, from agricultural mechanics, American Quarter Horse Association and National Cutting Horse Association horse shows, sheep dog trials, and a celebrity goat milking contest to wine tasting, nightly concerts, and a bracket format PRCA rodeo. One thing is for sure… This Thing is Legendary®._x000D_
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2025 Champions:_x000D_
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Bareback Riding: Nick Pelke_x000D_
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Steer Wrestling: Jesse Brown_x000D_
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Breakaway Roping: Josie Conner_x000D_
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Team Roping: Tanner Tomlinson and Travis Graves_x000D_
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Saddle Bronc Riding: Kade Bruno_x000D_
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Tie-Down Roping: Shad Mayfield_x000D_
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Barrel Racing: Andrea Busby_x000D_
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Bull Riding: Maverick Potter_x000D_
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San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo _x000D_
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Approximately 1.5 million people enter the gates of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo fairgrounds to experience more than an 8-second ride. The first stock show was held at the historic Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum in 1949, and the rodeo was added to the event list in 1950. Since then, the stock show and rodeo have experienced exponential growth. In 2003, the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo moved to the AT&T Center, a new state-of-the-art facility at the time, and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2008. _x000D_
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Bareback Riding: Bradlee Miller_x000D_
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Steer Wrestling: Brandon Harrison_x000D_
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Breakaway Roping: Aspen Miller_x000D_
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Team Roping: Dustin Egusquiza & Levi Lord_x000D_
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Saddle Bronc Riding: Dawson Hay_x000D_
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Tie-Down Roping: Tuf Cooper_x000D_
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Barrel Racing: Megan Mcleod-Sprauge_x000D_
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Bull Riding: Stetson Wright_x000D_
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RODEOHOUSTON_x000D_
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Since 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has achieved many accomplishments, including but not limited to its induction into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2008. With youth and education being the organization’s focus, they have committed more than $630 million to the youth of Texas since the first stock show 93 years ago. The PRCA bracket-style rodeo is a 20-day tournament where fans see a champion crowned in eight events. Along with the monetary payout, each champion receives a custom-made saddle, belt buckle, and an invitation back to RODEOHOUSTON the next year. _x000D_
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Bareback Riding: Rocker Steiner_x000D_
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Steer Wrestling: Tucker Allen_x000D_
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Breakaway Roping: Taylor Munsell_x000D_
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Team Roping: Derrick Begay & Colter Todd_x000D_
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Saddle Bronc Riding: Ryder Wright_x000D_
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Tie-Down Roping: Riley Webb_x000D_
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Barrel Racing: Kassie Mowry_x000D_
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Bull Riding: Tristen Hutchings_x000D_
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Rodeo Austin _x000D_
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For over 80 years, Rodeo Austin has vowed to help grow the next generation of Texans. Since 1981, Rodeo Austin’s Scholarship Program has awarded over eight million dollars and impacted the lives of over 2,000 students. While Rodeo Austin is a nonprofit that works year-round, the funds they award are raised during the monthlong real Western experience held every March. Fans gather to watch top PRCA athletes compete, but they also attend rocking concerts, and a livestock show, all while raising money to promote the Western way of life. _x000D_
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Bareback Riding: Tanner Aus_x000D_
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Steer Wrestling: Logan Kenline_x000D_
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Breakaway Roping: Rylee George_x000D_
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Team Roping: Marcus Theriot & Wyatt Cox_x000D_
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Saddle Bronc Riding: Quintin Taylor_x000D_
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Tie-Down Roping: Tuf Cooper_x000D_
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Barrel Racing: Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi_x000D_
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Bull Riding: Wacey Schalla_x000D_
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San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo _x000D_
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Foster Communications Coliseum on the San Angelo Fairgrounds is where the tie-down ropers receive louder applause than the bull riders. Celebrating 91 years, the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo has a rich rodeo history. The first experimental rodeo was added to the event in 1932, and only two short years later, San Angelo hosted their first ProRodeo. Since then, the San Angelo Rodeo Committee has prided itself on knowing how to put on a rodeo. Each year, they go above and beyond to make the event bigger and better, but they never stray from the heart of it all…Rodeo._x000D_
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