Timed and Speed Events
In this fast-paced event, horse and rider weave a cloverleaf pattern around three metal drums.
What is barrel racing?
In roughstock events like bull riding or saddle bronc, a rider must stay on the animal for at least this many seconds.
What is 8 seconds?
The Tri-State Rodeo in Fort Madison was founded in this decade following World War II.
What is the 1940s (1948)?
The annual national championship event held every December in Las Vegas is known by these three letters.
What is the NFR (National Finals Rodeo)?
Mexican cowboys who pioneered roping, cattle driving, and horsemanship techniques in North America are called this.
What are vaqueros?
In steer wrestling, also known by this two-word nickname, a cowboy leaps from his horse onto a steer to wrestle it down.
What is bulldogging?
A complete roughstock ride is judged out of a maximum possible score of this many points.
What is 100 points?
This man jumped out of the plane during the National Anthem
Who is Bobby Reid
The official governing body for professional rodeo in North America is known by these four letters.
What is the PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association)?
Famous Black cowboy who invented steer wrestling in the early 1900s by jumping off his horse onto a steer.
Who is Bill Pickett?
In tie-down roping, a cowboy uses a short rope held in his teeth to tie together this many legs of a calf.
What is three legs?
Half of a roughstock score comes from the rider's technique, while the other half comes from this.
What is the animal's difficulty/performance?
You can buy a special colorful pin that lets you enter pre-rodeo events like chili suppers and breakfasts.
What is a rodeo button?
When a bucking horse or bull touches the ground with its front feet and kicks its back legs high into the air, it is called this.
What is a buck (or kick)?
The famous Stetson cowboy hat was created in 1865 and was originally nicknamed "Boss of the..." this.
What is "Boss of the Plains"?
In team roping, the first cowboy ropes the steer's horns and is called the "header," while the second cowboy ropes the hind legs and is called this.
What is the heeler?
In barrel racing, a rider receives a 5-second time penalty for doing this.
What is knocking over a barrel?
Kids dress up in their best Western clothes to compete for these royalty titles during pre-rodeo week.
What are Little Miss Rodeo and All-Around Cowboy?
If a cowboy's horse crosses the starting barrier too quickly in a timed event, he gets hit with a penalty of this many seconds.
What is a 10-second penalty?
The small metal wheels with blunt points attached to a cowboy's boots are called this.
What are spurs?
Young local riders aged 12 and under compete at the Tri-State Rodeo in this special pony racing event.
What is Pee Wee Barrels?
The gated steel pen that holds a bull or bucking horse before the ride begins is called this.
What is the bucking chute?
The Tri-State Rodeo is part of this PRCA regional circuit that covers Midwestern states like Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
What is the Great Lakes Circuit?
The animal provider that breeds, raises, and transports bucking horses and bulls to rodeos is called a stock... this.
What is a stock contractor?
These athletic performers in the arena shield fallen bull riders from danger and entertain the crowd between events.
Who are rodeo clowns (or bullfighters)?