Reno Rodeo Facts
When: June 18, 2010 through June 26, 2010
Where: Reno Livestock Event Center, Reno, Nevada
Maps:
Livestock Event Center Street Maps
The Reno Rodeo is a 9 day event held primarially at the Reno Livestock Center, located a short distance from the downtown Reno area. The Reno Rodeo
features 9 performances every night including traditional rodeo events such as bull riding and steer wrestling. Attendees can also visit the carnival for
a ride on the ferris wheel overlooking the Reno Rodeo grounds or partake from a wide variety of food options available in the food court.
Nightly Performance Events:
Bareback
The bareback event pits the cowboy against a bucking bronc without a saddle between horse and rider. The cowboy tries to stay on for eight seconds and scores
points for his spurring technique. The cowboy is disqualified if he hangs onto the rigging with more than one hand.
Steer Wrestling
In steer wrestling, two riders chase a steer released out of a chute. One rider, the hazer, steers the animal while the wrestler, or bulldogger, must not leave
on his horse until the steer has left the chute (a barrier rope is put up that must not be broken before the steer is out of the chute). The bulldogger then
rides up to the steer and jumps on it off of his horse, wrestling it to the ground. The clock stops when the steer is on the ground with all four feet pointing
in the same direction.
Team Roping
Team roping involves a team of two riders, a "header" whose job it is to rope the horns or neck of the steer, and a "heeler" who tries to
rope the back two legs of the animal. The run is completed when the steer is secured and the roper's horses are facing each other on opposite ends of the steer.
Saddle Bronc
The Saddle Broncs is a classic Reno event where a cowboy tries to stay on board a bucking bronco for eight full seconds. Again, the cowboys are judged on their
riding style and spurring as well as the difficulty of the horse's bucking.
Double Mugging
Double Mugging is an event borrowed from the Paniolos of Hawaii. In this event, a team of two chase down a stock animal and try to wrestle it to the ground.
One team member is a roper and starts behind a barrier on horseback. The second team member, the mugger, can be anywhere in the arena and is on foot. Once the
roper has the animal roped, both men try to throw the stock by hand (the mugger must touch the stock first) and tie three legs, which stops the clock.
Mutton Bustin'
One of the most enjoyable events of the Reno Rodeo is Mutton Bustin'. In this event, the cowboys are small children who try to cling to the back of a running
sheep. The children are well padded and helmeted.
Calf Roping
In calf roping, the roper chases a calf on horseback (allowing the calf a headstart out of the chute). The calf is then roped, flanked (tossed onto its flank)
and three legs are roped with a "pigging string" carried in the cowboy's teeth. The fastest time wins the event. Breaking the rope barrier (and therefore
not allowing the calf a headstart) adds a 10 second penalty to the roper's time.
Barrel Racing
Barrel Racing is a graceful, high-speed event, where women take their horses in a fast pace run around three barrels arranged in a triangular pattern in the
arena. An electronic eye detects when the run is started and when it ends. The rider with the fastest time wins.
Bull Riding
The most exciting (and dangerous) of the events is Bull Riding, and they usually save it for last. The event requires a rider to remain on the bull for eight
seconds. Although spurring is not required, judges take it into consideration. A cowboy will be disqualified for touching the animal or the equipment with
the free hand.
For more Reno Rodeo information visit the
Reno Rodeo's official website
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