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Bareback bronc riding

Bareback bronc riding is a rodeo roughstock event in which a rider uses one hand on a rigging, without a saddle, to make a qualified ride on a bucking horse. Judges score both rider performance and bucking-stock performance.

LevelVariant FamilyAnimal sport CategoryRodeo

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Classification

Category Rodeo

Family Animal sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung A roughstock rodeo event where a rider, without a saddle, rides a bucking bronc under control.

Geeignet für Suitable only for people with rodeo/riding experience, safety structure and respect for animal welfare.

Cost Costs come through rodeo clinic, protection, travel and supervised training; no DIY entry. Clinics, club/association, equipment, travel and events can be expensive. Rodeo school, college rodeo, PRCA/CPRA-adjacent clinic or local rodeo structure. Livestock welfare, experienced crew and safety structure are prerequisites.

First progress Basics take long supervised practice; real rides are not for spontaneous beginners.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

rodeo clinic
approved rigging
arena crew
protection
livestock handling
judges

First steps

find a rodeo clinic
learn horsemanship and safety
practise dummy/bucking-machine drills
read rulebook and welfare requirements

Rodeo school, college rodeo, PRCA/CPRA-adjacent clinic or local rodeo club.

Train only with experienced rodeo crew, arena safety, pickup team and clear animal-welfare rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags bareback-bronc-riding, animal-sport, tiersport, rodeo

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Make a qualified ride without saddle, using one hand on the rigging, while earning technique points.

Teilnehmer

One rider per ride.

Teamgröße

Individual ride plus arena/livestock crew.

Spielfeld

Rodeo arena with chutes and safety crew.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Points for rider and bucking stock; qualified ride duration and mark-out rules are central.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

bareback rigging
protection
chute
rodeo arena

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
course/rule breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)

Bareback Bronc-Riding Encyclopaedia Britannica · sport-guide · high
2026 PRCA Rule Book Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association · rulebook · high
Calgary Stampede Rodeo Calgary Stampede · official · medium