Steer Wrestling Steer wrestling, also known as bulldogging, is another event at the NFR and displays power and precision. With the world record sitting at 2.4 seconds, it’s the quickest event in the competition. This event aims to use strength and technique to wrestle a steer to the ground as quickly as possible. That said, timing is everything in this game.…
Wrangler NFR Performance Times (ET Times) * Thursday, December 7: First Performance (Pendleton Whisky Night) | 8:45 pm * Friday, December 8: Second Performance (COORS Night) | 8:45 pm * Saturday, December 9: Third Performance (Massey Ferguson Night) | 8:45 pm * Sunday, December 10: Fourth Performance (Polaris Ranger Night, Memorial Night) | 8:45 pm * Monday, December 11: Fifth Performance (Pink…
The 65th edition of the most anticipated Rodeo event in the United States is set to kick off next month at the usual Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is the ultimate showdown of rodeo prowess where cowboy and cowgirl compete in a thrilling array of events for ten-straight days. In 1985, the National Finals Rodeo finally…
The 65th edition of the most anticipated Rodeo event in the United States is set to kick off next month at the usual Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is the ultimate showdown of rodeo prowess where cowboy and cowgirl compete in a thrilling array of events for ten-straight days. In 1985, the National Finals Rodeo finally…
It’s almost time for the most prestigious rodeo event in the world, the NFR Finals 2023. The event is scheduled from December 7 to 16 at the Thomas & Mack Stadium in Las Vegas. The top 15 contestants, each in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping (headers and heelers), saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing, and bull riding, compete for the…
In the beginning, rodeo competition was a natural extension of the daily challenges on the ranch, roping calves and breaking broncs into saddle horses. Bull riding competition, intentionally climbing on the back of a 2,000-pound bull, is a competition where risk is evident and severe injury is always possible for fearless cowboys as they try to sit astride an animal that weighs…
The Thomas and Mack Arena will again host this electrifying showdown for 2023 National Finals Rodeo, with ten rounds of action-packed, heart-pounding competition to captivate audiences. Among several rodeo events, team roping is the only true team event. It requires close cooperation and timing between two highly skilled ropers, a header, and a heeler, and their horses. Headers are responsible for making…
If we go back to saddle bronc riding and team roping, the roots of this competition can be traced to the working ranches of the Old West where, when calves were sick or injured, cowboys used to rope and immobilize them quickly for treatment. As the event matured, being a good horseman and a fast sprinter became crucial to the competitive tie-down…
