National Finals Rodeo Tickets

The very popular nationwide foremost championship rodeo event in America, none other than the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), being sponsored by its title sponsor - Wrangler Jeans, is yet again going to be taking place very soon! This 10-day event will once again capture the attention of all its fans in the month of December this year. Tickets for this one of the most exciting sports in history have already gone out on sale, so hurry up and grab yours' soon!

What is Rodeo?

Rodeo is an aggressive and a competitive sport, which involves riders who display their skillfulness and ability in activities related, either directly or indirectly, to livestock raising, for example - riding and roping cattle and horses. The term rodeo has been derived from a Spanish word rodear, which means to surround, and originally meant 'roundup'.

The leading rodeos include Frontier Days, in Cheyenne, Wyoming; National Finals Rodeo, in Las Vegas, Nevada; National Western, in Denver, Colorado; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, in Houston, Texas; and Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, in Calgary, Alberta

What is National Finals Rodeo?
The National Finals Rodeo is the most important national championship rodeo event, which is organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Its title sponsor is Wrangler Jeans. It is a 10-Day event, which is held annually, during the month of December, and is completed in the first full week. The event is also at times referred to as the World Series of Rodeo and the Super Bowl of Rodeo. The Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada, is home to this superb and most anticipated event. In addition, the NFR has become Thomas & Mack Center arena's leading client, which draws over 170,000 fans during its happening.

History
Rodeo is such a sport that has a long and a rich history. The sport emerged from the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros, who are today known as cowboys in the western United States, western Canada, and northern Mexico. At present, rodeo is a sporting event, which features events involving livestock, like horses, and is designed to test the skill and speed of the individual cowboy/cowgirl contestants who participate in it. The event is predominantly popular within the Canadian province of Alberta and all over the western United States as well.

Although the sport of rodeo has existed for a very long time now, the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), or more popularly recognized as the Super Bowl of Rode has a much fresher past. Professional rodeos in North America are administered and authorized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), whereas, other associations manage children's, high school, collegiate, and senior rodeos. There are also associations for Native Americans, and other minority groups. The PRCA founded the NFR in 1958 with the intention of determining the world champion in each of rodeo's seven main events, known as Calf Roping, Steer Wrestling, Bull Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Bareback Bronc riding, and Team Roping. However, the world championship Steer Roping competition has constantly been taking place disjointedly from the usual NFR.

The first National Finals Rodeo was held in 1959 at the Dallas State Fair Grounds. Dallas remained the host city of NFR till 1961. From 1962-64, Los Angeles hosted the competition. Ever since, the NFR has experienced many remarkable changes. In 1964, Oklahoma City became the host city of NFR due to a bid, and the event remained there from 1978 to1984. NFR used to be held there at the Myriad Convention Center, and the Oklahoma merchants used to receive annual revenue of $8 million dollars approximately. Then in 1984, the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, bid for the event, and since 1985, the NFR has been held in the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Later in 2001, a landmark sponsorship agreement was achieved and Wrangler became the first title sponsor of the National Finals Rodeo.

In 2008, the NFR celebrated its 50th anniversary, in which special tributes were held each night to honor the past and present champions of rodeo, such as Justin McDaniel, Cody Wright, Matt Sherwood, Luke Branquinho, Randon Adams, Stran Smith, Lindsay Sears and J.W. Harris.

The sport of Rodeo holds an exclusive position in modern sports. Growing from its roots as a working ranch competition to a huge national sport, toady, rodeo has become one of the leading sports in the industry. Each year, during the last month of December, millions are attracted towards the City of Las Vegas, just to attend the superb event known as NFR. This year, if you want to be a part of the interesting atmosphere too at this long awaited event, then hurry up and order your National Finals Rodeo Tickets now!