National Finals Rodeo (10 photos)

In the arena of the Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center Professional Association rodeo cowboys (PRCA) holds 50th Anniversary National Finals Rodeo (The National Finals Rodeo). Rodeo in Las Vegas - the most prestigious event in the world of cowboy with a prize fund of about $ 40 million. Professional rodeo cowboys association now has more than 7,000 people. The main sponsor of the Games - the brand of jeans Wrangler.

The task cowboy clown in the arena - to distract the bull by the fallen badly with him competitor on the so-called bull riding. The picture shows a clown closes a Cody Hancock from Arizona.






Tough Cooper of Texas is taking part in a contest called tie-down roping (bullhead fishing on the lasso and strenozhivanie).



Wade Sumpter from Colorado in the second round of steer wrestling - the competition to capture a young bull with horses.



Cowboy Wesley Silcox Utah fell directly under the feet of the bull.



The first attempt Sheppersona Forest of Wyoming fill bull. Seconds count.



Casey Field of Utah performs his second attempt in the bareback riding - dressage bareback.



It seems that Bobby Mote of Oregon on the back of a horse is not delayed.



Tyson Darfen from Washington State completes his second attempt in the tie-down roping.



Gill Moodie of South Dakota on a distance-speed driving around the barrel (barrel racing).