The advent of professional rodeos allowed cowboys, like many athletes, to earn a living by performing their skills before an audience.

Few are aware of Autry's longtime involvement in professional rodeo.

He will occasionally enter professional rodeos to satisfy his competitive nature.

One way to glimpse the West is to count, as this atlas does, the number of professional rodeos.

This fair was combined with a professional rodeo in 1964 to become an annual event anticipated by many.

Many other professional rodeos are held outside, under the same conditions of heat, cold, dust or mud as were the original events.

Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14.

In professional rodeo, you don't get paid when you don't win.

Throughout his successful career, Sherwood has won or placed highly in numerous professional rodeos.

In the past four years, the number of professional rodeos has jumped by 25 percent, to about 800.