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The All Indian Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (AIPRCA) is a Native American organization which promotes Indian rodeo. It sponsors a schedule of local rodeos mostly in Arizona, the Indian Pro Rodeo Tour, leading up to a National Finals rodeo each year in which Native American rodeo performers compete. They cooperate closely with the Central Navajo Rodeo Association (CNRA) and the New Mexico Rodeo Association (NMRA). To compete in the Finals a performer must have competed in at least 30 rodeos during that year.
The Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) is a competing national organization and event.
External links
Indian Rodeo News.Com (http://indianrodeonews.com/default.asp) The Indian Rodeo News.Com has national information online.
Rodeo originated as an extension of the day-to-day lives of early American cowboys; branding cattle and riding and training young bucking horses made a natural progression to competition between the cowboys.
The rodeoassociations have made some changes to reduce the chances of injury, such as requiring older, heavier calves for calf roping, larger steers for steer wrestling and many rodeos no longer have steer roping.
Rodeoassociations claim that animal abuse is not tolerated and may fine, suspend or ban individuals found abusing animals.
The All IndianRodeoCowboysAssociation (AIRCA) (formerly All IndianProfessionalRodeoCowboysAssociation) is a Native American organization which promotes Indianrodeo.
It sponsors a schedule of local rodeos mostly in Arizona, the Indian Pro Rodeo Tour, leading up to a National Finals rodeo each year in which Native American rodeo performers compete.
The Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) is a competing national organization and event.
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