The Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) represents women participating in women's events during professional rodeos. Established in 1948, the WPRA also stages all-women rodeos and the annual Women's National Finals Rodeo. At WPRA sanctioned All Women's Rodeos, women compete in events which most professional rodeo promoters restrict only to men; including bareback and bull riding, breakway and tiedown calf roping, and team roping. Steer roping Rodeo is a traditional folk North American sport with influences from the history of Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) and American cowboys. ...

External links

• Women's Professional Rodeo Association home page (http://www.wpra.com/)
• Women's National Finals Rodeo (http://www.wpra.com/2004%20WNFR/WNFR%20home%20page.htm)