For your safety and comfort, as well as the safety and comfort of those around you, the following items are not allowed on the grounds, exhibit areas or rodeo arena:
Personal Coolers or Carry-ins.
Umbrellas.
Pop-Up Tents,
Food or beverage containers of any kind. OTHER THAN clean, sealed, unopened water bottles.
Folding Chairs,
Dogs (service dogs are allowed),
Firearms or Weapons of any sort.
Laser Pointers,
Skate boards,
Bicycles
No cannabis and/or other drugs, or drug paraphernalia allowed. If you bring them inside the grounds, you will be ejected from the event.
Smoking/Vaping is permitted in designated areas only.
All bags, knapsack, purses, boots, and anything else that a person is carrying are subject to inspection upon entry into the grounds and other event secured areas.
Cell phone cameras and still camera with a lens less than 3 inches long can be brought onto the grounds to take photos for PERSONAL USE ONLY.
The Eugene Pro Rodeo and the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) sanctioning body does not allow for the video recording, transmission, distribution, or selling of any description, account,
picture, video, audio or other form or reproduction of the event without permission. Any violation of this policy during a PRCA performance or slack event will result in your immediate removal from the premises.
Q. What is required of me?
A. The EUGENE PRO RODEO asks all guests to be personally responsible for their actions and health. If you are high risk and do not feel comfortable in crowds please do not attend this year. If you are not feeling well and have any symptoms of COVID 19, please do not attend. If you wish to wear a mask – we encourage this. Please wash your hands often. Signage offering current State Guidance will be placed around the facility – we ask that you read this signage and follow it.
Q: CAN I GO TO MY CAR PART WAY THROUGH THE RODEO AND GET BACK IN?
A: No, THERE IS NO RE-ENTRY FOR ANY REASON.
Q: Do I need to buy a ticket for my 2 year old child?
A: No! Kids 5 and under are FREE every night.
Q: I accidentally bought an extra ticket I don’t need, can I get a refund?
A: No, unfortunately we can not refund tickets for any reason. You are welcome to sell or gift it to someone as ownership of the ticket is completely transferable.
Q: Is there Reserved Seating available?
A: YES! RESERVED SEATING IS BACK!
Q: Can I bring food into the Rodeo?
A: No, outside food and drink is not permitted. Coolers are not permitted for any reason.
Q: Can I bring water into the Rodeo?
A: Yes! Water bottles must be sealed (never opened) to be allowed in. Coolers are not permitted for any reason.
Q: What time do the gates open?
A: Gates open at 5pm each performance day.
Q: Is there a “Firecracker Bull Ride” night this year?
A: No, However, we do feature bull riding along with all the PRCA events every night!
Q: What events take place every night at a PRCA Rodeo?
A: PRCA Rodeo main events:
Bronc riding – there are two divisions in rodeo, Bareback bronc riding, where the rider is only allowed to hang onto a bucking horse with a type of surcingle called a "rigging"; and Saddle bronc riding, where the rider uses a specialized western saddle without a horn (for safety) and hangs onto a heavy lead rope, called a bronc rein, which is attached to a halter on the horse.
Tie-Down Roping – also called calf roping, is based on ranch work in which calves are roped for branding, medical treatment, or other purposes. It is the oldest of rodeo's timed events. The cowboy ropes a running calf around the neck with a lariat, and his horse stops and sets back on the rope while the cowboy dismounts, runs to the calf, throws it to the ground and ties three feet together. (If the calf falls when roped, the cowboy must lose time waiting for the calf to get back to its feet so that the cowboy can do the work.) The job of the horse is to hold the calf steady on the rope. A well-trained calf-roping horse will slowly back up while the cowboy ties the calf, to help keep the lariat snug.
Steer wrestling – Also known as "Bulldogging," is a rodeo event where the rider jumps off his horse onto a Corriente steer and 'wrestles' it to the ground by grabbing it by the horns. This is probably the single most physically dangerous event in rodeo for the cowboy, who runs a high risk of jumping off a running horse head first and missing the steer, or of having the thrown steer land on top of him, sometimes horns first.
Team roping – also called "heading and heeling," is the only team event in rodeo. Two ropers capture and restrain a full-grown steer. One horse and rider, the "header," lassos a running steer's horns, while the other horse and rider, the "heeler," lassos the steer's two hind legs. Once the animal is captured, the riders face each other and lightly pull the steer between them, so that both ropes are taut. This technique originated from methods of capture and restraint for treatment used on a ranch.
Bull riding – an event where the cowboys ride full-grown bulls instead of horses. Although skills and equipment similar to those needed for bareback bronc riding are required, the event differs considerably from horse riding competition due to the danger involved. Because bulls are unpredictable and may attack a fallen rider, rodeo clowns, now known as "bullfighters", work during bull-riding competition to distract the bulls and help prevent injury to competitors.
All-Around – The All-Around is actually an award, not an event. It is awarded to the highest money winner in two or more events.
Barrel racing – is a timed speed and agility event. In barrel racing, horse and rider gallop around a cloverleaf pattern of barrels, making agile turns without knocking the barrels over. In professional, collegiate and high school rodeo, barrel racing is an exclusively women's sport, though men and boys occasionally compete at local O-Mok-See competition. Barrel racing takes place with other PRCA sanctioned events, but it is sanctioned by the WPRA. Results are shown on that website.[24]