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Patriot
Premier Roping Event
The Patriot is a multi-discipline "Cowboy Celebration" — team roping, tie-down, breakaway, barrel racing, goat tying, pole bending, steer wrestling, and roughstock — with stops in Fort Worth, Las Vegas, and Reno. It's one of the richest combined equine events in the country, paying over $1M at Fort Worth alone, and includes the Hooey Junior Patriot, one of the richest youth rodeos in the world.
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Riata Buckle
Roping Incentive
Riata Buckle is a stallion-incentive program for team roping and breakaway roping: horses sired by an enrolled Riata Stallion are nominated annually to compete for guaranteed, added-money purses. The flagship Riata Championships guarantee $2-2.5M, one of the richest team ropings anywhere.
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WSTR
World Series of Team Roping
WSTR is a national handicapped team roping series. Ropers qualify at local and regional ropings throughout the year, building toward the Ariat WSTR Finale in Las Vegas each December alongside the NFR — one of the largest equestrian events in the world, with $18M+ paid out and thousands of teams competing.
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USTRC
United States Team Roping Championships
USTRC is the largest team roping membership organization in the world, with 30,000+ members. Its #1-#9 handicap system lets ropers of different abilities combine into fair team totals, with qualifiers feeding the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR) each spring in Fort Worth.
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Global Handicaps
Rating System
Global Handicaps is the data-driven handicap system behind USTRC, WSTR, and other roping associations. It assigns every roper a number based on skill, using national par times as a common benchmark, so ropers of different abilities can be paired into fair, competitive teams.
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RSNC
Ranch Sorting Nat'l Champs
Cinch RSNC is the sanctioning body for ranch sorting, a timed event where two mounted riders sort numbered cattle between pens as fast as possible. Its 9-point handicap system lets mixed-skill teams compete fairly, feeding state, national, and international points leaderboards that culminate in the Cinch RSNC World Finals.
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Pink Buckle
Barrel Racing Incentive
Pink Buckle is a stallion-nomination barrel racing incentive: horses sired by an enrolled Pink Buckle stallion are nominated to compete at a large-purse event at Lazy E Arena. The 2026 event guarantees a $4.3M payout across an Open 4D division and a Futurity/Derby for young nominated horses.
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Ruby Buckle
Barrel Racing Incentive
Ruby Buckle is a stallion-nomination barrel racing incentive held across East, Central, and West regional events, guaranteeing over $3.7M in 2026. Events combine an Open 5D division with 2D Futurity and Derby divisions for young nominated horses, plus Youth and Rookie classes.
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