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| CPRA - Semi-Pro Rough Stock Agreement |
Reminder to young rough stock competitors |
 March, 2023 - The agreement between the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) and the Wild Rose Association (WRA), Lakeland Rodeo Association (LRA), British Columbia Rodeo Association (BCRA), Canadian Cowboys Association (CCA), Chinook Rodeo Association, Foothills Cowboys Association and the IPRA Quebec is in place for 2023.
Overview: In 2021, a number of rodeo organizations agreed to try and support young cowboys who wanted to compete in novice events at CPRA and semi-pro rodeos and increase opportunities for youth roughstock contestants.
How it works: If a novice competitor is competing in one of the listed semi-pro associations in the OPEN rough stock events and also holds a CPRA NOVICE bareback, saddle bronc or junior bull riding card, money won at the semi-pro rodeos will count for the year end standings in both the mother semi-pro association as well as in the CPRA novice standings provide the contestant holds a valid CPRA Permit or Semi-Pro card prior to any amateur association’s earnings counting to the CPRA Novice standings. This will not be backdated if a CPRA permit or Semi-pro card is purchased later in the season. And earnings will not be listed in the CPRA standings until such a time the contestant has competed in a CPRA event.
Example: Let's say that you are a bareback rider and you enter Mayerthorpe WRA rodeo. You win the rodeo and it pays you $500. That money will be added to your CPRA novice standings provided you hold both a WRA card and a CPRA Novice card. |
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Contestant must hold a valid CPRA Permit or Semi-Pro card prior to any amateur association’s earnings counting to the CPRA Novice standings. This will not be backdated if a CPRA permit or Semi-pro card is purchased later in the season. |
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Amateur earnings, strictly from regular season Rodeos, in the open Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding will count towards the Novice Bareback (NBB), Saddle Bronc (NSB) and Bull Riding (NBR) CPRA standings. |
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Earnings will not be listed in the standings until such time as the contestant has competed in a CPRA event. |
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Money won at Amateur rodeos will not count towards earnings for CFR back numbers. |
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Money won at amateur rodeos will be considered novice winnings and will not be eligible to count towards filling the contestant's permit or semi pro card.
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Ground money won, as per the CPRA rulebook, will not count towards CPRA standings. |
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Results, with money won, shall be emailed by the lead amateur association to the CPRA office after the weekend results are official. It is sole responsibility of the individual amateur associations to submit the results and the CPRA office will not include results not submitted into their standings. |
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Insurance will be covered by the association the contestant is competing in at the time. (The CPRA does not cover contestants while they are at amateur rodeos; amateur associations insurance does not cover contestants while at a CPRA event.) |
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Earnings at Amateur Finals will not count towards the CPRA Novice standings |
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To qualify for the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in the NBB or NSB (NBR is not part of the CFR) a contestant must compete in 40% of CPRA events (that include novice) or 10 CPRA events, whichever is fewer, in the current season. |
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Benefits: There is significant money to be won at semi-pro and CPRA rodeos that include novice events. This agreement gives young rough stock athletes the opportunity to compete at many rodeos and have their earnings accumulate in the CPRA novice standings. Young contestants will gain broad experience and mentorship from professional cowboys along the way.
This is a huge opportunity for young cowboys.
Contact each Association for more information. Events start early for many rodeo associations, so now is the time to get started. |
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