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Post by WI8SecFan on Aug 18, 2005 19:49:14 GMT -5
It was announced today that the PRCA has officially terminated its sanctioning agreement with the Canadian Professional Rodeo association (CPRA). Beginning in 2006 earnings from the CPRA will no longer count toward PRCA earnings and therefore NFR qualifications. The Canadian events may apply for PRCA sanctioning but will then need to comply with the guidelines of the PRCA that they are currently exempt from. A full article can be found on the PRCA website at: sports.espn.go.com/prorodeo/news/story?page=g_news_PRCA_CPRA_050818I think that the decision makes business sense in that the CPRA events were under different rules and were at a distinct advantage not having to remit to the PRCA for these events. I do foresee this also having a possible negative impact on some of the events in the Northwest. Many times it looks like contestants would attend the Canada events in between the events in that area keeping them in the area. Do you foresee this changing some of the traditional runs or do you think that the North West Rodeos are strong enough on their own? which Canadian events might look at becoming PRCA sanctioned? What other impact might we see?
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Post by diamondsanddollars on Aug 18, 2005 23:50:49 GMT -5
I dont think there will be any problems. The rodeos up here have gotten bigger and better ever since they brought the last four tour stops to this neck of the woods and before that we really didnt have any trouble getting contestants with the big shows like our 4th of july run with Mollala, St Paul, Eugene. Then you have Ellensburg, Omak, Pendleton, Walla Walla, Hermiston, Kenniwick ect... ect.... So there really wont be a problem with cowboys going up there. Now the problem will be with the cowboys above the border whose money counts for both assciations. Hows Calgary gonna play into this is my question. It is such a high dollar rodeo where the money counts towards both groups.
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Gus
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Post by Gus on Aug 19, 2005 10:32:37 GMT -5
It probably won't affect Calgary too much. Since there is so much money there, and the potentila to get on great horses for the roughstock guys, the top guys will still go there. Hey, a $50,000 bonus will help you get down the road, sanctioned or not. What this will probably do is keep some of the top guys from going to the smaller Canadian rodeos.
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