Professional Rodeo At the first glance of the events in professional rodeo, one may think they all look the same. Of course, after further investigation, the intricacies of rodeo can unmistakably be discovered. When all the facts of rodeo are examined, one can easily say that not all events in professional rodeo are the same. In fact, the parts of rodeo can easily be classified and divided into their own particular categories. To the inexperienced eye, a rodeo performance will present only pretty horses and fat cows. After years of attending these rodeos, one may say that at the National Finals Rodeo, they can see barrel horses, roping horses, bucking horses, calves, steers, and some of the rankest bulls in the world. Of course, the barrel horses are only used in barrel racing, an event of speed and precision. Roping horses are used for calf roping and team roping, two separate events where the horses are greatly depended on for excellence. The powerful bucking horses are used in the events such as bareback and saddle bronc riding, giving a cowboy the opportunity to show his strength for eight seconds on these explosive animals. As Hadley Barret, announcer at the National Finals Rodeo, once said, “The best athletes in rodeo are not the cowboys, but the horses.” Even more so, because calves are so small, they are used in calf roping because they must be thrown to the ground quickly to get tied. Steers are used in team roping and steer wrestling because the can be controlled with the grasp of their horns. Finally, the two thousand-pound bulls are used in bull riding because they have a supremacy over the cowboys. Further investigation of rodeo will exemplify and simplify the complex events. There are two roping events in professional rodeo; calf roping and team roping.