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This is a list of famous bucking horses in rodeo, namely in bronc riding, either bareback or saddle bronc competition. Many have won bucking awards from the highest level rodeo organizations, such as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA). Some have been inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.


Horse	Type	Breed	Stock contractor	Awards/historical significance	ProRodeo Hall of Fame	Canadian ProRodeo Hall of Fame	Other Hall of Fame	Death date	Citations
Descent			Beutler Brothers & Cervi	PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year 1966-1969, 1971-1972
Grated Coconut	Bareback		Calgary Stampede	Six-time PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year 2003-2004, 2006-2009. Five-time Canadian Horse of the Year. Two arena records of 91 points were set on him. Davey Shields, Jr., scored 95 points on him to win $50,000 at the Calgary Stampede in 2005.	inducted 2020		2013 Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame
Jake			Harry Knight	PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year 1965
Jesse James			Hoss Inman	PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year 1961
Big John			Harry Knight	PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year 1962-1963
Rodeo News			Reg Kesler	PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year 1970
Steamboat	Saddle bronc		Swan Land and Cattle Company	Bronze plaque on the wall from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame's Roll of Great Buckling Horses December 14, 1975	Inducted 1979
Virgil	Bareback		C5 Rodeo	Two-time PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year, Broke the arena record at the 2018 NFR with Clayton Bigelow with a 93-point ride. Only 10 cowboys in history have been 93 points or better.
Wanda Dee			Calgary Stampede	PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year 1964		Inducted 1988	1947
War Paint	Saddle Bronc	Quarter Horse and Pinto	Christensen Brothers	Inaugural recipient of the PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year in 1956. Also won in 1957 and 1958 (tie). Considered the greatest saddle bronc horse of his time.	Inducted 2011			October 1975	^[1]

Source: ^[2]

References[edit]

^ "War Paint". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
^ 2018 PRCA Awards, Stock of the Year, 1956-2017, p. 562.

Bibliography[edit]

PRCA Awards. Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

External links[edit]

[1] "War Paint". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

[2] 2018 PRCA Awards, Stock of the Year, 1956-2017, p. 562.

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