La Federación Mexicana de Rodeo (FMR) or the Mexican Rodeo Federation is the governing body of professional American

rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working vaqu ...

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. It is based in

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History

The FMR was created to support and protect rodeo cowboys and cowgirls who risk their lives to run each of the different disciplines of the sport at high risk. The organization was founded in 1992 by Diego González Fernández, integrating that year different rodeo associations representing the states of

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, Chihuahua,

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and

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, thereby complying with the requirement of the Mexican Sports Confederation. Subsequently, associations from the states of

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, Hidalgo,

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, and others have joined. To date, there are 22 state associations that make up the FMR. The top cowboys and cowgirls in each rodeo event qualify for the FMR's year-end Campeonato Nacional de Rodeo (National Rodeo Championship) where the national champions are determined. This annual event has been held in different cities throughout its history, but has been consistently held in

, for the last several years. The National Rodeo Championship was first held in 1993 and ran through 1995. However, it was not held again until 2000, and it has been held consistently since then. The National Rodeo Championship crowns the national champions in the male events of

bareback riding Bareback riding is a form of equestrianism, horseback riding without a saddle. It requires skill, balance, and coordination, as the rider does not have any equipment to compensate for errors of balance or skill. Proponents of bareback riding arg ...

steer wrestling Steer wrestling, also known as bulldogging, is a rodeo event in which a horse-mounted rider chases a steer, drops from the horse to the steer, then wrestles the steer to the ground by grabbing its horns and pulling it off-balance so that it fall ...

team roping Team roping also known as heading and heeling is a rodeo event that features a Cattle#Terminology, steer (typically a Corriente) and two equestrianism, mounted riders. The first roper is referred to as the "header", the person who ropes the fr ...

, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, and

bull riding Bull riding is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on a bucking bull and attempting to stay mounted while the animal tries to bucking, buck off the rider. American bull riding has been called "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports." ...

, as well as the national champions in the female events of

breakaway roping Breakaway roping is a variation of calf roping where a calf is roped, but not thrown and tied. It is a rodeo event that features a calf and one mounted rider. The calves are moved one at a time through narrow runs leading to a chute with spring- ...

goat tying Goat tying is a rodeo event in which the participant rides to a tethered goat, meaning that they are attached to a stake with a rope. Then the participant gets off their horse, while the horse is still moving, then runs up to the goat, flanks it, ...

, pole bending, and

barrel racing Barrel racing is a rodeo event in which a horse and rider attempt to run a cloverleaf pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time. In collegiate and professional ranks, it is usually a women's event, though both sexes compete at amateur an ...

. Each state association that is a member of the FMR also has its own state rodeo circuit and year-end state finals to determine the state champion in each event. From 2016 to 2019, the

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is the largest rodeo organization in the world. It sanctions events in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with members from said countries, as well as others. Its championship event is the N ...

(PRCA) co-sanctioned some rodeos with the FMR, and those events counted towards the FMR's national standings, as well as the PRCA's world standings. Due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, the partnership between the FMR and PRCA was forced to pause for three years, until resuming in 2023.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Federacion Mexicana de Rodeo Rodeo competition series Rodeo organizations Rodeo in Mexico Trade associations based in Mexico