2026 Taking Care of Business

In an effort to keep our membership updated on various aspects of the business we provide this weekly newsletter emailed out via Constant Contact. Each week they are full of important information for all of our members. We are providing this page as another resource to locate all the newsletters in one central area for you to refer back to. We are providing the key points addressed in each for you to quickly click on the one you are looking for. We hope this makes navigating the world of Women’s Professional Rodeo a bit easier.

July

July 3—Playoff Series, Circuit Counts, Futurity/Derby Program, WPRA Circuit Directors

June

June 26—Pathway to RodeoHouston, WPRA Circuit Directors, Rule Proposals Due June 30
June 19—Pathway to RodeoHouston, Playoff Series, WPRA Tour
June 12—Horse Travel to Canada, 2027 Rule Proposals, Cheyenne Frontier Days
June 5—2027 Rule Proposals, NFR Open Entries, Social Media Conduct

May

May 29—Social Media Conduct, NFR Open Entries, Qualifying Rodeos for North Dakota Rough Rider Cup
May 22—Heidi Schmidt talks about WPRA National Breakaway Finals, NFR Open Entries
May 15—WPRA National Breakaway Finals, Kelsey Cox Named WPRA COO
May 8—Happy Mother’s Day, New payment options for member portal coming soon
May 1—Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo qualifiers for 2027, Calgary Stampede final qualifier, Adding credit to member portal

April

April 24—Cheyenne Breakaway Roping Qualifiers, WPRA member accounts
April 17—New Rodeo alert – Ridgeview Pro Rodeo, Music City Pro Rodeo
April 10—Road to Cheyenne, No Same Day vs Same Performance Preferences
April 3—Road to Cheyenne, ProRodeo Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2026, Permit Rule

March

March 27—Entries Extended for Western Regional, WPRA Tour Schedule, WPRA Guidelines
March 20—Oval Office Visit, ESPN SportsCenter, Western Regional
March 13—Western Regional, RodeoHouston/Rodeo Austin conflicts, WPRA Tour Schedule
March 6—Western Regional, RodeoHouston/Rodeo Austin conflicts

February

Feb. 27—WPRA Election Results, 2027 Ft Worth qualifiers, WPRA Guidelines (Walk-Up Replacements)
Feb. 20—Texas Precious Metals, Rookie Roundup, 2027 Ft Worth qualifiers
Feb. 13—NFR Open Qualifiers-Updated, WPRA Election Nominee Profiles, Rookie Roundup

January

Jan 30—Gunderson Gets Big Win in Denver, WPRA Election Information, Nominate Your Rodeo Hero, 2026 Circuit Count
Jan 23—WPRA Election Information, Rodeo Austin qualifier information, Nominate Your Rodeo Hero
Jan 16—Rodeo Austin qualifier information, WPRA Election Information, Nominate Your Rodeo Hero
Jan 9—2026 Playoff Series Rodeos, San Antonio qualification update, Rodeo Austin qualifier information

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