Editing Bull riding (section)

==North America==
In the United States and Canada, most professional bull riders start out riding in [[NHSRA|high school rodeo]] or other junior associations. From there, riders may go on the [[National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association|college rodeo circuit]] or to one of several national or regional semi-professional associations including the [[SEBRA|Southern Extreme Bull Riding Association]] (SEBRA), the National Federation of Professional Bull Riders (NFPB), the Professional Championship Bull Riders Tour (PCB), the American Bull Riders Tour (ABT), Bull Riders Canada (BRC), the [[International Professional Rodeo Association]] (IPRA), the United Professional Rodeo Association (UPRA), the American Professional Rodeo Association (APRA), the Southern Rodeo Association (SRA), the Canadian Cowboys Association (CCA), among others. Bull riders compete in these organizations as they are climbing the ladder to the professional ranks and to supplement their income.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

[[Federación Mexicana de Rodeo|La Federación Mexicana de Rodeo]] (The Mexican Rodeo Federation) is Mexico's sanctioning body that includes all of professional American rodeo's standard events, including bull riding. Cuernos Chuecos (Crooked Horns) is Mexico's most prestigious stand-alone bull riding organization.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

Professional bull riders can win in excess of $100,000 a year while competing in either the PBR or PRCA circuits.