The bucking chutes of the Thomas & Mack are about to hold some of some of rodeo’s top animal athletes.
The draw is set with 35 stock contractors bringing in 105 of best bareback horses to go head to head with the Top 15 cowboys in the world. Among those horses are Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies, Frontier Rodeo’s Full Baggage and Powder River Rodeo’s Two Buck Chuck.
There were two stock contractors that cracked double digits, Pickett Pro Rodeo with 11 horses and Pete Carr Pro Rodeo with 10. Not bar behind was Championship Pro Rodeo with nine and J Bar J with eight.
Ten nights in a row, eight seconds at a time, these are the highest caliber horses in the world. Take a look at the 2022 National Finals Rodeo bareback horses.
| Horse | Stock Contractor |
| Colorado Bulldog | Bailey Pro Rodeo |
| Backdoor Johnny | Barnes PRCA Rodeo |
| Bar Talk | Beutler & Son Rodeo |
| Black Kat | Beutler & Son Rodeo |
| Bad Influence | Beutler & Son Rodeo |
| Boomerang | Beutler & Son Rodeo |
| Ghost Town | Beutler & Son Rodeo |
| Anything Goes | Beutler & Son Rodeo |
| Rose Valley | Big Rafter Rodeo |
| Mayhem | Big Stone Rodeo Inc. |
| Mary | Bridwell Pro Rodeos |
| Meat Sweats | Bridwell Pro Rodeos |
| Girl Crush | Bridwell Pro Rodeos |
| Corona Time | Brookman Rodeo |
| Sesame Street | C5 Rodeo |
| Black Feathers | C5 Rodeo |
| Sunday Sinner | C5 Rodeo |
| Virgil | C5 Rodeo |
| Arbitrator Joe | Calgary Stampede |
| Annual News | Calgary Stampede |
| Xplosive Skies | Calgary Stampede |
| Yippe Kibitz | Calgary Stampede |
| Agent Lynx | Calgary Stampede |
| Vitalix William Wallace | Cervi Championship Rodeo |
| Boom Boom Girl | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Rip | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Vegas Confused | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Cajun Queen | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Big Show | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Weenie | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Meat Cracker | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Frontier Coffee Rocks | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Angel Eyes | Championship Pro Rodeo |
| Little Rotten | Duane Kesler |
| Little Red Hawk | Flying U Rodeo |
| Dirty Harry | Four Star Rodeo |
| Rand The Man | Four Star Rodeo |
| Deep Springs | Four Star Rodeo |
| Painted Smoke | Frontier Rodeo |
| Full Baggage | Frontier Rodeo |
| Tip Off | Frontier Rodeo |
| Gun Fire | Frontier Rodeo |
| Southern Star | Frontier Rodeo |
| Sippin’ Firewater | Harper & Morgan Rodeo Co |
| Apollo | Harper & Morgan Rodeo Co |
| Soul Lunatic | J Bar J |
| Drunk Bunny | J Bar J |
| Yum Bugs | J Bar J |
| Straight Stick | J Bar J |
| All Pink | J Bar J |
| Night Lizard | J Bar J |
| Fringe Jacket | J Bar J |
| Straight Ringer | J Bar J |
| Illegal Smile | Legends Rodeo Stock, LLC |
| OLS Tubs Stevie Knicks | Macza Pro Rodeo |
| Black Mamba | Muddy Creek Pro Rodeo |
| Pejuta Haka | Muddy Creek Pro Rodeo |
| Free Shipping | Outlawbuckers Rodeo |
| Turn Back Time | Outlawbuckers Rodeo |
| Dirty Jacket | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| Worth The Whiskey | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| Wilson Sanchez | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| Black River | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| High Heels | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| Pretty Woman | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| San Angelo Sam | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| Redzilla | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| Nite Faded | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| Good Time Charlie | Pete Carr Pro Rodeo |
| Top Egyptian | Pickett |
| Shady Nights | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Scarlet Belle | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Topped Off | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Network Gazer | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Top Notch | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Top Flight | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Night Crawler | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Night Gazer | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| New Scarlet | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Night Flight | Pickett Pro Rodeo Co. |
| Two Buck Chuck | Powder River Rodeo |
| All Eyes On Me | Powder River Rodeo |
| Rich N Fancy | Powder River Rodeo |
| Dirty Work | Powder River Rodeo |
| Knot So Foxy | Powder River Rodeo |
| Ankle Biter | Rafter G Rodeo |
| Medicine Show | Rafter H Rodeo Livestock |
| Right On Q | Rosser Rodeo |
| SouthPoint Katie | Rosser Rodeo |
| Sozo | Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics |
| Shoutin’ Shoes | Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics |
| Bronc Riding Nation | Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics |
| Silver Screen | Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics |
| MLW’s Irish Eyes | Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics |
| Star Witness | Stace Smith Pro Rodeos |
| Mr. Harry | Stace Smith Pro Rodeos |
| Game Trail | Summit Pro Rodeo |
| Classic Equine Dream Machine | The Cervi Brothers |
| Greeley Hat Works Bay Nation | The Cervi Brothers |
| Vitalix Aint No Angel | The Cervi Brothers |
| Devils Advocate | Three Hills Rodeo |
| Copycat Valley | Vold Rodeo |
| Painted Playgirl | Vold Rodeo |
| True Grit | Wayne Vold Rodeo |
| Snap Chat | Wayne Vold Rodeo |