Ground Rules:

1. Stock contractor will provide 20 animals in each timed event contest. All timed event animals will be pre-conditioned and of good health, used in only PRCA rodeos prior to series, if not fresh.
2. All contestants entering the arena must be wearing proper western attire one hour prior to and during the rodeo.
3. Contestants may not congregate in arena in front of spectator seating sections.
4. All splits in the timed events must be cleared through the rodeo secretary one (1) hour prior to the start of the performance.

2005 Year-End Championship Ground Rules (Adopted June 17, 2005):

1. Year-End Event Championships at the 2004 Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series are determined by money won during the season in that event.
2. To be eligible for a Year-End Event Championship, a contestant must enter and compete in that event at more than one rodeo. [To be eligible for the Pat Mantle Memorial Bronc Riding, a contestant must be among the Top Six bronc riders (that have entered and competed in the Saddle Bronc Riding at more than one rodeo) in dollars won after the final Regular Season rodeo. In the event any of the Top Six do not compete, the opportunity goes to the next highest ranked contestant.]
3. Ground Money does not count.
4. In two go-round competitions, both Go-Round and Average monies will be counted.
5. Bull Riding Day Money does not count toward the Bull Riding Year-End Event Championship, nor toward the Year-End All-Around Championship.
6. The Year-End All-Around Champion is the contestant who wins the most money in two or more PRCA events.  To qualify for the All-Around Championship, contestants must fulfill the Minimum Competition Requirement (MCR) by competing in at least two different PRCA events at least three times each.  It is not necessary for contestant to win money in both qualifying events provided money is won in at least two events.  As long as MCR is fulfilled, money in all PRCA events counts toward All-Around Championship.  If none of the contestants who have fulfilled the MCR win money in two or more events, the All-Around Champion will be the contestant who has fulfilled the MCR and wins the most money in one event.  In the event no one fulfills the MCR, the All-Around Champion will be the contestant who wins the most money in two or more events regardless of times competed.  If the All-Around still remains unclaimed, the All-Around will be the contestant who wins the most money in one event.
7. Money won in the #11 Roping does not count toward the Year-End All-Around Championship.
8. Contestants may enter the #11 Roping Event twice by switching partners, however switching ends does not qualify. Contestants roping together in the PRCA Team Roping may not rope together in the #11 Roping at the same rodeo regardless of performance or slack. Six teams (determined by preference and order of entry) will rope in the performance. No contestant may rope twice in the same performance.
9. Pee Wee Barrel Racing is for contestants 7 and under on June 17, 2005. The Pee Wee Barrel Racing Championship is based on Points. Points are awarded for the four fastest times of each rodeo. First place receives 4 points, 3 points for Second, 2 points for Third, and 1 point for Fourth.  Unrelated to the Season Championship, three ribbons are awarded each performance and may be picked up at the Rodeo Secretary’s office the night of the competition. See the full Pee Wee Barrel Racing Ground Rules for more details.
10. The Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series Board of Directors reserves the right to clarify and if necessary revise these Ground Rules. In the event of a dispute, their decision is final.