The Santa Barbara Fiesta Rodeo again presents the Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division (PBR) on Thursday August 5th at 7:30pm. The Earl Warren Showgrounds Arena is the setting of the only pro bull riding event in Santa Barbara County. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for rodeo fans of all ages to witness the greatest riders in the world – and where every seat is up close and personal!

The rules are simple. Place a wiry 150-pound cowboy on the back of a hulking, snorting temperamental 2,000 pound bull and see if he can ride the beast for an eternal eight seconds...with one hand strapped to the massive bull.

Some of today’s top Pro Bull Riders are slated to appear, including:

Joining this group will be 37 more top-ranked bull riders and they will all compete to see who can ride a bull the longest for a purse of $30,000. These riders will attempt to ride the nation’s nastiest bulls in the toughest sport on dirt. The riding is guaranteed to be gut wrenching, non-stop edge-of-your-seat action. Our PBR bulls this year will be provided by the “legendary” Don Kish of Kish Bucking Bulls.

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) was created in 1992 when a group of 20 bull riders broke away from the traditional rodeo scene and decided to start a circuit for bull riders only. They felt that, as the most popular event in a rodeo, bull riding deserved to be in the limelight and could easily stand alone. Each rider invested a hard-earned $1,000, a few of them borrowing from family and friends, to start the PBR. Today the PBR is still owned by its athletes and is the only professional sport able to make such a claim. In 2003, the PBR celebrated its 10th Anniversary and relished the title of the fastest growing extreme sport in the country. "The PBR is very proud of its first 10 years in existence, but we are certainly excited about all of the possibilities the next ten years have in store." said PBR CEO Randy Bernard."

Professional Bull Riding is a fierce, rough, and grueling sport with roots deep in American culture. It's America's original extreme sport. The PBR has turned it into a captivating, dangerous, on-the-edge-of-your-seat sporting event, with the best riders and bulls in the world.