Well, IGRA is amateur rodeo. All you have to do to compete is belong to an IGRA Association. But mostly its folks from all kinds of backgrounds and professions, who thought it would be fun to get involved in rodeo. We have doctors, lawyers, marketing people, flight attendants, you name it. And they compete in all events, just the same as their male counterparts.
Rodeos range from Washington, DC to Calgary, Alberta.
The cost of production ranges a lot depending on the local market. Many, in larger areas such as Washington DC and Los Angeles, can be 2 to 3 times that amount. It's like any kind of sports atmosphere where men are competing with each other. Some serious male bonding occurs. You combine all of this for a gay man, and to say there isn't a sexual element would be naive.