 But it wasn't always an easy ride. The groups faced more bigotry as the AIDS epidemic spread. In Pratt's first year on the circuit, rodeo finals in a county east of Reno were canceled by a district attorney. Organizers had trouble booking arenas and contractors. We used to have to have a vet on site or you had to have a shooter on site or whatever. And you'd say, this is for a gay rodeo. Oh, no, I'm not coming.