The top 15 team ropers in the world have given meticulous thought to which will be their Round 1 horses when the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo kicks off inside the Thomas & Mack at 5:45 p.m. PT on Dec. 1, 2022.
As of noon Dec. 1, here’s the most updated list of which horse each of the top 15 will ride in the tiny yellow arena of the NFR:
Editor’s Note: This story will be updated with registered names as they become available.
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| Header | Head Horse |
| Kaleb Driggers | Cuervo |
| Clay Tryan | Brownie |
| Andrew Ward | Biscuit |
| Coleman Proctor | Heisman |
| Tanner Tomlinson | Blue |
| Dustin Egusquiza | Itchi |
| Rhen Richard | Midnight |
| Tyler Wade | Spur |
| JR Dees | Dillon |
| Cody Snow | Sleepy |
| Lightning Aguilera | Moose |
| Riley Minor | Piggy |
| Clay Smith | Marty |
| Chad Masters | Jimmy* |
| Jake Orman | Frank |