UPDATE: Wednesday, 2:13 p.m. - The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women's Professional Rodeo Association announced Wednesday, that the 2025 National Finals Breakaway Roping will take place Dec. 22-23, at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.

BILLINGS — A severe equine herpesvirus outbreak has already forced the postponement of multiple events surrounding the National Finals Rodeo, raising concerns throughout the rodeo community just over a week before the sport's premier championship is set to begin in Las Vegas.

The National Finals Breakaway Roping, which was scheduled to start Monday, Dec. 2, has been postponed due to the aggressiveness of the Equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1).

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