 Beginning on May 22, 1961, the sport is regulated by the Federation of Chilean Rodeo.In 1986, the National Federation of Rodeos and Huaso Clubs of Chile ("Federación Nacional de Rodeos y Clubes de Huasos de Chile") is founded to regulate, to a certain degree, the "labor rodeos" (rodeo tournaments not recognized by the Olympic Committee).In 1949, the first National Rodeo Championship occurs in the city of Rancagua and the very first champion was the team composed of Ernesto Santos and José Gutiérrez.