in 1988 dave appleton from clermont, queensland won the professional rodeo cowboys association all-around rodeo championship in america. bernie smythe won australian titles before gaining international successes during 1990 and 1992, in canada, where he now lives. in 1997 and 1998 australian, troy dunn became the top bull rider of the world. glenn o'neill from nsw, moved to the united states and dramatically increased his earnings there, before becoming the world champion bronco rider in 2002 and a runner-up the following year.