GUNDAGAI rodeo champion Glen Coleman will be using a simple formula when he chases cash at the Gundagai and Wagga rodeos in the next few weeks.A saddle bronco star, Coleman, 26, says rodeo riders can earn "plenty" if they stick to a basic principle."You make money if you're riding every week - and winning," Coleman said yesterday."There's plenty of money around. You just have to make sure you don't get bucked off."Staying in the saddle will be Coleman's goal when he competes at his home town rodeo at Gundagai Showground on Saturday week and the Wagga rodeo at Equex Centre on December 4.Growing up riding horses on a property near Gundagai, Coleman has been on the rodeo circuit in Australia for the past eight years.Although he slightly scaled back his rodeo commitments this year, Coleman still clocked up thousands of kilometres in the pursuit of prizemoney and titles."I usually travel everywhere really," he said."You go where the rodeos are. That might mean Queensland or Western Australia - everywhere."The prospect of riding at the Gundagai rodeo is especially appealing to Coleman - and not just because of the $20,000 in prizemoney."I've been involved for a long time," he said."I'm mixed up on the committee."It's one of the biggest events in the town for the year."The Snake Gully Cup is the biggest, but the rodeo is pretty big too."Gundagai Rodeo Club publicity officer Rochelle Nicholls echoed the sentiment yesterday, predicting a crowd of 3000 for Saturday week's event.Nicholls said rodeo had a long history in Gundagai."The rodeo has been going since 1975," Nicholls said."This is the 35th year and it should be one of the biggest."Nicholls said home-grown riders including national champion Coleman, Adele Edwards and Lisa Dowell would be headliners at the rodeo.With every intention of riding at Gundagai on Saturday week and at the Wagga rodeo a week later, Coleman is unconcerned that injury may intervene in the plan.As much as he recognises the risks, Coleman dismisses the idea that rodeo is dangerous."I suppose it is when you're starting out, but there's no danger once you've learned the ropes," he said."You just have to know what to do."