And They Call the Thing Rodeo
“It's boots and chaps, it's cowboy hats. It's spurs and latigo, it's the ropes and the reins, And the joy and the pain” - Rodeo by Garth Brooks. Many are quick with opinions, whether they are educated or they read one article on the topic. These cowboys thrive on the thrill of rodeo, and the experience that is given to them within seconds. To be completely educated in a topic you must study both sides of the issue to come up with a reasonable conclusion. The art and skill it takes to compete in rodeos takes time, as well as large sums of money. It is also a big contributor to what America has progressed into, and what it is still today. Although there are many supporters of the American rodeo, there are also many negative opinions with false facts that circle around this …show more content…
The sport demonstrates the skills used on every day ranches. Rodeo was a developed sport through the habits of the cattle industry in the West, that date back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centries . The sport grew out of friendly competitions between friends to prove who was the toughest cowboy. These methods used included roping, horse breaking, riding, and herding which shows the habit of manys western heritage (Clark). Many rodeo organizations started forming, creating many rodeo circuits. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is the largest professional rodeo organization today, which hold around 700 rodeos a year (“Rodeo101”). The sport has not always respected cowgirls the way they did cowboys. During World War II, a female roper, Lucille Mulhall, won a bet against Theodore Roosevelt by proving her skill by roping a coyote(“Rodeos”). The time of World War II wasn't just a big time for women in rodeo, it was a time for the youth as well. After the war, many youth organizations had been developed because of the leisure time that people
“It's boots and chaps, it's cowboy hats. It's spurs and latigo, it's the ropes and the reins, And the joy and the pain” - Rodeo by Garth Brooks. Many are quick with opinions, whether they are educated or they read one article on the topic. These cowboys thrive on the thrill of rodeo, and the experience that is given to them within seconds. To be completely educated in a topic you must study both sides of the issue to come up with a reasonable conclusion. The art and skill it takes to compete in rodeos takes time, as well as large sums of money. It is also a big contributor to what America has progressed into, and what it is still today. Although there are many supporters of the American rodeo, there are also many negative opinions with false facts that circle around this …show more content…
The sport demonstrates the skills used on every day ranches. Rodeo was a developed sport through the habits of the cattle industry in the West, that date back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centries . The sport grew out of friendly competitions between friends to prove who was the toughest cowboy. These methods used included roping, horse breaking, riding, and herding which shows the habit of manys western heritage (Clark). Many rodeo organizations started forming, creating many rodeo circuits. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is the largest professional rodeo organization today, which hold around 700 rodeos a year (“Rodeo101”). The sport has not always respected cowgirls the way they did cowboys. During World War II, a female roper, Lucille Mulhall, won a bet against Theodore Roosevelt by proving her skill by roping a coyote(“Rodeos”). The time of World War II wasn't just a big time for women in rodeo, it was a time for the youth as well. After the war, many youth organizations had been developed because of the leisure time that people