If it was Larry Mahan, who, before retiring and be inducted into the Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame, was a well know bull rider, but also done saddle bronc and bareback. Wife and I have met him. Where we live, northern Colorado, there are numerous professional rodeos, just all of the states that surround us. As far as herding cattle today, cowboys on horseback are still used, but off-road vehicles are used as well. A rich rancher could even have a helicopter pilots license and helicopter to check and herd cattle with. Yes, ranching in 2021 can be/is much different than back 40 years ago. But, ranch hands have their own rodeo association to compete in.
I have never understood this Cody. In those days you never hung around to experience all the rodeo. I have to think this was because the rest of the rodeo held no interest to you. I know it is hard for you to understand that one that is raised on a ranch is at the rodeo whether ranch or pro before starting time for the Cowboy Breakfast and socializing and stays for all the events, even if they only participate in one or a few or none. Rodeo was considered a vacation in my family as was the fair and I for one took it all in.
No, we did not. In fact, as we were pulling out, there were a number of other horse trailers/rigs pulling out as well. Neither of us, and apparently a lot of other timed-event folks for team roping, dogging and tie-down, didn't care about rough stock riding either. Then again, I doubt if any timed-event folks would go to an Extreme Bull Riding, just like rough stock folks would attend the Cinch Timed-Event Championship at the Lazy E Arena in Oklahoma either. I have only known a few guys, that included Phil Lyne, who was both a bull rider and calf roper, that competed at both ends of a rodeo arena. The movie, The Great American Cowboy, that we have, shows him doing just that. Just remember, Faye, a ranch rodeo is not a PRCA rodeo. Sometimes, if the rodeo committee approves it, a food tent will be set up for rodeo contestants and their family/guests, but that doesn't happen at every rodeo.
Another thing I noticed at the Pendleton Roundup Rodeo was that they had Steer Roping, aka Steer Tripping. Many states and rodeos don't allow this event. Many fans don't like seeing a roper trip a steer in the arena. Just like not every rodeo has a cow milking contest, mutton busting or calf ribbon scramble. Even though Breakaway Roping is now approved at PRCA rodeos, but is under WPRA rules, not all rodeos have it either. A lot of folks, including wife and I, hope that the new WPRA President, Jimmie Munroe will get Breakaway approved for the NFR. She was at the Hall of Fame Induction this past July and I remember years ago when she was a Barrel Racer.
Actually, Faye, what rodeos have you ever been to. I know you mentioned Pendleton, but any others. Not talking about ranch rodeo, only PRCA sanctioned ones. Very first PRCA rodeo I ever went to was the Pacific Indoor Rodeo at the Long Beach Indoor Arena back in 1980. This is where I first seen Cotton Rosser's Flying "U" Rodeo Company stock. But, not as a contestant, because I had never been to a rodeo before and was not yet a part of PRCA. After that, and as a PRCA Member, came: Norco Mounted Posse Rodeo, San Bernardino Sheriff's Rodeo, Orange County Fair Rodeo, Jurupa Rodeo, Lake Forest Rodeo, Chino Rodeo, Kern County Fair/Rodeo, Ventura County Fair/Rodeo, Santa Barbara Rodeo, Lake Elsinore Rodeo, Thousand Oaks, Poway Rodeo and Sierra Circuit Finals just north of San Diego (that I wasn't part of)..........and that's just in So. California. Here in Colorado, as a fan only now: Elizabeth Rodeo, Rooftop Rodeo, Greeley Rodeo, Douglas County Fair/Rodeo, Mountain States Circuit Finals here in Loveland, Pikes Peak or Bust, Colorado State Fair/Rodeo and the big one........The Great Western Stock Show & Rodeo in Denver. Have also been, as a fan, CFD Rodeo and Dodge City, Kansas. So, in last 31 years, have been to numerous PRCA rodeos, both as a contestant and fan (now).
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Yes, it happened a few miles from where I live. I posted some updates about it over on Ranchers if you are interested. They were headed to a rodeo in Washington. We won't know why it happened until the driver, the Frost kid from Utah, tells his story. The chute off the back of the loaded potato truck is what came thru the windshield crushed and killed Schleicher. Those loaded potato trucks really get slowed on those hills. I speculate he approached too fast and couldn't pass and braking was futile. People from out of the area have no idea how those loaded trucks going 70 mph downhill can get slowed to 30 mph on those long grades.
I've been thinking that rodeo participants must be a great source of business for Chiropractors & Orthopedic Surgeons not to mention Neuro Surgeons for Scrambled Brains.
(In red above) You tell that to a Defensive or Offensive Linebacker in the NFL and he may have a few choice words to say to you. Same goes for a hockey player. Although, I'm sure there are those that think athletes in tough contact sports have got "scrambled brains" to be involved in that kind of sport.
Scrambled Brains due to severe vibrations and shaking or animal falling on or kicking your head. Makes Ropers look like WIMPS.
Calling me a "wimp" don't bother me at all. Actually, I was called a "wimp" for joining the Navy instead of joining the Marines or Army.
Please explain to me what a ranch rodeo is. Is any rodeo that isn't PRCA a ranch rodeo? Is a county non PRCA rodeo held at county rodeo grounds a ranch rodeo? You see Cody I lived across the street from my county's rodeo/fair grounds for 25 years. They finally moved it further out of town. All their major rodeos were PRCA and all I had to do was walk across the street. There was a rodeo every weekend. They had Latino rodeos, mounted shooting, high school rodeos, cattle dog competitions, 4H rodeos, rodeos for breast cancer where everyone wore pink shirts, etc. None of these rodeos were considered ranch rodeos. A ranch rodeo is held on a ranch. End of story. How many PRCA rodeos have I been to? Over 200 and all rodeos combined, professional, country, community, and ranch over 500. For the first 21 years of my life, I was taken and later went by myself to pro and county rodeos in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. Later in life, pro rodeos in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Canada, Calgary Stampede to be exact. Not to brag at all but just to refresh your memory, my family was part of establishing the FIRST PRO RODEO where contestants paid entry fees, spectators paid a fee, and prize money was awarded. That was in Prescott, Arizona. I have several cousins in regional pro rodeo PRCA halls of fame. One is to be inducted possibly this next year into the National Pioneer Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame there in Colorado Springs. Also this last induction at the National Hall of Fame, Ellensburg rodeo was inducted. My family has a history with that rodeo also from the day it started in 1923. Anyone that really knows rodeo, including pro rodeo, isn't impressed with name dropping and who they know or who they have met. The problem I have with many team ropers is the many horses they damaged while perfecting their skills and winning a buckle and money. If winning means injuring their horse, they do it. Injuring horses is something that was never tolerated by both sides of my family. I have one cousin (recently died) that raises steers for rodeo and his kids and grandkids are all team ropers. While some have won buckles and money at PRCA rodeos, it was never at the expense of their horse. While training on the ranch, no one better disrespect their horse. Mistakes are made and accidents happen, but any intentional act of injuring a horse was met with serious consequences. A no time is more honorable than an improperly wrapped dally that puts your horse's body in a jam in my opinion.
This thread is about Trail Riding, Rodeo, and stuff like that. Who cares if more are injured in pro football, hockey, or other unrelated sports, and what does discussing military service have doing with this thread? Bull and bronc riders get injured regularly, many times permanently. A few get killed. The fact is more bull riders are killed in auto accidents than in the arena. Another fact is that many injured bull and bronc riders take up roping because their bodies can't take any more abuse. I have no problem with ropers, in fact, I am a roper of sorts myself, but just as I have posted before, my problem is with the ego and horse disrespect that seems to be more prevalent in many MALE pro rodeo team ropers more than pro rodeo bull riders, etc.