The Legends of Texas is an organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of that portion of American History between 1835 and early 1900’s – the true western days of our country. “Legends” was founded in 1981 in Fort Worth, Texas with the goal of preserving the rich Western heritage…
When bull riding first started most of the attention was on the bull riders with both their courage and athletic ability. When the Professional Bull Riders Association was formed and bull riding became a popular sport to watch on TV suddenly the quality of the bulls became much more important….
The Houston Livestock Show is one of the biggest and best in the country. Skip Wagner is the President and CEO. From Wikipedia: “The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™, also called RodeoHouston™, is the world’s largest livestock exhibition as well as the richest regular-season PRCA rodeo event. In 2007, attendance…
The charreada is a type of rodeo developed in Mexico based on the working practices of charros (cowboys). There is a long historical tradition but in recent times there has been a lot of criticism of some of the events because they seem especially harmful to the livestock. The skills…
Chuckwagon racing involves four teams each consisting of a modified chuckwagon with four horses, three men, and a outriding horse. It’s really exciting to watch and full of high energy and danger. And both men and women compete in the teams. Chuckwagon racing is an event at some rodeos mainly…
