Recently while reading a blog I love, one of my friends wrote about her family’s recent trip to the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show. While the Houston Rodeo is the world’s biggest rodeo, it reminded me of the fun my family had last year at a local rodeo near our hometown.
We had seen this rodeo advertised at a local farm on our way back and forth to D.C. Finally last summer we made plans to head out there one Saturday and not only did we have a great time, but it was a wonderful experience for my kids.
I had the opportunity to talk with a young girl beside me whose teenage boyfriend was a new bull rider. She explained that he trained by asking a local farmer if he could attempt to ride his bulls. He would literally stand on a fence and jump onto the backs of unsuspecting bulls!
There were many activities for the kids. Of course, by far the favorite event was the “mutton busting”. Which for those of you who might not know (I had never seen it before), it is kids riding sheep like bulls. My mother in law has a small farm with sheep and my daughter now wants to train, Oh Boy!
Here are some rodeos nationwide-
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Houston, TX
Angola Prison Rodeo Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola, LA
*this rodeo has an amazing history!
National Championship Rodeo Old Fort, NC
South Carolina Apple Festival Rodeo Westminster, SC
Christian County Cattlemen’s Association & IPRA “Rodeo” Hopkinsville, KY
