Hey there!
I’m glad to see you back once again. I think I’m finally
starting to get the hang of this blog-writing stuff! Thanks for stopping in
again to see what’s new. In the last post, I talked about a handful of the amazing people that have made an
impact on the sport of rodeo. Charmayne James, Joe Beaver, and Billy Etbauer
are a true inspiration to anyone with dreams in this sport.
This week, I’m having a little fun with the subject matter! I
have found some videos that I would like to share with you that show some
interesting aspects of rodeo.
Rodeo has a lot of blood, sweat, and tears but it is also so
much fun. As with any sport, competitors like to kick back every once in a
while and be a little silly. This first video is of the Sam Houston State University Rodeo Team. No booing from the NDSU fans. I’m one
of you, I promise! These college contestants decided to make their own video
for the famous song “Gangnam Style.” Although they didn’t change the words of
the song, it is still pretty humorous! In the sport of rodeo, your friends turn
into your family. It may be a dysfunctional family but they will always be
supportive and up for some laughs.
These next few videos aren’t necessarily clever or
funny, but I want to share them with you because I think they shed light on a
particular part of rodeo. Rodeo horses are sometimes overshadowed by their more
technically impressive counterparts, such as reining horses or cutting horses. I often hear people say that barrel horses are out of control or
that a roping horse doesn’t have any real talent. The horses and riders in
these next two videos show that is definitely not the case.
It takes years to train a roping horse. It takes even longer to train one to be a heading horse, heeling horse, or calf roping horse. In the video, Trevor Brazile and his great calf roping horse, Texaco, compete at an American Quarter Horse Association event during the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo (Johnston,2010). This was Brazile’s very first time roping bridles on Texaco. You can get more information about his run from this article.
It takes years to train a roping horse. It takes even longer to train one to be a heading horse, heeling horse, or calf roping horse. In the video, Trevor Brazile and his great calf roping horse, Texaco, compete at an American Quarter Horse Association event during the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo (Johnston,2010). This was Brazile’s very first time roping bridles on Texaco. You can get more information about his run from this article.
Charmayne James’ bridleless run was unintentional but still
showcases the intelligence of rodeo horses. This run took place at the 1985 Wrangler
National Finals Rodeo on Friday the 13th. Kenneth Springer, a photographer during the
Finals, commented on their ability to hold it all together and even win the round. He
said, “That [run] spoke
volumes about her as a focused, quick thinking and athletic individual” (James and Wheatley, n.d.). To find out more information about Scamper and Charmayne
James, please visit this article.
(Click here for the video)
Thanks
again for stopping by my blog. See you next time!
Emily
Engelhard
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