That would be helpful but it started by ranchers needing to brand calves. Cattle roamed the property and were rounded up to cull, castrate, and brand back when.They still do those things but use squeeze chutes to hold the cattle for vaccines, etc.

had to do with branding also

It is helpful for cattle ranches....it is not needed for entertainment.

the first guy says to a cowboy bet you cant ride that bull. cowboy responds 'hold my beer"

A lot of it started as friendly competition on the ranches, but the rodeo actually started at the big round-ups, when every ranch brought their cattle and their cowboys to town to sell the cows. It started with the cowboys from the different ranches showing off, and then the town (and the ranchers and the cowboys) realized that this could net them a little more cash, so events actually got organized. Ralph Moody's autobiographical book 'Little Britches' talks about the rodeos in the Colorado town he grew up in, and it's a darn good read.

No. It started to break wild horses and ranging cattle.

​@@PhilowenAsterthanks for sharing, I'm going to check out the book! One of my grandma's favorite words was britches, probably because it made us laugh when she said it. 😂

@@andyboog2010 from the old west

Not mine!

@@archaeologyfornon-archaeol1014 Your loss.

@@rockymountainjazzfan1822 It is a hold over from antiquated hyper patriotic, toxic ideas, involving animal abuse. Like roping calves. The only thing I like to see is bull riding because sometimes the cowboys get tossed on their asses.

@@archaeologyfornon-archaeol1014 "Animal abuse"?!? How do you say you don't have a clue about what you are talking about without saying you don't have a clue. Roping calves isn't "animal abuse". How else are you supposed to get an animal safely restrained to give it medicine or tag it? Bronc riding is a competition between cowboys on who can best ride an untrained mustang. Save your outrage for bull fighting.

​@@archaeologyfornon-archaeol1014nothing you've said is remotely true and correct. Why are you on here saying stupid things? Most likely because you're an uneducated liberal city dweller that hasn't been outside of your bubble.

I do not like most rodeos, when they use animals for entertainment. I have never, however, doubted the sincerity of the people attending. Most would give you the shirt off their backs. They just have that one blind spot. I like roping static figures, not animals, barrel racing, anything using a trained horse, that is not abusive (abusive to me) . It is likely I would like most of the people and probably stay off the topics of rodeos, guns and politics....:)

@@archaeologyfornon-archaeol1014 Love the name and if you get to know the people involved you will find out they are extremely careful with the animals and doo not want any harm to come to them. To address the abuse issue, everyone I know that does rodeo will quickly report anyone they suspect of abusing the animals.

@@VadulTharys I am not referring to deliberate abuse. I follow several farmers on KZfaq, including one who rescues horses, and they love animals, even if those they eventually eat. The injury may come during the event involving the animal (not talking about the PBR bulls); humans sign on for potential injuries, animals do not. It is all bewildering to them.

@@archaeologyfornon-archaeol1014 That is true, a bucking horse is only doing what it instinctively knows to do for protection from predators. A bucking bull is the same, if great care is not taken the animal can hurt itself due to its instinctive fear. Now the bulls in PBR are a bit different they are trained intensely and are accustomed to having a rider. They know the goal is to get it off but they also know they are safe. That is why once the rider is thrown the bulls head for the chute to leave. They do not continue to attack. I lived in Spain and saw 1 Bullfight, it sickened me. I am Native American respect for animals is ingrained in me. I pray over any animal I have killed and thank them for giving themselves to feed me and my family. I no longer hunt because I do not need to do that for food. But I still pray for the animal that gave its life for me to eat even if I did not kill the animal myself.

It's a great place to see our true competitive spirit

In some more localized rodeos here in Utah, there are whole families that have different champs in different categories and become somewhat small time legends in their own right. Whole families can be known for certain things or all the things. And I dunno about in Texas, but sometimes here we have Native American vendors who sell all sorts of cool trinkets and stones and such, all over priced by a few bucks but goes right into that families pocket so it feels good.

I've lived in the Midwest my whole life (Ohio, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Ohio), and I thought they were only in the Southwest (particularly Texas), maybe the southern Great Plains (e.g. Oklahoma), and of course Mexico. If they exist around here, they must be extremely niche. Like, significantly more niche than polka festivals.

I saw a local rodeo a few years ago in Rockland County, NY, a suburb of NYC.

Yeah I’m from Upstate New York and we have rodeos around here. We also have rodeos at the State Fair every year.

im from the north country and we got some pretty wicked rodeos here too Edit: i realize most wont know what the North Country is. The Adirondacks of NY up through vermont and newhampshire and maine i think are considered the North Country.

Yet we are in the Beginning of July LoL

They don't do bull dogging anymore?

@@marahdolores8930 It is called steer wrestling now, but same event.

They're also here in Australia

México and Brazil as well

Then there's a kids only event: Mutton Bustin'. It's based on bronc riding, but it's children riding sheep!

Could you edit your comment. Theres gaps in your wording and im not 100 percent sure what your trying to say

not sure what part you are missing. Many people say they are hurting the bulls, and they arent, and my friend spent thousands of dollars buying them and training them, and they wouldnt hurt the bulls because of the investment.

@@brando8611 is English your first language? It isn't academically perfect grammar but it makes perfect sense.

Yeah, you were fooled by a LIAR.

I agree, it is a myth to say that they hurt the animals, and thank you for giving us your friend's point about it being counterproductive to spend a lot of money only to harm the investment. One of my first conversations about this 'harm' issue was years ago with a co-worker who did barrel racing at the rodeos on the weekends. She told me about activists protesting the calf roping event (contestant ropes the calf around the neck, stops the horse, which jerks the calf backwards, dismounts and ties the calf's legs together). The activists argued that this was cruel to the calves because they were so young and not developed sufficiently to withstand it, so in their ignorance of all things rodeo, they lobbied to get the rules changed, mandate that the calves be a little older before roping them. Of course, the older calves were not only more developed, but they also weighed more, so that the ballistic forces of jerking heavier calves backward while at a full-on run actually did injure them. So much for people who don't know rodeo or ranching culture, trying to weigh in as if they're smarter than people who've done it for generations.

That's the context they are missing. When a lot of Europeans react to rodeos, they seem to think it's all just made up for the fun of it, and they don't realize it's a continuation of the traditions of ranchers/cowboys, and basically it's keeping alive part of the lifestyle that America was built on! I also don't understand the "vegetarian" objection of the lady in the video- they aren't out their slaughtering the cattle or harming the animals.

Of course bull riding probably started off as a drunken bet.....😉

​@@armynurseboyhaving met a few roughies...I'd say better than probably.

You make great points! In Oregon there is a wild Mustang and burro adoption program due to overpopulation and they are definitely wild animals. Anyone adopting a wild Mustang would need many of the skills used in a rodeo to break it and make it rideable. The rodeo is just a way to show off those skills and have a little fun and maybe make some extra cash.

So what was necessary about bull riding?

Calf roping is inhumane and cruel. Rodeos are part of another century. Not the current one.

@@katemohr6580 I never confuse real life needs on ranches , with the needs for entertainment at rodeos.

Correct. In Argentina, cowboys are called gauchos. But it’s the same job.

I didn't know she was streaming again.

Even in NJ we have rodeos.

The rodeo clowns are pretty impressive too. Really dangerous job, and they work the entire event.

Yeah, this is part of the America I recognize. I don't know what the hell's gone wrong with the rest of it.

Yep, also no parents raising wimpy, narcissistic childish adults.

​@@sherryford667Yup. Get thrown, get the wind knocked out of ya, or get a hoof to your butt, but get back up, brush off and get back on.

@kimchi2780 My Dad was born in Wichita Falls, Tx. and moved to Oklahoma as a child. During the 1930's "Dust Bowl and Great Depression" his family moved to California for work. We visited his birth place when I was 13 or so and remember the nicest most hospitable people I had ever met. Now Californians are moving to Texas in order to escape socialism.

TEXANS ARE CONSPIRACY THEORISTS

This comment. Pretending to not be a tourist when you are one gets you nowhere, being honest about it is better. Think about driving in the US, winding up driving through an unfamiliar (smaller) city happens all the time, and folks stop and ask for directions all the time, or used to. If you don't know our culture, it doesn't matter, generally speaking, we're eager to share our special interests with you.

Idk where your delusion of hospitality being better in the south vs other parts of the country comes from. But its not true at all, change your wording to American hospitality because thats what it is. If you think our hospitality over here in the mountain regions isnt on the same level as the south you need to get out and travel more

And keep in mind this lady has traveled through Texas if you’ve watched her videos. And after spending much time and traveling through Texas, her time in Montana has made her decide she wants to THERE and not in Texas

I wish that I had Jesse's girl.

Jessi is short too

Jesse is usually a man ‘s spelling but Jessie can easily be either or. The famous song is spelled Jessie’s Girl. I have a lot of Jessies in my family men and women all spelled IE. My mom has a grandfather, uncle and several cousins named Jessie. My dad has an aunt, a great aunt and several female cousins named Jessie. For none of the women is it short for Jessica. Might be a cultural thing but most Jessicas I know go by Jess for short not Jessie. Jessie I usually see as a woman’s name in itself.

@@Andres64BThe song title is actually spelled Jessie’s Girl. Lots of men in my family spell their names Jessie.

I always thought PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) was who was sponsoring the Rodeo.

I grew up going to the rodeo in the Astrodome. It was fun!

I was born and raised in NM as well. My stepbrother became a professional bull rider. Crazy guy. 😊

I used to be a fuel desk cashier at a truck stop. Many truck drivers were "busted up" bull riders.

I currently live in Albuquerque and have lived in NM for 21 years but I grew up in South Carolina. I saw my first rodeo at the NM state fair years ago! Tingley Coliseum y’all!!

Agreed! It's mostly the riders who get hurt rather than the animals.

Cool! My mind jumped to Mongolia and Argentinia as places that similar sports could be found.

Yep. Based on team doctoring. I like that it has not changed in Ranch Rodeo.

Same!

🤠 If I had come across her at the rodeo, then I could have "shown her the ropes"! 🧗‍♂️😜

Some can get injured looks like exploitation to me . Just need to look it up how many are injured .

@@claregale9011 Animals get injured when turned out in a perfectly safe pasture as well. My cousin had a beautiful stallion she had to sell, and a couple months later we found out he broke his leg in his new pasture and had to be put down. Pets get injured or die all the time in perfectly safe back yards. Accidents happen and no place is truly safe. Just ask any veterinarian. Even humans aren't immune to accidents. You could cross the street sometime and be run over by a car. Stand on a cliff, taking a selfie and fall. It happens all the time. Rodeo animals are expensive, highly cared for and very valued. The best one are even given honors and places in the Rodeo Hall of Fame (yes it exists, in Colorado Springs, CO). They get to retire after a few years and live the rest of their life being pampered beyond belief.

A Hawaiian Rodeo? And FOOD? I'm in!!!!

It was in the middle just like this the last one i went to After the kids but before the adults

Huntsville in Texas used to have an amazing prison rodeo. They closed it down and I miss it

The Wrangler butts definitely a part of the experience!! 😂

There's a reason romance novels with cowboys are so popular. ;) The empathy and compassion for the animals and people, the willingness to do the hard work, the loyalty to family, the rough tough exterior, the courage, the tight jeans, the muscles...what's not to love?

I agree completely. Not only going to them but competing

I believe it (about tough country kids).

most kids that grow up in the country have more respect for animals and more so when that animal gave up his life to feed you. Most city kids think of meat as coming from the store. Mine were taught how to raise animals and grow food in a garden, and even though they really dont want to themself, they will know how to survive if they have to .

Wild cow milking is almost more fun. But both of those are generally at the ranch rodeos and they're definitely not in the professional rodeos, unfortunately.

Kids aren't even always trained. At the Colorado State Fair there was an area where any kid could sign up for mutton bustin' that happened a few times a day, each day of the fair. It was separate from the rodeo, but still just as fun to watch. Seeing the city slicker kids hanging on for dear life was almost more fun than the regular mutton bustin' with the "professional" kids. It's been a good while since I've been to the fair, so I don't know if it still goes on. I hope so. Around here, we have lots of rodeos. The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo is going on right now for a week. Each county has a rodeo of some kind at the county fair (sometimes it's just a gymkhana (horse games) for the real small counties), there's the state fair, the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo that runs a couple weeks, and those are just the big ones. In the small town where I grew up, there's a small one almost every weekend in the summer, and we had a couple celebrity rodeos when I was a teenager. It was so cool seeing tv and movie stars (not the big names of course) not only in town, but competing in a rodeo for charity. So cool! I miss those times so much. Almost every single event in a rodeo stems from jobs that have to be done on a ranch. The various types of roping need to be done for branding, fixing wounds, vaccinations, tagging, etc. The different types are for the different situations you may find yourself in out on the range or back at the ranch. The bulldoggin' was from the same tasks as the roping, only without a rope because either it would break, or be lost somehow, and the job still needed to be done. The saddle bronc and bareback riding are from breaking horses to ride. Not just mustangs, but regular bred horses as well. They're often kept out on the range until around 2 years old, herded to the ranch, then separated, and broken. Fortunately, that method of training is going by the wayside finally with better methods. The only events that aren't from specific tasks, are the barrel racing, pole bending, mutton bustin', and bull riding. The barrel racing and pole bending came from women finding a way to show off their riding skills and finding a way to be included. Kids like started the mutton bustin' after watching the adults breaking horses, seeing the sheep around, and betting each other they could do it. The bull riding likely started similarly but with the men and fully grown bulls. These things are still done on ranches to this day. Calling it mythology is just wrong. A current day chores, activity and sport with historical roots? Yes. And yes, animals are still turned out on unfenced land leased from the government in many areas. Even the fenced areas are so large, you still have to go out and round 'em up when it's time. Once ranch can easily take up more land the the city of London which is only 300 acres. You can find ranches with a thousand or more acres. It's not exactly like going out into a 10 acre pasture for a couple horses. Then add in the terrain that isn't exactly a flat lawn and likely has canyons, rivers and often mountains, sometimes swamps (just depends where in the country you are), and it's rough, wild terrain.