Have you ever been to a Rodeo...?

Question

What's you favorite part ?...

Answer 1

Yeah, I used to do campdraft, barrel racing, and riding poddies to steers.
Loved It!*
I just lived for Drafting, -Camp Draft*
Tough Luck, from many years of workin' and a livin' on the land my backs not good.
But God has given me the Strength to carry on in life, doin different things now that I am sure I would never had the opportunity to do had I kept on fit with a solid back.
Happy-Sad, but He has a purpose for each and all of our lives!*

Answer 2

I've been to several live Rodeo's as one of my husband's was a Cowboy. :o) My favorite part is the Bull Riding Event.

I also enjoy watching the Rodeo's on television with my sons. I have also taken my two adopted sons to a rodeo in Indianapolis with the Cub Scouts. They enjoyed the Bull Riding Event and also the Calf Roping Event.

Answer 3

Yes and I cried after seeing how the bulls and broncos were abused. I've never been back - just broke my heart to see an animal in such intense pain for the pleasure of people.

How can anyone call animal abuse entertainment?

What goes on behind the scenes at a rodeo? "Tough" cowboys take a hand-held probe that delivers a 5000 volt shock, walk up to a steer, bull, or calf that is restrained in a chute, and shove the device into the animal's hide. The animal may be shocked repeatedly, and cannot escape. Videos taken by investigators show the captive animals jumping and jerking in response to the pain. This is beyond cruelty. This is torture.

But for the animal, the abuse is not over. Look at calf-roping, one of the cruelest events in the rodeo. As soon as the gate is opened, the calf bolts out of the chute at top speed, because he's terrified — he's just received multiple inescapable shocks. While the calf is fleeing, at up to 25 miles per hour, a rodeo contestant throws a lasso around the calf's neck, tightens it, and slams him to the ground. If the throw is off a little, the rope may wrap around the calf's legs or stomach, causing him to slam into the ground head-first. Every year rodeo animals suffer neck and back injuries, and some are killed, in part because of cruelly-design events like this. The rodeo participants never show the slightest amount of consideration for the injured animal. Maybe that would erode their "tough guy" image or reveal that the rodeo is really all about cowardice and bullying, not "sport."

The nature of animal events in rodeo practically guarantees abuse. The events are timed, so actions are hurried, not calm. The bronco or bull has to be coerced into bucking and flailing; neither the audience nor the participants will stand for a calm and placid animal. The calves have to be coerced to bolt. Leaving them be would not suffice for rodeo.

So rodeos rely on pain-inducing techniques, such as bucking straps pulled tightly around the sensitve flank area that make horses writhe and jerk in reaction to the sudden pain. As soon as the strap is released, the horse relaxes. This is basic -- anyone should understand the cruelty here: the rodeo inflicts pain and force on helpless, innocent animals to "entertain" us.

Rodeo personnel also pull on manes, kick the animals, and use torture-level electronic shocking devices to rile up the animals and make them move wildly. The poor animal cannot escape; to inflict this kind of pain, repeatedly, on a captive animal is sadistic and sick.

Rodeo is inherently cruel. No animal wants to be in a rodeo: chased, jerked by a rope, tied up, pulled down by the horns, tormented while captive in a chute. Rodeos are barbaric and should be banned. They're uncivilized, mean, cowardly, immoral, and indefensible. Animal abuse is not entertainment.

Likewise, the bucking strap's intense pressure on the groin area is what causes broncos to buck. Over and over, and documented countless times, the animals are calm both before and after the cruel device is applied. When Pitsburgh banned the bucking strap, rodeos in that ciy had to cancel the bronco bucking event.

The flanking strap is on far too long to merely cause a reflexive reaction. Pull away from a hot stove - that's a reflex; writhe in pain because a branding iron is pressed to your flesh - that's prolonged pain. The strap is pulled exceedingly tight - enough to frequently cause wounds - so that it hurts. Furthermore, the animal does not know that this is about to be done and is further frustrated that he cannot reach the source of the discomfort. Some horses go crazy as a result, hitting their heads on fences or slamming into the ground. (All this is well-documented.) And to what end? So psuedo-cowboys can feel macho for a few seconds? As soon as the bucking strap is loosened, the horse calms down. Just a couple of months ago, a friend went to the rodeo and caught a glimpse of the "fierce," "wild" bucking bulls. They were all calm. Until the rodeo bullies started shocking them with hand-held electric prods. Again, the whole idea is to get the animal irritated, hurt, and riled up to put on this fake show. It's inane and barbaric.

Answer 4

I just wrote a nice answer and Yahoo wiped it away. I am really ready to retire from here for awhile. I am so tired of this

Yes I have enjoyed many Rodeo's here in Texas where I live.
I love every part of it from beginning to end. I enjoy the entertainers the most I guess, since I go on a night my favorite entertainer is there. ~~~~~Jill

Answer 5

Yes, last year I went to Sisters, Oregon for the first rodeo of my life. I can't really tell you what my favorite part was, the whole event was magical to me.

Answer 6

yeah, where I'm from in Iowa we have a pretty big rodeo every year. My favorite part is the beer tent.

Answer 7

Love the rodeo! My favorite is the clowns - they're really brave as well as funny.

Answer 8

I've been to several rodeos, my favorite part is the bronc riding.

Answer 9

My favorite part, at least locally, is the "mutton bustin' " by the young kids, followed by bull riding, then bronc riding, and the roping events.

Answer 10

I've been to a couple or so. My favorite part is the petting zoo for my kids.