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9 unusual facts about rodeo


Agnes de Mille

De Mille began her association with the fledgling American Ballet Theatre (then called the Ballet Theatre) in 1939, but her first significant work, Rodeo (1942) with the score by Aaron Copland, was staged for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

On the strength of Rodeo, de Mille was hired to choreograph the musical show Oklahoma! (1943).

Besides Rodeo, two other de Mille ballets are performed on a regular basis, Three Virgins and a Devil (1934) adapted from a tale by Giovanni Boccaccio, and Fall River Legend (1948) based on the life of Lizzie Borden.

Burwell, Nebraska

Burwell is host to 'Nebraska's Big Rodeo,' an annual event usually held the last weekend of July.

Chris LeDoux discography

Chris LeDoux was a Rodeo Cowboy who sang and recorded songs in his spare time and sold his albums from the back of his truck.

Kevin Cahoon

Cahoon began his performing career at the age of 5 as 'The World's Youngest Rodeo Clown', performing throughout the Texas and Oklahoma Rodeo Circuits, including many consecutive seasons at The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Houston's Astrodome and The Texas State High School Finals Rodeo, resulting in a Letter of Citation from then Texas Governor Bill Clements.

L. B. Henry

For ten years, he provided use of his L. B. Henry Rodeo Arena for the annual Kiwanis rodeo.

Reata Restaurant

In 2002, Reata opened a facility called Reata at the Rodeo, located in the Amon Carter Exhibits Hall to serve the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.

Rodeo

Rodeo is a popular topic in country-western music, such as the 1991 Garth Brooks hit single "Rodeo", and has also been featured in numerous movies, television programs and in literature.


12th World Scout Jamboree

Memorable features of the Jamboree included a reconstruction of Baden-Powell's Brownsea Island campsite, arena shows, Skill-o-Rama, adventure trail, the specially stocked fishing area and boating and other water activities on Lake Pend Oreille, in addition to a visit to a rodeo and a repeat of the Friendship Wide Game introduced at the 11th World Scout Jamboree in 1963.

American Quarter Horse Association

Some awards go to horses that compete in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) timed rodeo events, others go to horses competing in the United States Team Penning Association, National Cutting Horse Association, or the National High School Rodeo or National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Blackie and the Rodeo King

Blackie and the Rodeo King was the third album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Willie P. Bennett and was released as an LP album by Posterity-Woodshed Records in 1979 (PWS-013).

Bonnie McCarroll

In 1922, she won two cowgirl bronc riding championships at both Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the first rodeo hosted at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Byron Wolford

As a rodeo champion, Wolford set the all-time speed record for calf roping at Madison Square Garden in the 1950s.

Cal Farley

In 1944, Farley launched the annual Boys Ranch and Girlstown rodeo held over the Labor Day weekend.

Cleveland, Washington

Also on the rodeo grounds is a 100-year-old Spillman carousel that has been completely refurbished thanks to grants and private funds.

Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair

The rodeo is an annual target of animal rights activists, who allege that bucking straps, electric prods, spurs and physical abuse are used to terrorize the animals into action.

Columbia, Mississippi

In the mid-1930s, two Columbia, Mississippi cowboys – Earl and Weldon Bascom – made Columbia the historic “Home of Mississippi Rodeo.”

Dawn Rochelle Warner

She later found success by working in Milan, Paris, London and the US appearing in campaigns for Adrienne Vittidini, Anne Cole, Bell Fitness, Dodge, Rodeo Rose, Miss Me Denim and Fortune Denim.

Dayton, Iowa

It began with a pair of local cowboys and has grown to a National Championship Rodeo, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

Edgewood, Iowa

The city and chamber of commerce host an annual rodeo, the Edgewood Rodeo Days, which includes events put on by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

Excursion train

Since 1908 an excursion train has carried travelers between Denver, Colorado's Union Station and the Cheyenne Depot Museum to attend the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo event.

Foraker, Oklahoma

Rodeo champion and Oscar-winning actor Ben Johnson (The Last Picture Show) was born and raised on his family's ranch near Foraker.

Francis Joseph Galbraith

He was born on December 9, 1913 in Timber Lake, Dewey County, South Dakota and worked as cowboy and rodeo rider on his father's ranch near the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation until he attended the University of Puget Sound receiving a B.A. in History in 1939 and a B.A. in librarianship from the University of Washington in 1940.

Gene Lyda

He immediately joined the Rodeo Cowboys Association (now the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) and competed in the bull riding at intercollegiate rodeos while on a rodeo scholarship with Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, Texas.

Gerry, New York

In 2006 the Gerry Fire Dept. sponsored their 62nd PRCA Rodeo.

Hayden, Colorado

Earl Bascom, Hollywood actor, artist, sculptor, inventor, rodeo pioneer who lived and cowboyed in Hayden in the 1930s.

Hercules Transit Center

The transit center is a pulse (a timed and synchronized) transfer point for various local feeder bus lines from the adjacent areas of Hercules, Pinole, Rodeo, the northern Hilltop area of Richmond, Bayview-Montalvin, and Tara Hills.

Jacksonville Equestrian Center

They have hosted a diverse group of events which range from dressage to Rodeo; the Royal Lipizzan Stallions to the 4-H annual horse show.

Jermaine Woods

On September 28, he returned to the Midnight Rodeo club, where he defeated Benjamin Garcia by a knockout in round six.

Lights of Old Santa Fe

The film stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in a story about a rodeo owner and her struggle to make her show a success.

Dale Evans as Margie Brooks, the owner of Brooks International Rodeo

Marty Wood

Martin Roy (Marty) Wood is a celebrated rodeo cowboy from Bowness, Calgary, in the province of Alberta, Canada.

Pathé Exchange

In that interim period, production of short subjects credited to Pathé Exchange increased to about 150 in five years, under the nameplates "Manhattan Comedies", "Campus Comedies", "Melody Comedies", "Checker Comedies", "Folly Comedies", "Rainbow Comedies", "Rodeo Comedies" and "Capitol Comedies", featuring players such as Franklin Pangborn, Thelma White, Buck and Bubbles, and Alan Hale.

Pikysyry maneuver

The position had great against: the new battleground was no more than 35 km from the capital, Asunción, his fall, or enemy action signifying a rodeo in the same mean the fall of the capital.

Pinball Fantasies

A Nokia N9 version was released July 20, 2011 by Cowboy Rodeo in the Nokia Store.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Chris LeDoux (professional rodeo rider and country musician with PSC who died of cholangiocarcinoma)

Raymond Stampede

Under the direction of rancher Raymond Knight, cowboys from the surrounding ranches were invited to participate in this first rodeo, which consisted of saddle bronc riding and steer roping.

Rodeo Massacre

Rodeo Massacre is the sixth album released by French post-rock band Ulan Bator.

Rodeo Tandem Beat Specter

Rodeo Tandem Beat Specter is an album by Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, released in 2001.

Royal American

American Royal, a livestock show, horse show and rodeo held each year in October and November at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Rubber Rodeo

Rubber Rodeo was founded in Rhode Island in 1980, and initially consisted of Bob Holmes (vocals, guitars), Trish Milliken (vocals, keyboards), Gary Leib (synthesisers), Eddie Stern (pedal steel), Doug Allen (bass) and Bob's brother Barc Holmes (drums).

SMK Bandar Utama

Each year, the Domino's Pizza Safety Rodeo organises a safety rodeo in SMK Bandar Utama.

St. Anthony, Idaho

Earl W. Bascom, rodeo champion, cowboy artist, inventor, movie actor, National Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee, "father of modern rodeo", worked for the Flying U Ranch of St. Anthony

Stereo Rodeo

Stereo Rodeo is the sixth studio album by the American bluegrass rock band Rusted Root.

Texas Prison Rodeo

The rodeo became part of the history of the US space program when, during the training for the 1975 Apollo–Soyuz mission, NASA brought the cosmonauts in training, along with other Soviet personnel, to the Huntsville rodeo.

Thomas N. Barnes

After retiring to Fannin County, Texas, he raised Longhorn cattle and two years in a row won the team penning at the Kueckelhan Rodeo.

Tito Antuñano

His paternal grandfather was Joaquín Antuñano Villalobos a cofounder of organized Mexican rodeo, known as charrería, in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco and his greatgrandfather was José Antonio de Antuñano San Martín an immigrant from Viscaya, which is located in the Basque country of Spain.

Tracy Wolfson

Additionally, she is an anchor on the CBS Sportsdesk as well as a reporter for college basketball, auto racing, skiing, ice skating, gymnastics, tennis, track and field and rodeo.

Vacaria

Venue of the International Crioulo Rodeo (Rodeio Crioulo Internacional), one of the most important demonstrations of the gaucho culture, the city has also other attractions, such as the Fazenda do Socorro and the beautiful stone-built Cathedral of Our Lady of the Olive Tree.

Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey

Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey (b. circa 1987) is a white-headed capuchin monkey known for riding a Border Collie at rodeos across the United States.

Whizbang, Oklahoma

Persons who lived and worked near Whizbang during its heyday included oilmen E.W. Marland and Frank Phillips and future actors Ben Johnson, Jr., a cowboy and rodeo star, and Clark Gable who worked as a roustabout in the oil fields.

Whoop-Up Days

The event includes a 4-km parade through downtown, daily concerts, bull riding, a rodeo, an indoor and outdoor trade show, entertainment on the free stage, a midway, HobbyWorld and city-wide pancake breakfasts.


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