As some of you know, I'm away this week for a work conference. A couple nights ago I posted about a very nice welcome dinner we had. Yesterday was a long day with a working lunch and a working dinner. Today another long day but with a team building function this evening. We all went to a "rodeo"!!
I put that in quotes because the very concept of a rodeo is just so far outside this Boston girl's life experience. Who knew people still dressed up like old west cowboys and road bulls and roped little cows and did all that stuff????? Crazy, huh?
The dinner spread at this rodeo function for us was a short buffet including three different kinds of BBQ meat and one side choice: mac 'n cheese. No salad. No veggies. Meat and carbs. I'm not saying it wasn't delicious, but wow did I feel far from home! I feel closer to home sitting at a sidewalk cafe in Prague than I do in this foreign country known as Texas! 🤣
As for the rodeo ... well, I'm not quite sure what to think. I'm very much someone who tries to respect local cultures and I know that rodeo is very deeply ingrained in the culture down here. But, with that said, I couldn't even watch, never mind take pictures of the calfs being dragged, sometimes thrown, to the ground and then tied up. Not saying it's right or wrong, it's just way outside my comprehension. 🤷♀️
But, when in Rome, right?
Anyway, I've now been to my first rodeo ever. Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?
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Cowboys do the same thing to cowgirls … after the rodeo ! 😂😂😂🤠.
Wyoming is a huge rodeo state , as is Oklahoma and Montana . Texas is just bigger . I’m so glad you got the experience .
The bulls and the broncos “ buck” because they put a strap around its body at its flank ( just I don’t of its rear legs ) . They tighten it just before the chute is opened and it makes them want it off there … so the buck … hard … for 8 seconds . A bucking strap costs $150 .
@TexChik You're right about it being a whole other world. I was so out of place there. EVERYONE was dressed up like cowboys and cowgirls ... Or rather naughty cowgirls in many cases.
