Articles in the ‘Rodeo’ Category

Rodeo is known as a sport for tough men who know how to handle themselves and aren’t afraid of getting hurt. But all the bravado in the world can’t cover up the fact that rodeo participants, especially bull riders, often get hurt. And not just in minor ways. The rodeo world [...]

Times have changed for rodeo. When rodeo-related sporting events got started hundreds of years ago, there was no such thing as animal rights, and there were certainly no animal activists penning letters to politicians and making a fuss about every perceived cruelty to animals. Today, with the dramatic rise of empathy [...]