At the rodeo the kids got to meet some horses and try their hand at roping cattle.
Madison said to Hell with cattle and tried to rope herself a cowboy.
When that was all done, we got to see some real cowboys give it a go.
We also learned about "mutton bust'n." For those of you who, like us, had never heard about "mutton bust'n" you basically throw a small child wearing a bike helmet on the back of a sheep and see how long they can hold on. We've decided to sign Davis up next year. Because we don't have easy access to any sheep we're going to have him practice on the back of Madison. We would sign Chase up, but unfortunately our one child who actually wants to be a cowboy is too scared to get on the back of a sheep.
Other things we learned at the rodeo--
- People still use chewing tobacco
- Rodeo clowns have an unlimited supply of political and religious jokes.
- A Dodge is better than Ford
5 comments:
Maybe Chase would enjoy the greased pig contest instead. The upside is that you get to get really dirty.
Isn't everything better than a Ford?
ng-- I'll have to ask him. I think he might actually like that.
sparklebot-- apparently.
Jim F-- Not someone's back yard. It was at some big park in Herriman.
I've only been to a rodeo once, and my favorite part was definitely the little kids coming out on top of the sheep. I could't decide betweeen being appauled or thinking it was the greatest thing I'd ever seen. And yes there is definitely a "culture" that can only be found at rodeos.
I am surprised Herriman used a bike helmet. They must be moving up, they usually ask if there are any lawyers in the audience, and just throw them on the sheep and pray they don't end up in a law suit. Good times!
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