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Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book invites us to “play hard”. I think a Rodeo fits in that category. I have always loved horses. I used to ride English saddle
and I have been to horse shows and polo
matches but for this challenge I was ready to “cross over the tracks”
and go western at the North Washington Rodeo.
and go western at the North Washington Rodeo.
I was in podunk city somewhere very north east of
Pittsburgh. It was a real Rodeo with cowboys and cowgirls all over the place
and a lot of trucks in the parking lot. A
Rodeo is strikingly patriotic, starting with a prayer, our national anthem, and
then special dedication(s) to service men.
I felt childlike
excitement as I waited for it to start. The first completion was bronco busting and the first cowboy was bucked off and out cold! The nurse in me was thinking “HE
HAS A CONCUSSION, they should wear helmets and not cowboy hats!”
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| Bronco Busting |
They had barrel races, calf roping, calf wresting, team
roping, and bull riding. This is a yearly event and I am ready to go back next year!
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| Bull Riding |
I also got to hold a Henry Golden Boy rifle. Annie Oakley step aside!
Spiritual Reflection
So they camped or
traveled at the Lord’s command, and they did whatever the Lord told them
through Moses. (Numbers 9:23).
God wants to lead us and we are to follow because Gods ways are
perfect.
Other Sources
North Washington Rodeo http://www.nwvfd.com/rodeo/