TUCSON RODEO - DAY 8

One of the unique things about working the Tucson Rodeo, is each year, we have folks come up to the trailer to purchase merchandise, either on horseback, or with their horses.  There aren't too many venues where this is even possible, but since we are parked right next to the pathway into the arena, the horseback riders are passing by all during the day.  Occasionally, folks, and their horses will come up to the front of the trailer, as shown in these pictures.

With an almost full day of sun, the rodeo grounds quickly dried out, leaving just a few puddles around the trailer.  The temps remain a little on the cool side, only getting into the 50's yesterday, but the moisture is gone, and the weather is warming for these last two days of the rodeo.  We had another good sales day, largely because of the cool weather, and lots of sweatshirt sales.

The rodeo competition revolves around horses.  Except for the bull riding, all of the events have horses in the equation.  Each day before the professional rodeo begins, the junior rodeo starts the action.  These kids get involved with horses at an early age, and just like little league baseball, or pop warner football, rodeo competition for many of these youngsters starts when they are quite young. 

It'll be a few years before this little cowgirl will be able to get on a horse by herself.

 

 

I took this picture during the singing of our National Anthem.  Everyone stopped walking, stopped talking, and the men removed their hats.  The respect for country is alive and well within the western culture.  Unfortunately, that's not the case in other segments of our society.