Rodeo Is The Way Of Life

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“We all ride for the same purpose, to win, but its those that ride with their heart and soul and leave everything in the arena that truly win in the end, no matter the outcome of the final placing.” Its not the person on the horse’s back, or the cowboy on a bodacious bull, that wins. It’s the horse and the bull themselves that are the champions. There are misconceptions when it comes to the sport of rodeo. Despite what PETA and animal activists think, rodeo is the way of life for some people and nothing can change that. We take pride in our animals, the livestock we use, and wouldn’t dream on attentionally mistreating these wonderful creatures. People who deliberately chose to plan their recreation around the same animals they spend long hours working with developed rodeo. Rodeo was designed with thorough knowledge and respect of the animal’s capabilities and limitations. Who would know a horses or bulls capability better than someone that works with them everyday? We wouldn’t use or ride an animal that couldn’t perform the task needed to get the job done. These animals were built for work. They were not put on this earth to stand in a field and become lawn ornaments. Most rodeo contestants have a great deal of respect and love for these animals they work with and it’s a huge insult to those people who say they are recklessly endangering the lives of these animals. PETA has been pretty lose with their accusations of physical abuse to rodeo animals and cite very rare
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