Wednesday, March 16…continued – After visiting the Houston Livestock show and the many, many vendors, it was time to head over to the stadium for the rodeo.
We were fairly high in the upper seats, but the view was great.
We had to walk all the way to the top.
The Rodeo has a total payout of $2.7 million with more than 300 contestants. Here are some facts about this year’s Rodeo:
---There were 32,000 dedicated volunteers.
---Total attendance for all activities on the grounds was 2,462,030.
---Paid Rodeo/concert attendance reached 1,345,983 fans.
Right before the rodeo started, they had try-outs for anyone that wanted to be a clown. Marsha thought she would give it a try. She didn’t make it.
All the typical rodeo events are held, but we especially enjoyed the chuck wagon races, calf scramble, and Mutton Bustin’ event.
Opening ceremonies.
They have no idea what is in store for them.
Tie Down Roping.
Team Roping
Barrel Racing.
Chuck wagon Race.
In the Mutton Bustin’ event:
- Contestants must be between the ages of five (5) and six (6) as of Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
- Participants weight must not exceed 55 pounds.
These kids just crack us up. Several of them rode to the finish line.
Jake Owen was the performer at tonight's concert. The concert begins soon after the rodeo is cleaned up. The stage is erected in the middle of the arena.
We decided to beat the crowd and head home after the rodeo. Paul's not a big concert fan anyway, and we were exhausted. We had walked over 15,000 steps, covered over 7-miles, and had been at the Rodeo for 12 hours. Time to go home!
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
What a great time:) I can just imagine how funny the little kids were on the mutton:) That was a long day. You deserved to put your feet up and your head back!
ReplyDeleteWhat a long day but sure sounds like fun. Now to relax for a bit.
ReplyDeleteThat was definitely a long day ... glad you weren't hurt when you "tried out" to be a rodeo clown ;-)
ReplyDeleteIf you didn't make it as a rodeo clown, why didn't you try bull riding?
ReplyDeleteI'd love to go to this.... Bill's cousin used to have a booth in the vending area... sold pricey western jewelry and stuff... and we helped her set up a few times, but never went to the rodeo. Looks like such fun!
ReplyDeleteI used to like the barrel racing. Maybe because it was girls? Do they still relegate the girls to barrel racing? Of course, we have too much sense to try bronco busting or bull riding. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have a great view of everything going on in the arena up in the nosebleed section. Twelve hours? No wonder you didn't stay for the concert! What a great day, though.
ReplyDeleteI would have loved to have gone to the rodeo. What fun that would have been for sure. We've been to quite a few in the past but that's been quite some time ago. Looks like a great time to me!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a big rodeo! Last one we saw was in Cody and was college competition. Anneke had to leave because she could not stand watching those kids get hurt.
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