It is possible to attend a rodeo in Alberta and not have a fantastic time, if you don't like beer in solo cups, baskets of hot wings, mini doughnuts, meats on sticks, the smell of horses, crowds of cheering fans, pink "Corona" cowgirl hats or being hit on by old men in dusty plaid jackets.
Fortunately, I enjoy all of those things. I especially enjoyed telling everyone that it was my first rodeo, at each rodeo I attended, because who doesn't like free beer? It has been pointed out that this is a huge breach of the 'this ain't my first rodeo' charter but I stopped listening on account of the beers.
Coming from small town Ontario, I imagined rodeos would be a lot like tractor pulls and crash derbies, only with horses. And it was, apart from the fact that they don't actually allow the horses to crash into each other. On purpose. I mean, the announcers assured us that the rider was just fine, it was only a small collision with another horse and a fence post and the ground. Alberta! Exciting!
Coming from small town Ontario, I imagined rodeos would be a lot like tractor pulls and crash derbies, only with horses. And it was, apart from the fact that they don't actually allow the horses to crash into each other. On purpose. I mean, the announcers assured us that the rider was just fine, it was only a small collision with another horse and a fence post and the ground. Alberta! Exciting!
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| I have absolutely nothing bad to say about rodeos in Alberta that PETA has not already written on poster board and thrust up and down out front of the Saddle Dome. |
