Rodeo has been around as long and demands as much or more from its athletes than do urban sports, writes Jonathon Reed. He shares the history, development and challenges of rodeo as a competitive sport.
. . . young competitors learn their skills on the farm or ranch, as part of everyday chores or seasonal cattle work. Horsemanship and general equine knowledge get worked in along the way.
Source: Acreage Life, November 2019, page 26. Link. The National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) has approximately 12,000 members. This includes both high school plus junior high competitors, both boys and girls. Rodeo is a college sport, too. The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) has 11 regions with 137 member institutions.