This will tell me a lot about if you like rodeos or any western related stuff

ClassicRockr

ClassicRockr

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Does anyone on this forum know anything about rodeo, horse shows, cutting competitions or any other Western related stuff? Have you ever worn a cowboy hat (specifically a Resistol), jeans (specifically Wrangler), boots (specifically Ariat Ropers)? Can you saddle/bridle a horse and ride one? Did you, as a youngster, watch the old Westerns, as in The Virginian, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, Wells Fargo, Wagon Train and so on? Do you ever listen to Country music, as in...…..Garth Brooks, George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Diamond Rio, Alan Jackson and other from that era?

Did you play Cowboys and Indians as a young kid? Did you have a toy gun set you wore?

Or, are you just a plain "City Slicker" that knows very little-to-nothing about these things?
 

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Up until a year ago I was a" City Slicker". Now I live in the Suburbs . Heck I even have a lawn and a driveway. I do have to admit though I spent a lot of time when I was younger with a relative that lived in the country and her neighbor raised Clydesdales. I even had the opportunity to ride one a few times. All I can say is they are HUGH !
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Have this every year in Houston (as do several western and southwestern locations in the US) ... Haven't been in years, but I do own cowboy boots and hat. :)


 
I don’t like correcting people, but Rose is correct. The westerns that you named are not spaghetti westerns. I believe spaghetti westerns are those where the Italian directors and producers had a hand in the making of those movies. Clint Eastwood made three that I am aware of; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, For A Few Dollars More and another one that slips my mind. Oh, Fist Full of Dollars.

I rode horses at my uncle’s home, but never bridled any. I have been to a few rodeos and I really like Country music, but only classic country. The new stuff today is more like Country-Rock.
 
I rode rented horses from the time I was 8 until I was 20. My favorite place to ride was Garden of the Gods in Colorado. Was stationed at ENT Air Force Base (even though I was in the Army), and rode a lot on the weekends.

Also loved, and still do love, cowboy TV shows and movies, watched them all.
 
Haha I was an "urban cowgirl " , idolized Dale Evans, had a cowgirl outfit with fringes, Pearl handled cap pistols & a holster belt, liked all the cowboy/cowgirl shows, was in heaven when I got little pony rides at the fair. Wouldn't be politically correct now, but I had an Indian costume too with a feather headband & bow & arrow. As said it was all urban, never got to tack a horse etc. Never saw an actual rodeo till I moved to the southwest & then have to admit, I thought it was mean to the animals, even tho I knew people had to know how to do that to ultimately get a steak dinner.
 
Bonnie said:
Have this every year in Houston (as do several western and southwestern locations in the US) ... Haven't been in years, but I do own cowboy boots and hat. :)


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Brand of cowboy boots? Pointed boots? When I first got involved in Country music, I had pointed ones, but once I started roping, changed over to Roper boots. Roper (type of boot) was created by an actual rodeo cowboy Team Roper. They are much easier to keep in the stirrup's than pointed ones. When I first met my wife, she wore pointed ones and we got rid of all of them. Got her a pair of Ariat Lace-Up Roper boots in 2000, that she still wears today.

As far as cowboy hats go, I only wear Resistol ones, being that straw or felt. No "Redneck" looking one, where the back and front are all bent up.

And, BTW, I do know the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Was never there, but the Denver (Colorado) Livestock Show & Rodeo is the same. Been to that one. ​
 
oldman said:
I don’t like correcting people, but Rose is correct. The westerns that you named are not spaghetti westerns. I believe spaghetti westerns are those where the Italian directors and producers had a hand in the making of those movies. Clint Eastwood made three that I am aware of; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, For A Few Dollars More and another one that slips my mind. Oh, Fist Full of Dollars.

I rode horses at my uncle’s home, but never bridled any. I have been to a few rodeos and I really like Country music, but only classic country. The new stuff today is more like Country-Rock.
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Since you mentioned that you never bridled them, did you ever saddle them? I had a membership in PRCA and definitely went to more than a few rodeos. Was in two Circuits, but only done weekend rodeo. Had a full-time job during the week.

We don't listen to the old "cry in your beer" type Country music. No Jimmy Dickens or others from that era. But, Johnny Lee was good.
 
Aneeda72 said:
I rode rented horses from the time I was 8 until I was 20. My favorite place to ride was Garden of the Gods in Colorado. Was stationed at ENT Air Force Base (even though I was in the Army), and rode a lot on the weekends.

Also loved, and still do love, cowboy TV shows and movies, watched them all.
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IOW, you rode a "rental string" aka rented horses. I was a horseback guide at a Regional Park in Irvine, California. Also worked at a Livestock Auction in Oklahoma for a bit.
 
Geezerette said:
Haha I was an "urban cowgirl " , idolized Dale Evans, had a cowgirl outfit with fringes, Pearl handled cap pistols & a holster belt, liked all the cowboy/cowgirl shows, was in heaven when I got little pony rides at the fair. Wouldn't be politically correct now, but I had an Indian costume too with a feather headband & bow & arrow. As said it was all urban, never got to tack a horse etc. Never saw an actual rodeo till I moved to the southwest & then have to admit, I thought it was mean to the animals, even tho I knew people had to know how to do that to ultimately get a steak dinner.
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Well, Team Roping and Tie-Down Roping (which used to be call Calf Roping) come directly from ranch work. It's how cattle/calves get branded and doctored. Both Bronc Riding events, bareback and saddle, come from breaking horses.

Actually, many rodeo Stock Contractors will tell anyone that they take care of their stock better than some parents take care of their kids. The rodeo association is very strict on how rodeo stock is handled.

Since part of my life was raised on a hog farm, and there were certain things that had to be done with hogs, like putting a ring in their nose to keep them from rooting up an area, things done on a farm or ranch don't bother me at all.
 
Actually, as an "add-on" to this thread could ask about boating, fishing and target shooting.

Ever owned a boat...….power boat, that is. How about fishing? My wife loves fishing from rainbow trout. Target shooting? Wife has a 9mm S & W and I have a lever-action Winchester 30-30 and Remington Express 20 gauge shotgun. We don't hunt at all, but sure like going to the Range and target shooting.
 
CeeCee said:
Yes to everything!

Here I am in my late 20’s withbmy horse....



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Can't see your face, so???? This really you? Could you bridle/saddle a horse today? Didn't think you liked rodeo's. You listen to Country music?

Not disputing what your saying, but I talk about this stuff all the time in many, many threads. I could do most of it, but then again. ​

Do you do anything Western or even have any Western clothes? Once we get back to Colorado, there are things, like going to rodeos, that we will do again.

Oh, and btw, wife and I have a picture of us, in Western clothes, at Cheyenne Frontier Days last year.
 
I wore Stetson cologne back in the 80's. Does that make me a cowboy?



On a serious note, I have watched every Clint Eastwood western, spaghetti or otherwise multiple times (Clint is my favorite actor). I used to love watching The Rifleman, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger and a bunch of John Wayne movies as well when I was a kid. I've paid to ride a horse a few times on trips, but never did the bridling or saddling. Always played Cowboys & Indians as a kid and had my own toy guns with a holster and a cowboy hat. My Father is from Arkansas so I was kind of born into that. I do like Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and various other country artists, Johnny Cash is really good.
 
ClassicRockr said:
Can't see your face, so???? This really you? Could you bridle/saddle a horse today? Didn't think you liked rodeo's. You listen to Country music?

Not disputing what your saying, but I talk about this stuff all the time in many, many threads. I could do most of it, but then again. ​

Do you do anything Western or even have any Western clothes? Once we get back to Colorado, there are things, like going to rodeos, that we will do again.

Oh, and btw, wife and I have a picture of us, in Western clothes, at Cheyenne Frontier Days last year.
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BTW...I have a picture of me riding a camel in Tunisia...that’s in Africa.



 
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BTW...I have a picture of me riding a camel in Tunisia...that’s in Africa.
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Yeah but have you ever done anything Tunisian? Do you have any Tunisian clothes? Could you bridle and saddle a camel today?

I rode a shark once, but i could never bridle or saddle one.

Even though you can't see my face, that's really me.
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I watched all the westerns on TV and dressed the part for each show. I had my cow girl skirt, boots and hat. I would pile the sofa cushions on the piano bench. Make stirrups and reins from ropes and ride the Happy Trails with Roy and Dale. Later I was madly in love with Dale Robertson who had his Tales of Wells Fargo show. I found out he was born on my birthday and even sent him a card. I got a glossy 8"X10" back. I was so excited

In my teens my Dad and I would rent horses for the day and ride. Hubby and I did also.

My Mom always took me to see the rodeo in Madison Square Garden in NYC. One year the stars from the Rin Tin Tin TV show where there. We had front row seats and Jim Brown who played the Lieutenant in the show looked right at me as he rode past me. I was star struck.

Today I wouldn't go to a rodeo. Those poor animals being jerked around by the neck and horses made to buck. I didn't realize the violence involved back then but I do now.
 
CeeCee said:
BTW...I have a picture of me riding a camel in Tunisia...that’s in Africa.



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What was that like???? Actually I talked to a neighbor yesterday that told me that she rode an elephant once. Have never met anyone who rode a camel or elephant. Interesting. Really.
 
JimW said:
Yeah but have you ever done anything Tunisian? Do you have any Tunisian clothes? Could you bridle and saddle a camel today?

I rode a shark once, but i could never bridle or saddle one.

Even though you can't see my face, that's really me.
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Funny. Love folks who poke jokes about cowboy stuff. Now, let me think of a good "City Slicker" joke. Oh, don't have to think of one, simply watch the movie City Slickers and see how Jack Palace (Trail Boss) treated them.
 
I'm in Texas. I can ride and shoot. I do not patronize rodeos, as they're a spectacle of animal cruelty that need to be done away with. I watched all the old westerns on TV, still do. I have a few Stetsons, a pair of Ariats, a few western-cut shirts. The actual Spaghetti Westerns were great. TGTBATU is one of my favorite flicks. So????
 

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I watched all the westerns on TV and dressed the part for each show. I had my cow girl skirt, boots and hat. I would pile the sofa cushions on the piano bench. Make stirrups and reins from ropes and ride the Happy Trails with Roy and Dale. Later I was madly in love with Dale Robertson who had his Tales of Wells Fargo show. I found out he was born on my birthday and even sent him a card. I got a glossy 8"X10" back. I was so excited

In my teens my Dad and I would rent horses for the day and ride. Hubby and I did also.

My Mom always took me to see the rodeo in Madison Square Garden in NYC. One year the stars from the Rin Tin Tin TV show where there. We had front row seats and Jim Brown who played the Lieutenant in the show looked right at me as he rode past me. I was star struck.

Today I wouldn't go to a rodeo. Those poor animals being jerked around by the neck and horses made to buck. I didn't realize the violence involved back then but I do now.
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It's not violent, only your perception of it is. You're just a "City Slicker" that probably doesn't know a thing about farming and ranching. That's ok. Actually, it was Animal Activists that tried to stop wife and I from going in a rodeo grounds at a So California rodeo. Local Sheriff Deputies were right there to guide us in.
 
treeguy64 said:
I'm in Texas. I can ride and shoot. I do not patronize rodeos, as they're a spectacle of animal cruelty that need to be done away with. I watched all the old westerns on TV, still do. I have a few Stetsons, a pair of Ariats, a few western-cut shirts. The actual Spaghetti Westerns were great. TGTBATU is one of my favorite flicks. So????
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What's being "in Texas" go to do with it??? Oh, that's right, Texas is like Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and so on. Ok. Anyway, thank God, rodeos will never go away. You don't have to be a fan, but there are plenty of rodeo fans out there. Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming really bring in the crowds.

So, just where do you wear your Western stuff to????

But, guess we are even. Wife and I don't like tattoos and you don't like rodeos. That's fair.

Actually, I'm just asking the question to see if I should stay on this forum or not. I love talking about boats, fishing and Western stuff and I just don't see much, if any, threads on that stuff on this forum.
 

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