A fine way to spend a Saturday afternoon - an Arizona rodeo. Took this a long time ago ... someplace in southern Arizona outside Tucson. The horse and calf have certainly passed on; maybe the cowboy as well. Long time ago.

I haven't been to a rodeo in a long time; Mrs DT's never been. I would guess "local" ones are still held, but when I see them advertised, it seems like more like a commercialized "happening". Someone saw something fun and decided to make money from it - then boosted it to make more money. Oh, well ...

Look at the crowd in this one - sitting on dirt berms just below the parking lot ... though it was a formal and sponsored event ("Arizona Feeds") rather than the local ranch hands showing their stuff in a stray field. May not have even required tickets.

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