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  2. History of rodeo - Wikipedia

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    Branding calves, 1888. Many rodeo events were based on the real-life tasks required by cattle ranching. Rodeo was the Mexican procedure used to select animals from the wild cattle, prevent them from running amok and cause destruction, prevent them from going wild again by accustoming them to the presence of humans and protect them from cattle rustlers.

  3. Prescott, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Prescott is host to the self-proclaimed "World's Oldest Rodeo", running continuously since 1888. Also known as "Frontier Days", it runs in the days leading up to Fourth of July. It is one of the most famous rodeos in the United States. In the 2010s, it drew over 35,000 tourists a year, nearly doubling Prescott's population for the rodeo week.

  4. List of rodeos - Wikipedia

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    World's Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, White Mountain Apache Tribe Fair and Rodeo starts on a Wednesday night with the Thunder on the Mountain Bullbash ending with the finals on Monday; World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson, started in 1884. Third weekend of August. Taylor's Annual 4 July Night Rodeo. Saturday before or after the 4th.

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    WA’s oldest rodeo. Bickleton is also home to Washington state’s oldest rodeo, the Alder Creek Pioneer Picnic and Rodeo. The Alder Creek Pioneer Association was created in 1911 for the purpose ...

  6. Payson, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    In August, Payson hosts the historic August Doin's Rodeo (1884), which makes Payson the "Home of the World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo". [16] [17] Prescott, Arizona, 100 miles to the northwest, is known for hosting the "World's Oldest Rodeo" (1888), but it took a hiatus during World War II.

  7. Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo - Wikipedia

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    The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (formally the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show) is the oldest continuously running livestock show and rodeo. It has been held annually in Fort Worth, Texas , since 1896, traditionally in mid-January through early February.

  8. Rodeo - Wikipedia

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    The American English word rodeo is taken directly from Spanish rodeo (), which roughly translates into English as 'round up'. [4] The Spanish word is derived from the verb rodear, meaning 'to surround' or 'go around', used to refer to "a pen for cattle at a fair or market," derived from the Latin rota or rotare, meaning 'to rotate or go around'.

  9. Angola Prison Rodeo - Wikipedia

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    Favor earmarked funds raised through the rodeo to finance emergency trips for inmates, under guard. [6] [7] The rodeo is still operating [8] and is the oldest prison rodeo in the United States; [citation needed] the Texas Prison Rodeo started in 1931 but was closed in 1986. The prison rodeo went on hiatus in 2020.