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I think they have it backwards.

LOL! My hubby, (Chadsworth) was a professional rodeo bull rider in his younger years, and believe me, he would totally agree with your statement!

Rodeos were among my favorite entertainments as a kid. My dad grew up in the Wild West (Idaho) and always bought tickets for us when the rodeo came to Chicago. We also went to a dude ranch in Colorado every summer...a working ranch, at that, where the cowboys did real cowboy thngs besides entertaining us with roping exhibitions.

My sister was facing amputation of her leg when she was 14 (birth defect) and as a treat, she got to choose a place to go before the surgery to buck up her spirits. Where did she go? You got it, back to the ranch to visit her friends the cowboys who always treated her like the little darlin' she was, taught her to ride and manage a horse tho she was partially handicapped. The cowboys were an important part of her support system, strong men who always did brave things and helped her stayed postive rather than feeling sorry for herself.

If I were a California school kid, I'd hate to be deprived of seeing rodeos. Hell, I'd run away and join the show.