July 10th, 2022 was as the title of this article suggests, my first Rodeo. After moving back to Alberta in the fall 0f ’21, I spent much of the next year exploring places and doing things I had never done here. The Lamont Rodeo was no exception.
But first, a petting zoo.
There are those that think rodeo is cruel. I didn’t see any acts of cruelty this day, in fact if an animal was in danger of being hurt, the riders were the first to stop the show. There was a lot of respect shown towards the animals that day.
It really doesn’t get much more rural than a combine crush. Think smash up derby but in real slow motion.
Would I go again?
Who knows?
At least I can now use a certain idiom truthfully.
