Riding High: The Intriguing Evolution of Rodeo from Wild West to Professional Sport

Wild West Podcast - A podcast by Michael King/Brad Smalley

Send us a textHold on to your cowboy hats as we set off on a galloping journey back to the wild West - the birthplace of the rodeo. We're venturing back to the mid-1800s, where it all began with Spanish missionaries, Vecarro culture, and the early cowboys whose fierce rivalry sparked the creation of what we now know as professional rodeo. Discover how their roping and riding contests for bragging rights transformed into a recognized sport, with a nod to pioneers like William F. Cody and his e...