In 1899 there was a cattle show which took place in Kansas City. At Kansas City Stockyards. Eight years later, a horse show was added to this Kansas City venue.
The cattle show. The horse show. We have our foundation for Kansas City’s American Royal.
Horse shows. And Rodeos. Lest us not forget the barbecue World Series.
Kansas City’s World Series of Barbecue is the largest such barbecue competition in the world. Needless to say, the Barbecue Hall of Fame is located in Kansas City. At American Royal.
The World Series of Barbecue is a weekend-long November event which includes venues such as The Backyard Barbecue and Steak Cook Off and the World Series of Barbecue Sauce Contest.
Barbecue and Kansas City. An American “marriage,” akin to that of peanut butter and jelly. That cattle show – held in 1899 -started it all off.
With regard to American Royal cattle exhibits, these began as the National Hereford Show.
The National Hereford Show provided an opportunity for ranchers to show of their purebred cattle. This exhibit…then followed by the sale of cattle to buyers.
The rodeo, American Royal-style…
For the past 75 years, when the spring rolls around, American Royal plays host to ProRodeo…and there is much to take in at a KC rodeo.
The American Royal bull riding competition…
With bull riding competition, a rider needs to remain on the bull for a minimum of eight seconds. Each bull ride is judged. There is a point system. As well as a final score. The rider’s score…determined by judges.
Bull riding scoring ranges from a low score of 1 point, to a 100-point maximum.
Bull riding scoring is based upon ride difficulty – I.e.: how difficult the bucking bull is to ride – coupled to the level of control a rider demonstrates.
Bull riding…here is where we find rodeo clowns.
Rodeo clowns – known as “bullfighters – are there to distract the bull once the rider is jettisoned. Oh, the rider will likely be jettisoned. Ideally, after an eight second ride.
Bulls tend to be aggressive. Bulls are also highly unpredictable. Rodeo clowns are there to function as a distraction to the bull. A precaution. To protect the rider.
Bareback riding in KC at American Royal…
Bareback riding is horseback riding. Bareback riding is accompanied by quite a formidable challenge: the bucking horse.
A bucking horse…onto which the rider needs to hang on. Hang on, that is, for just as long as a bull rider needs to hang on: eight seconds.
Each bareback ride is judged. Judged, taking into account how difficult the horse was to ride. Coupled to the level of control the rider demonstrates.
Bareback riding at American Royal is a competition. Each bareback ride is judged. As is the case for American Royal’s bull riding competition, bareback riding scoring ranges from 1 to 100 points.
American Royal steer roping…
Steer roping is a timed event. With steer roping, the cowboy, atop his horse, must lasso a Corriente steer. Once the steer is lassoed, the cowboy ties his rope to his saddle.
With his steer lassoed, then tied to the cowboy’s saddle…the dismount.
Steer roping competition is all about timing. Steer roping is about, how long it takes the cowboy to tie three of the steer’s legs together. The fastest time wins.
Revisiting the World Series…
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s Chunky BBQ is the reigning World Series champion of barbecue.
Each year, with its array of events, American Royal plays host to just about half-a-million attendees. While KC’s BBQ World Series draws in excess of 60,000 to this fabled cookout-for-champions.
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