The official title is “barrelman.” And it’s a job that’s equal parts entertainment and safety.
The auctions at Rodeo Houston are no normal auctions. They serve the dual functions of selling off livestock and raising money for Texas youth.
At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, shoppers can buy cow-handling hardware, pizza ovens, furniture — and of course boots and cowboy hats.
From massive burgers to turkey legs, chocolate-covered strawberries and a half a pineapple stuffed with fried shrimp and Fruity Pebbles.
The Pendleton Round-Up was canceled last year. It came back in the midst of a delta variant surge in the rural Oregon county.
Fans say these rodeos help inform people about the storied history of black cowboys.
