The Houston Rodeo Returns

"Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys!"

Yep - cowboys are an incredibly dangerous breed I have been told. Then why is it that all of the cowboys in movies are so yummily sexy?

When I was a young girl – the year we moved from Scotland back to the United States – we headed out West for a week on a Montana Ranch. I had my own horse – Whiskey. It was only my horse for a week – but I fell in love with him hard and fast. I imagine that being a cowboy – you feel the same way. You’re out in the open air – in beautiful surrounding mountains – just riding along on your horse. I believe they call it moseying along.

At that time I thought it would be really cool to be a Girl Cowboy – to go to rodeos – to live the fast and dangerous life of the wild west. I went through my Billy The Kid stage – and was really into the romantic Villans of the West. Funny thing is – I’ve never actually been to a rodeo. So … today I decided to look one up and came across the Houston Rodeo!

This looks like a ton of fun! The concerts alone are worth the price of the Season Ticket! Sherly Crow, Maroon 5 and Lonestar as well as a ton of your Country Favorites – Toby Keith for one It’s three weeks of the best athletes in professional riding - all sheltered within the Houston Astrodome! The event started in 1931, and is kicked off every year with a parade through Downtown Houston.

The Houston Rodeo is consistently as the world's largest rodeo—in events, entertainers and spectators—and drawing top competitors searching for a piece of the world's largest regular season purse.

Now this …. This rodeo is the stuff that little girls {and big cowboys} dream of!