I wonder if that hurts?

The Angola Rodeo is something else. It really is something that everyone should go to at one time or another. That is, if you like seeing funny, but painful stuff. There were a couple of events that were a little slower than others but over all it really was fun watching these inexperienced inmates (offenders, as Jacque would say) get on these animals and go for it.
Here are some of the events that I really liked:

Wild Cow Milking
Teams of inmate cowboys chase the animals around the arena trying to extract a little milk. The first team to bring milk to the judge wins the prize. There is actually a guy in this picture laying down. He was being pulled all over the arena by that cow.


Convict Poker
It's the ultimate poker game, and even winning has a price. Four inmate cowboys sit at a table in the middle of the arena playing a friendly game of poker. Suddenly, a wild bull is released with the sole purpose of unseating the poker players. The last man remaining seated is the winner.
I have a video to show for this but I need to edit the length. Once I figure that out I will make a delayed post on it.


Guts & Glory
A poker chip is tied to the meanest, toughest Brahma bull available. The object here is to get close enough to the bull in order to snatch the poker chip. Winner gets $500.00! This was most likely the most entertaining event! The inmate has to square off with the bull to get the poker chip. He cannot come from behind. So this bull was literally throwing these inmates around with his head/horns. Very funny stuff. There was no winner so next week they are going to have a $1000.00 winner.



Thank you very much for taking me to the Rodeo Buddy!