The Houston Rodeo is the biggest rodeo in the world. As such, it has become extremely commercialized (with musical performances by numerous big name stars) and takes place in a state-of-the-art NFL stadium and the surrounding area. For those seeking more rural 'authentic' events, there are still plenty of smaller and more traditional rodeos taking place at different times of the year throughout the US.
My bbf is from Colombia, shes never had a corn dog , she didnt know what to call it to describe to me . She said "I went to carnival, and I bought hot bread on a stick and someone put a hot dog on it !" 😅😂 she had huge smile on her face . She still calls it "hot bread on stick w a hot dog" 😅
The Houston rodeo last about 20 days and starts off with a BBQ cook off which is basically 3 days of everyone getting drunk and eating BBQ and then its 2-3 weeks of rodeo events which end each night with a concert in the actual stadium. It's pretty great.. i try to go 2-3 nights a year. There's tons more that they didn't show because it's a huge area and there's so much going on
They saw a very small part of the rodeo. I loved how you said "I just thought it was watching bulls running around in a field" lol Josh calling a bull a cow always makes me laugh & cringe.
They didn’t actually see the rodeo. They explored the livestock show, the carnival grounds, and some of the outside events. The rodeo events are in the stadium
They only showed a TINY portion of the Houston rodeo--the exhibits, the shows, the student scholarship events, the food, the rides, the clothes, the concerts, the professional rodeo, the bbq cook-off, the chili cook-off, the parade downtown--there's just so much more. One time, my best friend and I took my daughter who was about six at the time to go see the barrel racing, and one of the contestants let my daughter sit on her horse in the backstage area. That's the cool thing about the rodeo, you never know what cool thing will happen, and every experience is different.
They didn’t seem to stay very long, the actual bull riding and most activities are in the evening. They went during the hours were there’s not much going on.
They were definitely overwhelmed with the size of the place, they only saw a small portion. It seems they went there on a whim and the trip wasn't quite planned out like some other videos because you do need at least 2 days to really see and eat everything. Hopefully they come back and see more.
Yuuuup. Dipped in cajun ranch or hot honey. People think it's mainly a southern thing but even up in NY you will find a few booths selling fried alligator nuggets even at small town local events that only 2 or 3 thousand people show up to.
No, no, the main rodeo is very serious business. Especially if they're holding National competitions at it. There's a whole Bull Riding sports division, called the PBRA, the Professional Bull Riding Association. And those guys that do that are dead serious as it's pretty dangerous. You get a 3000 lb bull bucking under you, and sometimes on top of you if you fall off at the wrong moment, and you can have a very bad day real quick.
Mutton busting is a way to start teaching young kids how to take a fall off an animal. The arena dirt is well ploughed and soft and theres no chance the sheep will go after the tots like a bigger animal might. This way, when they are a few years older and fall off a horse, they will not be afraid and will know how to roll with it. Jolly are drunk on lemonade if they're liking pickle pizza! 🤣
Every Summer, every State has its own State Fairs and I have only been to my States Fair. But usually each State Fair has their own feel to them. As in not one State Fair is like another as well. Also, each State Fair has its own food from that State.
This is one of the main reasons why I love Houston. The Houston Rodeo is just amazing and happens once a year. You can view which celebrity will be there and they will perform during the rodeo. It's basically an NFL halftime show but at the Rodeo hahah.
I teach Kindergarten and a little girl in my class was the Mutton Bustin Champion at this year's rodeo 😊 There are smaller rodeos and then there's the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. It takes place for several days once a year and it is a combination of a fair, livestock show, rodeo, and concerts. The rodeo draws big music artists of various genres and a lot of people attend more than one night when rodeo happens. There's a ton to see and do so if it's your first time, you definitely need more than one day to enjoy it all.
The Rodeo in Houston happens once a year (usually the last week of February through second week of March) the video you watched didnt really show the rodeo...they went really early in the day which is why there were no crowds or lines for anything. they were mostly at the outside fair portion of the event...rides, food stalls, petting zoos...not shown very much was the convention center portion of the rodeo. Its is a massive building with all types of vendors: trucks, farm equipment, clothes, tools, and pins for animals that are being auctioned, mostly for breeding. The Rodeo is ALSO a livestock show and auction event. Most of that stuff occurs during the day hours, and at night the ACTUAL rodeo takes place. Professional televised bull riders, and a wide array of horse competition events...then after the rodeo there is a musical act. Mostly country music stars, but they sprinkle in everything...retro boy bands from the 2000s, Hip Hop acts, hard rock. They literally drag a stage out in the middle of what was a bull riding arena and the concert starts thirty minutes after the "rodeo" Its crazy...these guys did the kiddie rides and ate a few things but didnt go to the actual show
Unless they have more videos or didn't record all of it there's no way they tried or saw EVERYTHING at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. That thing is HUGE. We used to ride in the parade and go to the rodeo every year. You can also get those turkey legs on the weekends from Sept - Nov at the Texas Renaissance Festival.hat's where I tried bangers & mash and a scotch egg at The Queens Pantry. I get my steak on a stick a few stalls down in the same section.
The Houston Rodeo is an annual event and brings hundreds of thousands of people to the event. Kids sell the animals they raise f=at auction and get huge amounts of money for college or whatever. They also have musical evets every nigh and concerts with headliners and satellite stages with minor or stars. It is a month-long event with Barbeque cook-off leading up to all of the events. It is a blast and benefits a huge number of kids who are working in Future Farmers of America (FFA). Fun to see.
They are at the Houston Rodeo. It is an annual event that takes place around the same time Mardi Gras happens. It’s about 2 weeks long. & happens sometime in late February/early March The kids on the sheep are between 4 to 8 years old There are a lot of smaller rodeos around the state in the summer & fall. The big rodeos in the cities happen in spring
You have to go to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at least once in your life. It’s virtually impossible to do everything in one visit. But you could try! It is the biggest rodeo in the world.
I think the funniest thing about watching this was that every time they said they were lost I took one look at the background and went "Oh I know where this is!"
This is the Houston Rodeo, it takes place annually from late February thru mid March. They only showed a small portion. The actual rodeo events you are thinking of are taking place they just aren’t showing it. At 9 pm every night of the rodeo, they have a concert with various famous artists!
I have lived in Northwest New Mexico for 51 yrs. When I was homeless I lived in the wild not on the streets. I ate rattlesnake, rabbit, fish, Napalitos (cactus) and prickly pear cactus juice. I also roped wild Mustang's out on what is known as the Hogback and the Rez or reservation. We live right next to the largest Rez in the world, The Navajo or as it is known to us the Dineh' (the people). I would green break the horses and sell them. When I moved here in 71 the still had hitching posts on main street. The Natives would come off the rez on buckboards with rubber tires (horse drawn flat wagons) and get their sundries. Bluebird flour for fried bread and Navajo tacos, lard, beans, potatoes, mutton, pop (not soda) and they love Kentucky Fried Chicken and watermelon! Then they do their laundry and ride back to the Hogan. Round mud like hut. To this day there are huge portions of the rez that have no electricity or running water. Sad. They are a beautiful people and I adore them. It is genuinely still cowboy's and Indians here and I pray shall always be. We are literally 200 miles from any city. and only one tiny berg between here and there to get gas. We have 312 days of sunshine and the only thing bigger than the sky is the land itself! We are surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and are known as a High Mountain Desert. Our elevation is 5700 feet above sea level or 1737.36 meters. It can be 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the day and 60 at night and with little humidity, 9% 60 is quite cool. Hope you read this and enjoy. I'll answer any questions about the states that you have. Been here 63 yrs! Oh yeah my town is Farmington, New Mexico...google it! I was born in Helena, Montana...Oh, Oh...cool fact..."Doc" Holliday from Tombstone is my Great uncle 3 times removed!! Way cool! If you haven't watched the movie "Tombstone" with Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer and Sam Elliot you HAVE TO!! Wild West at it's finest and true story!!
That is cool. I went camping with my grandparents near Taos when I was a kid and have fond memories. I wonder if it's near where you live. I would love to visit again.
@@dreamweaver1603 the drive is 203 miles of beautiful mountain's and amazing Northern New Mexican terrain. Breath taking really. In fact my grandson and I just went to see Robert Plant and Allison Krause in Taos.
@@sylviayoung1901 oh, I'm jealous! First, that you live in such a beautiful place, but now you also got to see Robert Plant and Allison Krause. Sounds great!
The 'major' shows are San Angelo, San Antonio, Ft Worth, Houston, Austin and State Fair with Houston being the largest. They range from 2 to 4 weeks long and have everything from food to rides and include rodeo events and concerts in the evening. There are also small town rodeos all over the state of Texas.
The houston livestock show and rodeo has become massive. It is still "authentic" as someone said that it wasn't. It's become a massive event with a lot of sponsors and at the end of the night each night of the rodeo there's huge concert performances as even in the smaller ones in the past. It has grown into being the largest because of all the charitable things that take place because of its sponsors. They give away scholarships and prizes for people who compete in all the various competitions. All the authentic things that take place in a regular rodeo take place at the houston one. It's every February so you have time to book a hotel and get some tickets to attend if you plan ahead. It's a huge undertaking but its quite fun when you go and you can spend the entire day there with a lot of things to do.
The calf roping where the cowboy ropes the calf then jumps off the horse and binds the feet is one of the things my dad did. I have a photo of him winning first money at a rodeo. The rodeo is a Spanish word which roughly means round up. Americans learned to cowboy from our vaquero neighbors to the south.
I'm in Houston. The rodeo is by far the largest attended with all kinds of fair rides, educational halls, cow and horse auctions, and the hottest music performers -- all in addition to the rodeo itself. The amount of money coming to Houston for this event is astounding.
If you come to Texas & you want the real rodeo experience, you go to Fort Worth. You absolutely have to come to the Texas State Fair. Ppl come here (Dallas,TX) from all around the country, just to go to the Fair.
The Houston livestock show and rodeo is a massive 3 week long event. It is a destination event with major recording artists performing concerts nightly. It’s not necessarily the most accurate representation of what rodeo is, but it’s hella fun.
I don't know if you've done any reactions to bull riding, but you should add that to your list. I think there's a video out there called Best bull riding wrecks, or something like that.
Turkey in the US generally tastes better than what you'll find in other countries due to what we feed them. Many places use fishmeal, which ultimately gives the bird a fishy aftertaste that it shouldn't have. We use promarily cornmeal, so the meat is a bit sweeter and retains mroe of its natural flavour.
20 year Texas resident here. Rodeos happen once a year generally, but will last a couple months. The San Antonio Rodeo is another impressive one. They stagger the cities so the cowboys that rodeo for a living can go to as many as possible
They are hilarious. There is also live music at the Houston Rodeo. It's only one week a year. Held in the NFL American Football stadium. There are smaller permanent rodeo arenas in Texas.
Rodeos happen in multiple states. I've been to 3 missouri rodeos and one of the coolest things I saw was chariot racing. The kids wrangling and riding the animals is always cute.
That was genuinely hilarious watching the reactions to the kids riding the sheep. As others said, they didn’t actually see the rodeo. They wandered the grounds and ate some food.
Rodeos just have a schedule is all. They will have an area at its scheduled time that will have bull riding, bull fighting, and those are the top things to see. But it's similar to a big fair with different areas where there are different events. It's awesome. Smaller areas will have smaller rodeos. But typically will all have booths and food and drinks. And a corn dog is a hot dog that is covered in deep fried corn bread. And it's amazing.
So many kids growing up on farms do this for fun. There is nothing wrong with it! The kids do it because they want to nobody is forcing them. This is just a game back in Texas on the farm.
Actually Alligator & Rattle Snake are very tasty meats. Corn dogs are hot dogs dipped in a cornmeal slurry then fried essentially creating a hot dog surrounded in fried cornbread.
Really the best part of the rodeo is the cutting horses. These are extremely well-trained horses and riders who are able to separate a single calf from a small herd. Of course, for the adrenaline rush, you have to see the bull riders.
They use the football stadium for the rodeo because it’s so massive.Houston Texas rodeo last a few weeks. Every day after the rodeo they have a concert.
Then you had shitty gator. I only lived in the south for 6 years, but at every street festival back up here in NY gator nuggets are a staple and they are like more tender and flavorful chicken nuggets. When prepared right gator is like a chicken fucked a scallop. They should be dense but soft with a very mild flavor that tastes the tiniest bit gamey, but swamp gamey like frogs legs not forest gamey like venison.
If your gator was tougher than chicken they cooked its tits off and didn't know what they were doing. The texture should be soft and shellfish-like. Not flaky like fish, or stringy like chicken.
That's the Houston annual livestock show and rodeo. The rodeo is held over a 3-week period from February to March. Takes place about 5 minutes from my home. It's not really much of a rodeo as far as rodeos go. Just a sampling of a rodeo. It's more of a show. People go there for the concert. They didn't show any of the rodeo or the concert, just the fairgrounds outside the rodeo.
That lemon shake up is fucking amazing in the heat of the fair, and the refills are discounted if u get a large.. u can make them at home, but my mouth is watering watching them drink that right now 🤤
There are smaller rodeos, but Houston and Dallas both have a huge annual rodeo, and I think they are at the Houston one. There are a multitude of events, and big name bands play the stadium every night.
If you decide to come over during Rodeo, Houston, Texas has the largest rodeo in the world. My family and I would be happy to treat you to the rodeo and put you up while you are here.
I hope they do funnel cake, which is right behind them eating corndogs! They didn't even see the actual rodeo. Their experience was more like a State Fair with rides food and games.
I have eaten alligator sausage on a stick which was quite good...and I have also had alligator cooked in a spicy tomato sauce served over rice and that was good too, that dish is called Alligator Sauce Piquant. And you are right, there is a lot more that goes on in the ring at a rodeo, like bull riding etc...don't know why they did not show that.
They didn’t go to the actual rodeo. The rodeo is inside the large stadium 🏟️ and there is like 2 hours of rodeo and than a concert like really good concert from actual famous musicians.
1:55 Only had alligator once. Commander's Palace in N'Orleans - it was ground into a sausage and was an amazing side dish. Never had rattle snake, but would love to try it.
I can have a rodeo OR a monster truck show downtown at the coliseum!! Events like these large-scale rodeos take place, mostly, on county or state 'fairgrounds' since they're selling their livestock.
As others have said, this was line an entrée. This is less than 1/8th the full event, and remember each rodeo night is completely different. What shame you don't know what you missed. 🤔
There is a corndog breakfast variant where it's a breakfast sausage dipped in pancake batter and fried. Sometimes it has blueberries. :D Also there is a lot more to a rodeo. There is horse competitions where who can handle a horse the best and fastest... basically they run them around barrels or do tricks. There are the rodeo clowns which put on crazy feats such as standing on a horse as it's running. There is of course bull riding which the mutten bustin is a mini version of. Some rodeos also do cow/bull judging and auctions. Maybe even horse auctions. It's to show off who has the best of the breed and perhaps sell breeding rights. I've only seen the judging parts during my vet med classes. How to see if a cow is well balanced and such. I think they even have a shoeing station to show how to make horse shoes... at least the ones they had in my town had the stuff I was talking about. Florida BTW... but it was a small tour for FFA. ( Future Farmers of America ) I wasn't part of the club but my class was required to see a bit of it to encourage us to join it. My instructor was a member of it. They hosted the rodeo at our fair grounds. I'm not sure if they still do them or not... There are some but not a lot of livestock here so I don't really think there is a big fan base for it. But at the same time I think some parts of it is still very popular. ( The yearly reptile show is waaaay more popular I think. )
Love seeing 4 year old kids fearless compared to grown men. The looks on all your faces is priceless. Now just imagine someone doing this for 40 years. Real cowboys do exist and are just that. Hard as nails.
They went to the daytime showing. You’ve gotta see the Saturday prime time Houston Rodeo mate. It actually is a gigantic specifically with 500 times more people and energy.
The size of a rodeo is dependent on its location. This one is in Houston, Texas which has a population in the millions. I've been to small town rodeos where it's just a couple food vendors and the arena.
Fried alligator and frog legs should both be on your list of things to try when you finally visit the states. You’ll be limited to the southern states however but they’re the best anyway.
In America it is common for a county fair or town fair to have a rodeo. They may also have a demolition derby (those are super fun to watch). They will also have other entertainment as well. In logging country, they have a show where men and women try to climb a greased log that is standing upright. Here's a link to what a demolition derby looks like ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TBCUWI_gqEA.html
That's NRG stadium where the Houston Texans play, the old Astrodome, Astro arena & its huge...I haven't been in about 4 yrs but I went alot 2013-16 bc I got free concert tickets with my job. Ive lived in a suburb of Houston my whole life & it's a workout walking that thing... we park in north Pearland & ride a bus in bc the traffic is ridiculous.
The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo has been going on for decades. It's a carnival, livestock show, and rodeo, all done for charity and college scholarships. It is the fourth largest city in the United States, so naturally the rodeo here is a much bigger experience than most rodeos, which are pretty rural. They have big musical acts at each show, with lots of options from country to hip hop to Tejano music.
When you see a bull rider and you say 'why the hell do they do that'? Just remember those little kids hanging onto those sheep makin' a run for it. That, my friend, is the gateway to bull riding. They start on sheep at about 3 years old! Yes Haw!!!
They call them turkey legs but they are actually emu legs and they are delicious. Mutton busting kids start around 4 or 5. The kids are wearing safety vests and helmets. No they haven't been to the main events at the rodeo
