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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1955
Page
17
The term rodeo began as a Spanish word meaning roundup and sparked debate over its pronunciation. Southwest fans favor ro-day-o, while Cowboys and nationwide travelers popularized ro-dee-o. Now most sources accept the cowboy form, with only a Southwest minority clinging to the original Spanish.
The article recalls old rodeo methods where riders prepared in the arena by subbing the bucking horse to a saddle horse and cinching the saddle as the rider mounted. Blindfolds hid riders until the signal, then horses burst from chutes and riders settled before the chute opened the signal.
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