Living in bev. hills, I often see "Rodeo" but yesteray i went to the rodeo with my friends emma and matija. Ifrst of all, it was like an hours drive out of LA. when we turn off the freeway, the little town, norco, CA, had horse trails, not sidewalks, and people were on horses everywhere, i was like whre the fuck am i? then we go to the rodeo and there's like cowboy hats and boots everywhere. 3 city slickers did not fit in! So the thing starts with a prayer and while the cowboy is sayiing the pray for the safety of our cowboys, amazing grace is playing ever so lightly underneath. then some guy came out and did some trick roping, he was like the world trick roping champion, and he was very impressive and then another girl came out and her horse curtsied! so i was so entertained and on board. but then it took a very dark turn and the next thing I know there a baby cow running away from a guy on a horse with good reason cause he lassos a rop around his neck which snaps the calf's head back and then the cowboy gets off his horse, and throws the calf on its side and ties up 3 of it's 4 legs and leaves it there on the ground twitching and in shock for 10 seconds. VERY UPSETTING. the 3 city girls did not see that coming and couldn't believe this was a sport. I think i was in more shock than the calf was. mmY favorite part was miss rodeo california who wore white leather chaps with gold lame fringe on them, very fancy!!!