As time for the 2001 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo approaches, more changes have been confirmed to improve access for Show visitors and volunteers. Although they might own pickup trucks or have a line or two for pretty women, that is not how pickup men got their name.
Pickup men are the lifeguards of the rodeo.
Having to travel 250 nights in a single year matters not to Zach Kraenow. He's doing what he loves, and that is being a fitter in the cattle industry. From cowboy hats and silly socks to handmade furniture and rattlesnake key rings, shopping at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo offers a little something for everyone and includes merchandise bearing the Show's logos and trademarks. Patience Pays for Donkey and Mule Exhibitors Attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's Donkey and Mule Show, and you are likely to notice that the event is full of characters, some with long ears and some without.