Just be wary if you come home and find a ribbon on your cat's tail. The rodeo also has the traditional events for the cowboys. Bull and wild bronc riding are always crowd favorites. The rodeo is complete with dummies and helpers to assist the riders once they have been ejected from the bull, which can happen rather quickly. Calf roping, both individual and team, is another favorite event.
Riders have to lasso running calves while riding on horseback.
It is an event that requires concentration and skill and often the calves get away. Barrel racing is a woman's event with riders weaving in and out of barrels for the fastest time. Riders as young as 5 or 6 can participate on an exhibition basis. For something different, the rodeo will hold Cracker Day on April 7 to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the rodeo. During Cracker Day, cowboys participate in some nontraditional cowboy events, including steer painting and wild cow milking.