Houston Livestock & Rodeo

Last year the Houston Live Stock & Rodeo (HLSR) performers included Taylor Swift and Gladys Knight. The 2010 Houston Rodeo/ Rodeo Houston offers an incredible line-up of performers including:
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Rascal Flats
  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Keith Urban
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Darius Rucker and more.
See the largest livestock show in the world. The roundup starts this March in Houston. Tickets are available as season, mini season and by event. Check with us for great seats and tickets.
If you are not a Texas native, here are 4 things to know about the Houston Live Stock and Rodeo. It’s kind of like the Cheese Heads of Wisconsin, a cultural mystery if you are native to the area…Here are four things that I picked-up about the HLSR:
  • The Friday before the Parade is “Go Texan Day”- all of Houston is encouraged to dress –up in Western attire.
  • Pre-Gun Smoke, the first Rodeo Parade was in 1938 and included a few local political dignitaries on horseback, Mounties and a Drum & Bugle Corp.
  • In 1952, the Salt Grass Trail ride was the first trail ride that was formed by only a few men. The following year, the publicity from that ride attracted more people to join.
  • The Calf scramble is a popular event where students try capture, harness and bringing calves into the winners’ circle for a prize

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