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That person is me. I know I look stupid but there is a perfect reason for that... oh, alright, there is none. And I don't even have the proper cowboy battle gear. Sigh. Anyway, that ground is the Mecca of the Philippine ranch rodeo scene. That is where Rodeo Masbateño is held.
The Rodeo National Finals or popularly known as Rodeo Masbateño is a national rodeo competition held in Masbate City from April 9 to 14. It's concept is somewhat different from the western rodeo scene because Rodeo Masbateño is basically a ranch rodeo. Ranch rodeo is a type of rodeo competition wherein the events are ranch-related. For example, 4-person carambola but minus the branding.
Here are some of the ranch rodeo events:
There are other awesome events in the rodeo festival and this includes countless days of being drunk. Our team definitely knows about that because we were once called the Finest Drunk Cowboys of Leyte.
Department of Tourism's tagline "More fun blah blah blah" forgot about this awesome event.
Feel the thrill. Join and create a team. Or see the action.
See you there!
Here are other cool pictures taken during the event:
Note: To the animal rights activist who would rather say violent things like threatening to kill my family or myself, or through condescending notions by attacking my grammar, syntax, or maybe, through my improper use of semantics, please don't. Rodeo, rather, being a cowboy is a way of life. Rodeo is ranch life. What you see is not violence. For example, carambola or casting down is an important skill. This skill is the proper and most humane way of restraining an animal for the purpose of inoculation, vaccination, branding, and other medical purposes.
Thank you for reading!
TL;DR I love rodeo.
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