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Rodeo is a sport rooted in Spanish and Mexican tradition. Rodeo comes from the Spanish word “rodear,” which means to surround. In the 1700s Spanish noblemen and their descendants taught their Mexican workers (vaqueros) the horseback skills needed to herd and drive cattle to market. The necessity of the cattle drive evolved into the modern sport of rodeo.
