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The Museum will close at 4 p.m. Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13.
The American Rodeo Gallery is closed for renovation. Prosperity Junction is closed through Saturday, June 13.

"The Cowboy: An Immersive Journey" Returns July 25

Bareback Riding

Every great show needs a good start, and nothing kicks off a rodeo like bareback-bronc riding. Unlike saddle-bronc, bareback riding didn’t derive from the work of a cowboy, but was born purely for sport and spectacle as a rodeo exhibition in the 1910s.

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