Rodeo, America's oldest sport, is celebrated in this new series. Each title in The World of Rodeo gives the reader an informative insider's view into a particular rodeo event. The history of the rodeo and major rodeo tournaments are also featured.

Barrel racing is one of the few rodeo events in which animals and humans work cooperatively to defeat a common foe-in this case, the clock. Although this
particular event is so simple and is over quickly, it remains one of the most popular events of the sport and is one of the few dominated by female riders.

Bull Riding is a backstage pass that will introduce readers to champion bull riders, the powerful and violent animals they try to subdue, and the lingo, equipment, and pre-ride rituals of the world's best and bravest rodeo cowboys.

Covering one of rodeo's oldest events, this book
celebrates the skills and talents of the ranch hands of the Old West and how these buckaroos found a way to capture young calves in a herd in need of medical attention.

This book serves as an introduction to this high-speed and maximum-precision event of this genteel form of the rodeo. In addition to tracing the origins of this sport, the book delves into a thorough explanation of how the event is conducted, including the layout of the course and the proper sequence the weaving horse and rider must follow between poles.

In addition to providing entertainment between rodeo events, these performers have raised the stakes to become the most essential and highly skilled members of the circuit. The book gives readers a background in the history of rodeo before tracking the evolution of the rodeo clown into the exciting and dangerous profession it is today.

Team roping is fast on its way to becoming the top equine sport in the country. It involves a partnership between two athletes working together in their roles as header and heeler, chasing down a temperamental, stampeding steer!