This Rodeo Cowgirl Ornament
is about 5 inches tall. The Cowgirl Western Christmas Ornaments are all set for the rodeo with her saddle at her side. The Cowgirl is wearing a brown cowboy hat over her long blonde hair that is in pigtails, red and blue plaid shirt with green bandana, green chaps with tan fringe at the bottom of the legs, over blue jeans and black cowboy boots. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

History of Rodeo.
Rodeo is a sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, of what today are the western United States, western Canada, and northern Mexico. Today it is a sporting event that consists of several different timed and judged events that involve cattle and horses, designed to test the skill and speed of the human cowboy and cowgirl athletes who participate.
In North America, the traditional season for competitive rodeo runs from spring through fall. The traditional peak time for the largest number of rodeos is the July 4th weekend. The modern professional rodeo circuit runs longer, and concludes with the world’s richest rodeo, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada which is now held in December. Select this link to view our Unique Christmas Ornaments.

Cowgirl Roping Events.
Roping encompasses a number of timed events that are based on the real life tasks of a working cowboy, who often had to capture calves and adult cattle for branding, medical treatment and other purposes. A lasso or lariat is thrown over the head of a calf or the horns and heels of adult cattle, and the animal is secured in a fashion dictated by its size and age.
Calf Roping, officially changed to Tie down roping by the PRCA, is where a calf is roped around the neck by a lariat, the horse stops and sets back on the rope while the cowboy dismounts, runs to the calf, throws it to the ground and ties three feet together. If the horse throws the calf, the cowboy must lose time waiting for the calf to get back to its feet so that the cowboy can do the work. The job of the horse is to hold the calf steady on the rope. This activity is still practiced on modern working ranches for branding, medical treatment, and so on.
Team Roping, also called "heading and heeling," is the only rodeo event where men and women riders may compete together. Two people capture and restrain a full grown steer. One horse and rider, the "header," lassos a running steer's horns, while the other horse and rider, the "heeler," lassos the steer's two hind legs. Once the animal is captured, the riders face each other and lightly pull the steer between them, so that it loses its balance and lays over, thus in the real world allowing restraint for treatment. Check out our selection of Christmas Ornament Sets.