2007-07-02<br/> Tucson, Arizona, 1997<br/> Photograph by William Albert Allard<br/> A horse and rider complete an introductory lap before a rodeo show in a muddy Tucson, Arizona, arena. <br/> Rodeo evolved from the often dangerous tactics cowboys used to break horses and to catch and brand cattle. In most professional rodeo shows, riders compete in seven events: saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding, calf roping, steer roping, team roping, and steer wresting. <br/> <br/> (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, 揜odeo: Behind the Chutes,?September 1999, National Geographic magazine) <br/> <br/> <br/> 在亚利桑那州塔克森市的一个泥泞竞技场里,一匹马及其骑手在牛仔竞技表演开场之前先绕场地跑了一圈。<br/> <br/> 牛仔们经常使用一些危险的手法分开马群和捕捉标记牛群,牛仔竞技由此演化而来。在大多数专业牛仔竞技表演中,骑手们将竞逐七个项目:有鞍野马骑术,无鞍骑术,公牛骑术,套小牛,套公牛,分组套牛,和博牛。<br/> |