A few weekends ago I was watching Professional Bull Riding (PBR) with my oldest son and I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing. Sure, there were cowboys, bulls, and rodeo clowns. It had all the elements of rodeo and yet it lacked something. It had no soul. The raw and rugged nature of the sport had been replaced by safety gear and comme…
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