The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™’s carnival has a long history and years of experience that it brings to the Show each and every year. Ray Cammack Shows truly is a carnival dynasty.
When Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame clown Wilber Plaugher and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association champion steer wrestler Mark Schricker were traveling the ProRodeo circuit and Sunday rolled around, they usually were far from their home churches. To satisfy their spiritual hunger, they began conducting church services in 1973 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ and at Cheyenne Frontier Days™.
Used throughout history to make clothing and household items, wool is one of the few natural commodities that is biodegradable, renewable and recyclable. It also has an inherent environmental advantage because its growth is accomplished without the extensive use of herbicides and fertilizers. Although technological advancements have been made in the wool industry, many of the techniques used today have been utilized since ancient times.
Producing the world’s largest livestock show and rodeo is a yearlong task. Show officials, volunteers and staff have been working hard to bring together yet another great Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ with changes and additions to help make the 2005 Show the best yet!
It has been said that everyone loves a parade, and there are parades for almost every occasion. In fact, according to the city of Houston’s records, in 2004 there are 63 parades scheduled. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™’s annual Downtown Rodeo Parade, which kicks off the Show, is truly unique.
There is no doubt that fashion plays a large role at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™. Cowboys, cowgirls and visitors dress up in traditional Western wear, donning colorful boots, lavish jewelry and big belt buckles. However, they are not the only ones decked out at the Show. Believe it or not, rabbits, cavies (guinea pigs), llamas and alpacas are in on the fashion scene, too.
Each year starting in February, Reliant Stadium is transformed from a football field into a rodeo arena. Physically, this process might appear to involve simply removing the grass playing field and replacing it with a dirt floor to produce the arena in which the rodeo athletes compete. However, RODEOHOUSTON™, a division of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™, is much more than a simple rodeo competition — it represents the culmination of advances in technology in the fields of animal science, mechanical operations and computers, together with the well-developed talents of the rodeo competitors and producers.
Letters and comments should be sent to:
Marketing and Public Relations Division,
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™
P.O. Box 20070
Houston, Texas 77225-0070
