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Because we all still want to be cowboys. For cardholding members of the PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) who hanker to rope a calf, ride a bull, or try to stick like a burr to a bronc’s back, the first of July ushers in Cowboy Christmas: the time to win some of the biggest rodeo purses in Wyoming. The highlight of the season is always the Cody Stampede Rodeo, celebrating its 89th year. Also on the docket is the all-summer-long Cody Nite rodeos, which put semipros in the professional spotlight—nowadays including the occasional woman trying to break into saddle-bronc-and bull-riding events. A semipro this year could be a professional star (or starlet?) next, and you could see it happen.

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