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Cowboy U was an American reality television series that aired on CMT

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from 2003 to 2007. The show premiered on August 29, 2003. Each season, eight "city slickers" were brought to a ranch and competed to win the final rodeo

Rodeo

Rodeo is a competitive 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, in what today is the western United States,...

and $25,000.

Contests

The show has several weeks of contests (called "boot camp") to determine who will go to the final rodeo, and who will be going home. Recurring competitions throughout the series include the seven rings of fire, calf scrambling, cow dodging, firearm competitions, steer wrestling

Steer wrestling

Steer wrestling, also known as bulldogging, is a rodeo event in which a horse-mounted rider chases a steer, drops from the horse to the steer, then wrestles the steer to the ground by twisting its horns. Like all rodeo events, there are concerns from the animal rights community that the competition...

, driving a horse and wagon, buckboard wagon

Buckboard

A buckboard is a four-wheeled wagon of simple construction meant to be drawn by a horse or other large animal. The "buckboard" is the front-most board on the wagon that could act as both a footrest for the driver and protection for the driver from the horse's rear hooves in case of a "buck". The...

shooting

Shooting

Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...

, pig chasing, barrel racing, wild cow riding, bull riding

Bull riding

Bull riding refers to rodeo sports that involve a rider getting on a large bull and attempting to stay mounted while the animal attempts to buck off the rider....

, and various eating contests that (most recently) have included Rocky Mountain Oysters

Rocky Mountain oysters

Rocky Mountain oysters are bull calf testicles used as food.They are often deep-fried after being peeled, coated in flour, pepper and salt, and sometimes pounded flat...

Rewards

At the campfire, Rocco announces who has worked the hardest over the past few days and announces the reward. The winner gets a special reward, like a warm bubble bath

Bubble bath

The term bubble bath can be used to describe aerated or carbonated baths, or to describe bathing with a layer of surfactant foam on the surface of the water and consequently also the surfactant product used to produce the foam....

, instead of the daily cold shower

Shower

A shower is an area in which one bathes underneath a spray of water.- History :...

Penalties

Once during each season, Rocco will show up at the bunkhouse and ask the contestants to decide who has done the least over the past few days. After they decide, the unlucky person has to do a special chore, like shoveling out horse barns.

Eliminations

Every few days at the campfire, someone who is just not getting the job done is eliminated. They say goodbye to the other contestants, get their stuff loaded on the back of a truck, and they leave the ranch. Only four of the contestants not eliminated get to participate in the rodeo and have a chance at winning all-around cowboy and walk away with a check for $25,000.

Trail Ride

After boot camp, the city slickers go out on the trail for a two-day ride to gather cattle and bring them back to the ranch. Everyone works hard to escape the final elimination and make it to the next day's rodeo.

Rodeo day

Rodeo day is finally here, and the city slickers will put all they've learned at Cowboy U to the test. They will compete in barrel racing, steer wrestling, wagon racing and shooting and bull riding. One person will be named the all-around cowboy and walk away with a check for $25,000.

Cowboy U: 2003

Cowboy U: 2003

Location: Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

Premiered: August 29, 2003

Season Number: One

Season 1 Contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Week Eliminated
	Dotan Baer	M	Jerusalem, Israel	Commodities broker
	Justin Rae Barnes	F	Lake Tahoe, Nevada	Waitress/Writer
	Jason Ebs	M	Camden, New Jersey	Musician
Winner	Drea Gunness	F	upstate New Hampshire	Fitness instructor
	Marc Heber	M	Agoura Hills, California	Sales executive
	Chelsea McElroy	F	Portland, Oregon	Boutique owner

Season 2 Contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Week Eliminated
	Dani Armstrong	F	Highland, Michigan	Singer/dancer
Winner	David Bauman	M	Burlington, Wisconsin	Children's book author
	Megumi Hosogai	F	Honolulu, Hawaii	Restaurant hostess	voluntarily quit
	Brandie Lyons	F	Visalia, Calif	Registered nurse
	Frank Prather	M	Bethesda, Md	Software salesman
	Amir Raziq	M	St. Louis, Missouri	Salesman
	Chris Shurley	M	Gainseville, Florida	Marketing director
	Elli Wooten	F	Key West, Florida	Flight attendant

Cowboy U: Moloka'i (2004)

Cowboy U: Moloka'i

Premiered: November 19, 2004

Season Number: Three

Season 3 Contestants

There were ten contestants competing in Cowboy U Season 3.
The ten contestants were composed of five couples teams.

Status	Names	Hometown	Day Job	Week Eliminated
Winner	Eric Rojas and Yancy Mendia		Eric (Fireman), Yancy (Secretary)
Rodeo	Eric Dunn and Tiffany DeClark
Rodeo	Lance and Vicky
'	Bill and Annette
'	Tom and Sandra

Season 4 Contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Week Eliminated
Winner	Sal Williams	M	Los Angeles, California	Music Director	N/A
Eliminated	Candice Fields	F	Sacramento, California	Lawyer
Eliminated	Brian Simpson	M	Lakeland, Florida	Artist
Rodeo	Corey	M	Westwood, California	Personal Trainer
Eliminated	Fawn	F	Los Angeles, California	Fashion Merchandiser
Eliminated	George	M	Oviedo, Florida	Salesman
Rodeo	Rachel	F	New York, New York	Ballet Teacher
Rodeo	Tera	F	Santa Monica, California	Graphic Designer

Cowboy U: Oklahoma (2006)

Cowboy U: Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

Premiered: January 6, 2006

Season Number: Five

Season 5 Contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Placing in competition
Winner	Joe McEachern	M	Dorchester,Massachusetts	Technical Director	1st
Rodeo	Dan	M		Promotions Director	2nd
Rodeo	Gina DeFreitas	F		Office manager	3rd
Rodeo	Trish	F		Fashion Sales Rep	4th
Eliminated	Anthony Siniscalco	M		Hair Stylist	5th
Eliminated	Kalia	M		Bartender	6th
Eliminated	Kimberlie	F		Life Coach	7th
Eliminated	Ryan	M			8th

Cowboy U: Colorado (2007)

Cowboy U: Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

Premiered: January 12, 2007

Season Number: Six

Season 6 contestants

Status	Name	Sex	Hometown	Day Job	Placing in competition
Winner	Malcolm Williams	M	Park Forest, Illinois Park Forest, Illinois Park Forest is a village located south of Chicago in Cook County and Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 23,462...	Freelance graphic artist Graphic design Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...	1st
Rodeo	Bobby Chesney	M	Baltimore, Maryland	Assistant College football College football College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities... Coach Coach (sport) In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:... at Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...	2nd
Rodeo	Rich Kreps	M	Hanford, California Hanford, California Hanford is an important commercial and cultural center in the south central San Joaquin Valley and is the county seat of Kings County, California. It is the principal city of the Hanford-Corcoran, California Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Kings County, including the cities...	Restaurateur Restaurateur A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.-Etymology:The word...	3rd
Rodeo	Candace	F	Lansdale, Pennsylvania Lansdale, Pennsylvania Lansdale is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Early in the 20th century, its industries included agricultural implement works, a canning factory, foundries, brickyards, a silk mill, and manufacturers of cigars, stoves, shirts, rope, iron drain pipe,...	Stay at home mom	4th
Eliminated	Katie	F	Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	Fifth grade teacher Teacher A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...	5th
Eliminated	Cosmo Fattizzo	M	South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Unemployed	6th
Eliminated	Sarah	F		Sugerical Coordinator	7th
Eliminated	Farrah	F	Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...	Sells residential Real estate Real estate In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...	Last (Voluntarily quit competition)

Criticism

Cowboy U has received some criticism, mainly for being, to some, sexist. Critics said that the women are portrayed as "materialistic and prissy". The critics also said that the women are depicted differently in the competition than the men are, along with focusing on animal rights issues, and the fact that there aren't many female ranch hands on the show.

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