Frontier Days (rodeo)
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Frontier Days is a common name for a major 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,...

 event. At least five cities called their annual rodeo "Frontier Days."

Cities with a "Frontier Days" event

  • Prescott, Arizona
    Prescott, Arizona
    Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s....

  • Willits, California
    Willits, California
    Willits is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States. Willits is located north-northwest of Ukiah, at an elevation of 1391 feet . The population was 4,888 at the 2010 census, down from 5,073 at the 2000 census. Willits is at the center of Mendocino County and its redwood forests...

  • Abbyville, Kansas
    Abbyville, Kansas
    Abbyville is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 87.-Geography:Abbyville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 128...

  • Charlotte, Michigan
    Charlotte, Michigan
    Charlotte is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,074. It is the county seat of Eaton County....

  • Cheyenne, Wyoming
    Cheyenne, Wyoming
    Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...



[Media:http://www.worldsoldestrodeo.com/2006/20030706-144305.JPG] Calf roping
Calf roping
Calf roping, also known as tie-down roping, is a rodeo event that features a calf and a rider mounted on a horse. The goal of this timed event is for the rider to catch the calf by throwing a loop of rope from a lariat around its neck, dismount from the horse, run to the calf, and restrain it by...

is one of the best rodeo events at the Prescott Frontier Days rodeo in Prescott, Arizona.

The calf roper dismounting on the left, ducking under the rope at the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo in Prescott, Arizona, USA.

A calf roper making a quick run down the rope to the calf, flanks it on and the calf's feet land on the ground and the rope ties the calf up at the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo at the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo in Prescott, Arizona, USA.

Cheyenne Frontier Days

Cheyenne Frontier Days, held annually since 1897 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is the largest rodeo and western celebration in the world. The event, which always occurs in the last week of July, draws over 300,000 people to the area every year. During the event, the population of Cheyenne is increased by over 600 percent.

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