Family Tradition
Grandfather and Granddaughter compete in team roping at a California Rodeo.
After exploding out of the chute, the horses catch up with the young steer and the rider who is the ‘header’ (in this case, the Grandfather) ropes the calf’s horns. Then the girl must rope the calf’s hind feet…even as it gallops for freedom. It seems impossible but it can be done. The girl is about 10 years old and was first put in the saddle at age 2, something most girls can only dream about.