Recently, I had gone to a rodeo and I have not been to one since last year in Cowtown, New Jersey.  This rodeo though was in a Fall Festival at Maple Leaf Farms in New Jersey. It had different events and all these activities, although it cost $20, totally worth it.  Cowtown was a flea market during the day and rodeo at night with barrel racing, kids trying to catch the sheeps, bull riding, and more. A two hour drive, but totally worth it cause I grew up going to rodeos and horse races.  So I had gone to the Maple Leaf Farms fall festival and rodeo in which compared to Cowtown, it is smaller. So I watched the pro bull riders who have been learning from a school. The bulls have gotten the best of the riders, but for some of their first times it was an accomplishment.  There were high schoolers and one “lady rider” too as they called her. She was an inspiration to the little girls in the crowd. This was a small town and festival so there were not as many, but their enthusiasm was above and beyond. Along with the rodeo was a singer who was one of the breaks during the setup, she was singing country tunes and getting her voice out there.  We all saw big influence and accomplishments from her, especially singing at a festival where people from other towns were visiting from to watch the rodeo. There were activities other than the rodeo such as a water type of bed they can jump on, bicycles that fits 2-4 people, a concession stand, hay rides, pig races, and more.
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Overall, if you have not been into a small town event or walked around a small town. Â You should sometime, because they have small treasures and some of the nicest people. I like to go back to some or explore new ones to remind of where I have come from. Â You may find an opportunity there too.