Describes the function of the rodeo clown, and looks at top clowns

Fearless Funnymen: The History of the Rodeo Clown

Woerner, Gail Hughbanks

History

Eakin Pr

The most important tool for a cowboy is a rope. What he has done with it in the last 200 years is amazing. The evolution of the cowboy from taking care of cattle on the range to his competitive, top-level professional roping is all covered here.Why did calf roping replace steer roping? What kind of rope is best for each roping event? Since ranch cowboys have been team roping forever, why has it just become so popular? What makes a good roping horse? The answers to these questions and many more are in these pages, as are the stories and lives of ropers, and some of their mounts, from every era. As J. Frank Dobie once said, Facts are stubborn things. but they do make a good read!

Rope to Win: The History of Steer, Calf, And, Team Roping

Sports & Outdoors

Miscellaneous

Eakin Press

The story of the cowboy strike in 1936 at the Boston rodeo is a well-known bit of rodeo history. It is also no secret that the Cowboys' Turtle Association was the forerunner of the Rodeo Cowboys Association and today's Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. But Gail Hughbanks Woerner charts new territory by telling the whole story about how professional rodeo got it's start. From the men and women who were the pioneers to the behind the scenes struggles to keep the dream alive.

The Cowboys' Turtle Association: The Birth of Professional Rodeo

Americas

Wild Horse Press

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A Belly Full of Bedsprings: The History of Bronc Riding

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Rodeos

Author Gail Woerner used her life-long association with the rodeo world to research and write a history of this paradoxical profession that requires a laugh-getter dressed in baggy britches and wearing a clown face to put his life in jeopardy to protect cowboys from the dangerous Brahma bulls, and sometimes death. All aspects of the world of the rodeo clown are included -- how the profession began, comedy acts created by the rodeo clowns, the animals they trained so masterfully, the evolution of the profession. Other aspects include bullfighting, development of the barrel, injuries which are a part of the job, frustrations in organizing, a cowboy clown's role in the world of rodeo, how sponsors changed the profession, how specialized the bullfighter has become and today's fearless funnymen. Information has been gathered from hundreds of rodeo clowns, bullfighters and barrelmen, plus interviews with wives, sons and daughters, friends and co-workers. Included are more than 700 rodeo clowns, their hometowns along with the years of performance. Other information includes honors and awards given these hilarious risk-taking heroes.

What started as an exhibition to entertain audiences has turned into the most popular-and dangerous-event in rodeo: bull riding. When a 150-pound man attempts to ride a two-ton bull with a killer instinct, it's not a matter of whether the rider will get injured, but when, and how badly. As cowboy Jim Shoulders says, "You can't stop something like an injury from hurtin', but you can damn well not let it bother you." What motivates riders to devote themselves to this challenging sport? Find out in Austinite Gail Woerner's newest book, which covers bull riding from its beginning into the new millennium.

Cowboy Up!: The History of Bull Riding

Cowboy Up: The History of Bull Riding

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

When the subject of the West comes to mind most of the images tend to be masculine. Tough men who worked as cowboys, trappers, lawmen and hard-nosed businessmen. But women have also played a major role in the West. Now, Gail Hughbanks Woerner shines the spotlight on women who played major roles in rodeo, ranching, business and more. Gail brings to life the women and their accomplishments that set them apart and makes them unique. She has spent a lifetime documenting the history of professional rodeo, but now tells stories that are much more personal to her. During her career she has had the opportunity to cross paths with and in some cases become friends with women who have unique stories. She even has the opportunity to tell the story of her pioneer great-grandmother. The women coming from a wide variety of backgrounds and many have overcome hardships that would stop most people. Their accomplishments have come in a variety of fields, normally dominated by men. Some succeeded in the rodeo arena, while others found success in farming and ranching. Many of the women found their success in the business world and even the movie industry. Most of the women have similar strengths such as hard work, determination and belief in family. But all of their stories are unique and inspiring.

Western Women Who Dared to Be Different

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Books by Woerner, Gail Hughbanks

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Woerner, Gail Hughbanks. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Fearless Funnymen: The History of the Rodeo Clown

Rope to Win: The History of Steer, Calf, And, Team Roping

The Cowboys' Turtle Association: The Birth of Professional Rodeo

A Belly Full of Bedsprings: The History of Bronc Riding

A Belly Full of Bedsprings: The History of Bronc Riding

Fearless Funnymen: The History of the Rodeo Clown

Cowboy Up!: The History of Bull Riding

Cowboy Up: The History of Bull Riding

Western Women Who Dared to Be Different