Three R's (riding, roping, rodeo) in Texas (1938)

[Barry Popik]

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 Entry from August 16, 2007
Three R's (Riding, Roping, Rodeo; also with 'Rangling, 'Rastling, Roundups,
Ranching)

The traditional "three r's" are "reading, 'riting, and 'rithmatic." In
Texas, the "three r's" might be "riding, roping, and rodeo." There are many
other combinations.


eCRATER <http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=819844>
*Old Wild West Cowboy Country Western Tin Signs* - Set of 4 Signs
Triple R Ranch Wild West Days - Ridin Ropin Ranglin - Cowboy Up - Admission
$1.00 - Entry Fee $5.00

Texas Ranching Vacations <http://www.purevacations.com/ranch/texas/>
And in Texas, the three R's are ropin', ridin' and rodeoin'

Bar U Ranch (National Historic Site of
Canada)<http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ab/baru/edu/edu2_e.asp>
THE THREE R'S AT THE BAR U RANCH
- Readin', Ritin' 'n Ropin'

Google Books
<http://books.google.com/books?id=IxIYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22dude+ranch%22+%22three+r's%22&dq=%22dude+ranch%22+%22three+r's%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&pgis=1>
*From Hoopskirts to Nudity:*
*A Review of the Follies and Foibles of Fashion 1866-1936*
by Carrie A. Hall
Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers
1938
Pg. 198:
The opening of that new type of summer resort known as the dude ranch, with
its three R's—riding, roping, and roundups—called for an entirely different
type of wardrobe.

Appeal of the Dude
Ranch<http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma98/zimmerman/duderanch/appeal.html>
"Dude ranching today is built around its three R's as
inevitably as schooling. Here, they are
Romance, Rest and Recreation;
and the greatest of these is Romance"
-- "A Cowboy Looks at the Dudes" Travel, November, 1941.

Sunset magazine (Jan.
1994)<http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n1_v192/ai_14890731>
*Buckaroo bards: the West's new breed of cowboy poets*
Sunset, Jan, 1994 by Jeff Phillips
The air was cracklin' with the cold, And the clouds were fixin' to snow. It
was icy and late on the Interstate So I pulled off into old Elko. I rolled
through town just to look around, But there wasn't much a-happenin' 'Til I
took a wrong turn and ended up At a Cowboy Poetry Gatherin'.

It used to be that a degree in cowboying from the school of hard knocks
required only mastery of the three Rs: ridin', ropin', and 'ranglin'.

*This Dog'll Really Hunt:*
*An Entertaining and Informative Texas Dictionary *
by Wallace O. Chariton
Plano, TX: Republic of Texas
1999
Pg. 278:
*Three R's of ranching:* 1. riding 2. roping 3. 'rangling

Argus Leader (2003) - Rooted in the
Plains<http://www.argusleader.com/gallery/2003/roots/page11.shtml>
Doug Temple walks across a hill overlooking the Great White River valley on
his ranch in Shannon County. His mom, Georgiana, regularly walked 2 1/2
miles to teach school. His dad, Allen, taught him the three R's: riding,
roping and ranching.

San Antonio Express-News<http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/rodeo/stories/MYSA021105.4B.rodeo_college.972254c5.html>
*Amateur riders prepare for pro rodeo circuit while earning degree*
Web Posted: 02/11/2005 12:00 AM CST
John Whisler
San Antonio Express-News

The three R's have always been important to Marty Eakin.
They still are: riding, roping and rodeoing.

Rodeo Videos <http://www.mefeedia.com/tags/rodeo/?page=2>
Saddle Bronc Hubbard, Tx Rodeo
from watermon on blip.tv (beta) on June 02, 2006

There were 9 rodeo cowboys from throughout Texas competing in the Saddle
Bronc rough stock event at the 2:00 P.M Sunday afternoon March 28, 2006
performance at the rodeo grounds in Hubbard, Texas. The rodeo was produced
by the Cadillac Rodeo Company and sanctioned by the United Professional
Cowboys Association and Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association.The rodeo
fans also enjoyed many of the other rough stock and timed sanctioned events
such as team roping, barrel racing, steer wrestling, and calf roping. The
bucking bulls and horses provided great wild western action in the spirit of
our unique American western heritage. All the cowboys and cowgirls competing
in the various events displayed superb horsemanship and riding skills,
demonstrating the basic three R's of roping, riding, and rastlin'.

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