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

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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This post was much clearer -- no extraneous characters.

I might suggest that there's no need to add links to archived material
-- usually they are so long that line breaks get inserted, and they no
longer work, or they are session-specific to you, and won't open for
anyone else.  Just putting "Google Books" or "newspaperarchive" should
be enough for someone to follow up if they want to see the original
source material.

Bill


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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=3D819844>
> *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=3DIxIYAAAAIAAJ&q=3D%22dude+r
> anch%22+%22th=
> ree+r's%22&dq=3D%22dude+ranch%22+%22three+r's%22&ie=3DISO-8859
> -1&pgis=3D
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> *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=97riding, roping, and
> roundups=97called for an entirely diffe= rent type of wardrobe.
>
> Appeal of the Dude
> Ranch<http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma98/zimmerman/duderanch/app
> eal.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/a
> i_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=3D2>
> 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 o= f
> our unique American western heritage. All the cowboys and
> cowgirls competin= g 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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