'There was nothing going on for me in Compton and I wanted to compete in rodeo.' Via nytimes
Walter Thompson-Hernández/The New York TimesBennett riding Kisses at a local rodeo in Cypress, TX, a community about 24 miles northwest of Houston. She placed first in the lady steer undecorating event.Adair, 38, was born and raised in Houston, and comes from a family of horse riders. “My grandparents on both sides were friends, and they did trail riding. My parents were the first ones to rodeo — that makes me a third-generation rider and second-generation rodeo competitor,” Adair said.
“I can call my mom or send her a video of a competition and she will know exactly what to say. She will ask me ‘did you do this?’ or ‘did you do that?’ And I do the same thing with my sister.” Adair said. “I wouldn’t be in rodeo if it wasn’t for my family, they always push me to compete because they see that in me.”Walter Thompson-Hernández/The New York TimesThey give the horses a day off before the long drive. “I’ll pamper them and massage them,” Adair said.
In August, the three friends loaded their horses and saddles into an oversized trailer for the drive to Atlanta. On a trip like this,and make periodic stops; the horses have to be walked every six hours. “We try to give them a day off if they’re going to be on the road,” Adair said. “I also pray right before a competition. I try to get in a good head space. I pray for everybody, not just myself, because it puts a layer of stress when you travel across the country with three ladies and four horses.”Adair puts gas in her truck outside of Houston for the 14-hour drive to Atlanta.Adair minutes before competing in a timed obstacle-course event called barrel racing.
She also gets all her clothes cleaned the week before the competition. “I like to look nice at the rodeo,” Bryant said.Bryant rests in the trailer before competing. “I can drive all night,” she said. “I just need an energy drink and some sunflower seeds and I’m good to go.”Bryant’s hat, boots and a championship belt from the Okmulgee rodeo in Oklahoma. She wears it every weekend for “a boost of confidence.”The women were among dozens of riders set to compete at the invitational.
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