Rodeo excellence begins with the right lariat

December 24, 2015
In all seasons, a good lariat is a rodeo competitor's prized tool. (Photo credit: ETXRoseGal59/Pixabay.com)

In all seasons, a good lariat is a rodeo competitor’s prized tool. (Photo credit: ETXRoseGal59/Pixabay.com)

In Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo, entrants may get to know their favorite lariat almost as well as their horses.

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Nancy Bo Flood

As a fish-brain surgeon or a rodeo poem wrangler, I have loved stories. I strongly believe that words – in poetry or prose – help heal our hearts and give us new eyes to see the world. I was first a research psychologist studying brain development at the University of Minnesota and London University before following my passion – writing for children. Learn more...