Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo facts for kids

A rider holds on for dear life as his horse bucks and kicks

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Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo is a rodeo that takes place in Colorado Springs, Colorado, every July. It was sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) for many years, however, in 2014 it became unsanctioned, and that lasted until 2017. Since 2018, it is once again sanctioned by the PRCA. The rodeo dates back to 1937. In 2008, it was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In 1923, the journalist and university professor Elmo Scott Watson, former staff writer for Colorado Springs Gazette and Telegraph, met the old-time cowboy Frank H. Maynard, who was working as a nightwatchman at the rodeo. Watson's article on Maynard, published in 1924, brought national attention to both men.

The rodeo went on hiatus in 1942–1945 & 2020.

Official Website: http://www.pikespeakorbust.org/