When the prairie was not yet enclosed by barbed wire, rodeo originally consisted in rounding up free-wandering cattle to then take them to new pastures. This practice has survived until this day in some parts, like in the Longview Ranch (Alberta, Canada), belonging to Tom Bews, one of the best-known breeders, cowboys and rodeo men in Canada.
When the prairie was not yet enclosed by barbed wire, rodeo originally consisted in rounding up free-wandering cattle to then take them to new pastures. This practice has survived until this day in some parts, like in the Longview Ranch (Alberta, Canada), belonging to Tom Bews, one of the best-known breeders, cowboys and rodeo men in Canada.