SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The Arizona Black Rodeo is in Scottsdale this August for its 13th year in our state! “There's a lot of excitement for this event, you know, for kids, for adults and [everyone],” said Danell Tipton, Black Rodeo USA board director, to ABC15. “The Arizona Black Rodeo is one of the top five best-voted in the country. So, you know, if we’re one of the top five, then that should tell you something, right there.
” It’s no secret that this rodeo has several events that will keep the entire family entertained! According to Tipton, some of the events that will have you ‘on the edge of your seat’ include the bucking horse riding, the bucking bulls, and the cowgirls barrel racing! Black Rodeo USA “You're going to see some of the best black cowboys in the world from everywhere, you know, from every part of the states and every part of the country,” said Tipton. “When you talk about, you know, the black cowboy, there's a lot of folks that don't even know the black cowboy even exist. [When] you have invitational rodeos , like this one that's been going on for 13 years out [Arizona], you know, a lot of people haven't been to a black rodeo,” said Tipton.
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] this is what we do; we eat it, sleep it, walk it, dream it. Tipton adds that the annual rodeo in our Valley is a great way to learn and celebrate the African American cowboys and cowgirls. “Us coming that way, showing our experience out in th.