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Cowboy fans follow their favourites
Broadcast Date: July 14, 1982
These cowgirls can't get enough of their cowboys. Call them devoted fans, rodeo groupies or buckle bunnies but they live, breathe and sleep cowboys. "They're special," one bunny tells CBC Television, "some women like football players, some like hockey players and I guess we like cowboys." It's a devotion that requires some serious dedication.One bunny reportedly followed her favourite cowboy to 15 rodeos across the continent. Some of the perks of being a buckle bunny include free rodeo passes, sitting behind the chutes and the wild rodeo after-parties.
Cowboy fans follow their favourites
• In 1919, an amazing crash occurred when Fred MaCaul, a local war hero, took the Stampede manager's two sons for a plane ride over the grounds. They were passing low over the grandstand when his plane engine suddenly died. MaCaul expertly manoeuvred his plane to land on top of a carousel spire and everyone walked away from the accident unhurt.Cowboy fans follow their favourites
Medium: Television
Program: Calgary Newshour
Broadcast Date: July 14, 1982
Reporter: Sally Halliday
Duration: 1:24
Music edited out for copyright reasons.
Last updated:
Aug. 14, 2009
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Cowboy fans follow their favourites.
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Last updated: Aug. 14, 2009.
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