My husband and I moved to Texas at the beginning of the year. One of first experienced was at the stockyards. We were out driving, trying to learn our way around town, and stumbled into the stockyards. This was New Years Eve. While looking to park a lady came to our window and gave us a free parking ticket😃 We were going to eat a nice dinner at Risckey's steakhouse and put our name on the list. Since we had a 20 min wait we wandered around a saw a sign for a rodeo. I told my husband I'd rather go to the rodeo. While I was at the ticket window a nice, young cowboy approached me and asked if we would like to see the show. He gave us two free tickets to the show😃 This was an awesome night! And little did I know, this cowboy was one of the calf ropers in the rodeo🤠 Since then, I'm hooked! Was there again yesterday all day. We had lunch, watched the stampede, the gunfight, bought some nice hats in the shops, took many wonderful pictures and then attended the Championship Rodeo where we were able to meet Joe Frost, cousin of the late Lane Frost. He won the Championship last night. You'll love it, I promise! Taking my sons family this summer when they visit.