It's Rodeo Time, Houston!

It's getting close anyway. The further away you live, the earlier you are likely to be reminded that the Rodeo is near.

As we rounded the corner to head home we realized something was going on because people were lined up on the street. Hubby & I discussed this and quickly came to the conclusion that it must be a parade. But wait...what kind of parade this time of year?!

Then it hit me! The Salt Grass Trail Riders come from Cat Spring...perhaps it's them?!

Sure enough we actually had to take a detour back to the house, grabbed the camera and headed down to the end of the street to watch the trail riders go by. As soon as I turned on the camera I realized there was no memory card in it! ACK!

It was more important that the boys get to see the horses, people, wagons, etc. So unfortunately no pictures. It was a REALLY long group, too.

This is also a reminder that I will NOT go to Houston on Friday.

You think gridlock sucks? Try getting stuck behind one of the trail rides. Horses definitely don't move as fast as cars, even in heavy traffic, lol. They utilize major roads & intersections as they descend on Memorial Park in Houston, awaiting the Rodeo Parade in Houston on Sat morning.

It's a unique tradition and it's just really cool to see everyone dressed up and driving horse drawn wagons/carriage, etc. Especially through a city, lol. When I was a teenager my older brother participated in one of the rides. What a neat experience.

The Salt Grass Trail Ride is the oldest, started back in 1952.
You can read more on the trail rides here.

The longest one is 386 miles. Can you imagine 386 miles on a horse?!?!