EditorialJason Farley, a rodeo showman, with Babe, a Watusi cow that greets spectators as they arrive, at the Cowtown Rodeo in Pilesgrove, N.J., on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Gabby Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialTim Kent, a top regional bareback rider, competes at the Cowtown Rodeo in Pilesgrove, N.J., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Gabby Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialDaniela Beltran dances with Valerie Calderon outside of the Fort Worth Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 24, 2021. (Shelby Tauber/The New York Times)