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Release Date:
November 8, 2014
Original Title:
Cowboy Christmas
Alternate Titles:
American Rodeo: A Cowboy Christmas
Genres:
Documentary
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 75
The two weeks before the Fourth of July are unofficially called "Cowboy Christmas," as there are 65 rodeos across 25 states and that many chances for the cowboys to win money. "Cowboy Christmas" follows four professional rodeo cowboys (steer wrestlers) as they travel the rodeo circuit looking for fame and fortune. From small towns in bustling cities from Arizona to North Dakota follow the cowboys participating in the 150 year-old tradition of bucking broncs and roping calves.
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