New York Rodeo History – Mike Swearingen: When the Lights Came On

Mike Swearingen is a 4-event cowboy from upstate New York. In this episode, Mike tells us about growing up in Leicester, New York, breaking and showing horses and discovering rodeo. He tells the story about learning to ride saddle broncs – from a book! This is the first part of his story.We hope that you enjoy!We are now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Resources:National Little Britches Rodeohttps://www.nlbra.com/p/about#....:~:text=HISTORY%3A%2 Wisemanhttps://texasrodeocowboy.com/i....nductees/jack-wisema Rodeohttps://outsider.com/entertain....ment/music/loretta-l York State Rodeo Museumhttps://www.facebook.com/group....s/1159615314694489Be the Chutes Facebook Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/profi....le.php?id=1000938228 the Chutes Webpagehttps://beyondthechute.com/ParaSight Systemshttps://www.parasightsystem.com/