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Cowgirls of Philippine rodeo tackle steers, stereotypes
Dozens of young women compete in rough events that test strength and skill, while organizers say the rodeo also helps draw tourists.
- At the Rodeo Festival in Masbate, Rizza Matutino secured victory after tying down a steer, challenging the perception that women lack strength for Asia's only Western-style rodeo.
- Matutino prepared for the contest by practicing lassoing techniques on a chair thousands of times, following years of training from her father, Clodualdo, who taught her to estimate distance and withstand danger.
- Trainer Lucky Udarbe emphasized that technique outweighs strength in the sport, noting he trains women and men equally and positions them to withstand impact when cattle charge.
- While dozens of women compete annually at the event, board member Edwin insisted the lack of a professional category stems from women leaving to start families—a claim trainers dispute.
- Female competitors face a ticking clock, as the Rodeo Masbateno offers no professional category for women once they graduate, forcing careers to end just as they prove capability.
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In the Philippine province of Masbate, about ten young women participate each year in a local rodeo, facing animals that are twice as heavy as they are and fighting against gender bias. Their fight goes beyond the arena: it aims to prove that this sport is not the prerogative of men. Rizza Matutino's lasso [...] Read more Masbate's "cowgirls" defy bulls and stereotypes in the Philippines appeared first on Le Singulier.
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