My Free Inquiry Project has taken me some time to come up with as I wanted it to be something that really interests me. In order to make my decision I started with the idea around my horse. Growing up I have always been involved in the horse world and it is something that I hope to carry throughout my entire life. I am lucky enough to be able to have a horse and move up in the industry. However, I found that focusing my project on my horse would be difficult as she is not on the island with me. I altered my idea to the horse world, which I didn’t think I could write enough on it so I altered my idea again which I ultimately landed on the topic of the Rodeo Industry.
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How and Why I chose this topic?
I chose the rodeo industry as my inquiry topic as it is something that really interests me. Throughout the spring and summer of 2024 I travelled around BC watching and supporting the rodeo circuit. I learned a lot through these trips and made some close connections to people within the industry. I also worked with a family friend who is a Champion Barrel Racer as well as a Champion Breakaway Roper, I learned a lot from her and am lucky to continue to work with her to learn more. Travelling to these events as well as working with her made me more and more interested in pushing myself and my horse to enter some of the events. Ultimately I chose this topic because it is something I am passionate about and hopefully something I will be able to pursue in the following years.
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Topics I will research
- Rodeo History
- NFR
- PBR
- Rodeos within BC
- History of Breakaway Roping
- Why Breakaway Roping interests me
- Rodeo Community
I will hopefully have a total of 10 subtopics. At the moment I have 7 but will expand my research as the project goes on.