Saddle Up: A future of ups and downs for the bush’s best loved sport

It’s among the fastest growing sports in Australia, but rodeo faces a future of ups and downs with constant pressure from the rural economy and the animal welfare lobby. Coonamble’s annual rodeo and campdraft is among the biggest in the southern hemisphere, and JEN COWLEY went along for the ride to meet some of the characters and talk about the challenges facing this iconic bush pursuit.

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