If you have some free time on a Tuesday night in Raleigh, head over to Carousel Farms and take in a real rodeo.  They have bull riding, barrel racing, and an intermission for the kids to chase around a calf with a ribbon on it's tail.  It is amazing what the riders of both events can do with their animals and the control they exhibit.  The event is a little slice of Americana right here in Raleigh.