Women in the rodeo: Limited opportunity to get in the saddle
Marana’s Erin Parsons is very familiar with rodeos. She comes from a well-known Tucson-area rodeo family and began competing in junior events at age 6. Now 29, she is a professional barrel racer and participates in about 20 rodeos each year, including La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, better known as the Tucson Rodeo. The Tucson Rodeo takes place once…