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內布拉斯加日(Nebraskaland
Days)
地方性遺產
照片中的馬正要將背上的人甩出去。而馬背上的騎師則努力試著留在野馬背上，野馬是指尚未馴服或不適於騎乘的馬匹。在內布拉斯加日，無鞍野馬騎乘是野牛比爾馬術競賽會(Buffalo
Bill Rodeo)上的盛事，這場於北普拉特(North
Platte)舉辦的節日旨在慶祝內布拉斯加的文化，而野牛比爾馬術競賽會的點子則來自於野牛比爾他本人。
原名威廉弗雷德裏克科迪(William
Frederick Cody)的野牛比爾出生於1846年的愛荷華州。他以在西部時擔任偵察兵及獵人的冒險經歷而聞名。1882年7月4日時，野牛比爾於北普拉特舉辦了一場名為「星條旗盛宴」(Old
Glory Blowout)的聚會。它的節目包括了野牛騎乘、無鞍野馬騎乘、套小牛及馬賽。北普拉特鎮聲稱這是首場且從未有人舉辦過的活動。另外，節目中也進行了野牛追捕及其他表演項目，如：戰爭現場重現或示範演出。又名「野牛比爾的西大荒演出」(Buffalo
Bill's Wild West)的星條旗盛宴十分的成功，因而負責籌辦此盛會的野牛比爾就帶著它巡迴美國各地演出，足跡甚至遠踏歐洲。這場西部蠻荒秀表演巡迴至1916年並讓野牛比爾聞名全世界。時至今日，野牛比爾馬術競賽會及內布拉斯加日都是現代版本的野牛比爾的西大荒演出。
在本網站的「會見傳奇人物」(Amazing
Americans)內，有更多關於野牛比爾的相關介紹。
The man in the photo is about to be thrown off his horse. He is trying very hard to stay on a bucking bronc -- a horse that hasn't been "broken," or made suitable for riding. Bareback bronc riding is an event at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo during a celebration of Nebraskan culture called Nebraskaland Days in North Platte. The idea for the Buffalo Bill Rodeo came from the man himself, Buffalo Bill.
Buffalo Bill was born William Frederick Cody in Iowa in 1846. He became famous for his adventures as a scout and hunter in the West. On the Fourth of July in 1882, Buffalo Bill held an "Old Glory Blowout" in North Platte, Nebraska. It included buffalo riding, bucking bronc riding, steer roping, and horse racing. The town of North Platte claims it as the first rodeo ever held. The show also had a buffalo hunt and events in which people re-enacted, or demonstrated, battles. The "Old Glory Blowout" was such a success that Buffalo Bill took the show, known as "Buffalo Bill's Wild West," on the road throughout the United States and even to Europe. The Wild West show made him world famous, and he toured with it until 1916. Today, the Buffalo Bill Rodeo and Nebraskaland Days is the modern-day version of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
You can read more about Buffalo Bill in the "Amazing Americans" section of this Web site.
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