for generations the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo has welcomed professional
athletes from around the world who come
to compete and take part in one of the
most exciting and celebrated events of
the year
but the cowboys and cowgirls it meant
they'd be nothing on their own they
fully rely on their partners the other
part of their team that they love and
fiercely protect just like a part of
their family like this beautiful lady
for example she's 20 years old and she's
the matriarch of an incredible family
she goes by the name of hostage she is a
great-great grandmother and the mother
of eleven babies she's won every major
rodeo including the National Finals and
even rodeo Houston she was born a
bucking horse and a great bucking horse
at that she's buckled 168 times and even
though she's retired now her legacy goes
on because she gave birth to this
beautiful girl
this is hostage negotiator she's 12
years old and she's a grandmother too
she's given birth to five babies and
just like her mother
she's a powerful athlete and so is her
seven-year-old daughter hostage-taker
she's competed for the past two years
and there's no doubt she'll carry out
the legacy she's inherited and so well
the newest members of the family these
sweet
to month all painted hostage bored in
northern Colorado and that is two week
old Houston's honey born right here at
rodeo Houston these two young fillies
will grow up alongside their family and
be the next in line to carry on the
tradition some horses are born to run
fast some are meant to work with cutting
precision but this family of athletes
was born to challenge its riders bucking
comes naturally to these Bronx and it's
our responsibility and it's our
privilege to make sure that they are
cared for with respect and words because
they are a part of the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo family too let's give all
of our human and animal athletes a huge
round of applause yes my friends they
are loving yet they are wild they are
beautiful yet they are unbroken and they
and their family members have
entertained members of your family for
generations here at rodeo Houston and
those babies are promised that they'll
continue to do it for generations to
come