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World Service,12 mins

Bucking The Trend

Not by the Playbook

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$2,000,000 in prize money, cowboy hats as far as the eye can see and a sport that has more than a touch of the Wild West... Welcome to what's known as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth!" The Âé¶¹Éç's Caroline Rigby travels to Alberta, Canada to discover if rodeo at Calgary Stampede is a celebration of athletic endeavour and the preservation cultural heritage or outdated and cruel to animals. Photo: Calgary Stampede: Sterling Crawley (104) in action aboard Evening Mist during Saddle Bronc Round 3 at Stampede Park 2014 (CREDIT: Darren Carroll /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

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