For a professional rodeo athlete, it was a devastating blow, for those who had equine partners - it was even harder, not only would they have to struggle to feed self and family, they had to scrape up feed for their four-legged friends. The little break turned into job loss for multitudes of people. Little did they know the pesky little virus would reach pandemic proportions, effectively shutting down Canada, the United States, most of the world. When COVID-19 first reared its ugly head there was concern and caution with many events being postponed and rescheduled, then eventually cancelled and the rodeo competitors who were road weary welcomed the idea of a short break with no pressure to go, go, go, just to hold their spot in the standings. Some athletes thrive on it, others merely survive it and for a number of competitors it is the deciding factor in a severely shortened career in their chosen sport. On the road again, as with most professional sports careers extensive travel is generally part and parcel of competing at an elite level.

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