Statue

This is a statue of Casey Tibbs.  He was one of the greatest saddle bronc riders that there ever was and this statue is outside of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Hall Of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado.    Casey Tibbs lived from 1929 until 1990 and was a six time world champion saddle bronc rider.  The statue is 27 feet tall and is amazing when you stand beside it.  This statue is named "The Champ", which is a fitting name for this historical cowboy.  He lived a very wild and reckless lifestyle and they say that everyone who met him loved him.  He was considered to be to rodeo what Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were to baseball.  The statue has a very historical rhetoric.  The horse that he was riding in the statue was called Necktie, owned by Beutler and Sons Rodeo Company.  When you look at this statue you know that he was the greatest that there ever was and he is doing everything in perfect form.  The statue captures his riding style, which was very classy looking and somewhat became the model for the way people ride today.  Looking at the statue gave me a funny feeling.  It was very motivational and moving to me.  It really gave me the feeling that I have to be a world champion one day for my life to be complete.  It is a spectacular site to behold and if you are every in Colorado Springs you should definitely stop by and walk around it.