SHARK -vs- Rodeo Update:

Dear Friends of Rodeo Supporters and Members,

There has been a lot posted and printed lately regarding pop-star Carrie Underwood's alleged anti-rodeo feelings. One animal rights group's leader has taken it upon himself to post that he, as quoted from his website, "successfully urged Carrie Underwood to cancel performance at the horrific Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo." Steve Hindi of SHARK has dedicated a whole page to Carrie Underwood, boasting on it how he was directly responsible for convincing her to pull out of her scheduled performance.

It now looks like that is a bunch of BULL!

According to factual documentation provided me it appears that any and all claims by Steve Hindi, and his group SHARK, having been an influence on Carrie Underwood's decision to not play at the Cheyenne Rodeo are NOT true! In fact, Ms. Underwood's people were so upset over it they sent Hindi a letter demanding he "cease and desist from using her name, likeness, biography, and any other identifying references in any and all materials in connection with the SHARK's website or otherwise."

The letter to Hindi also states, "On the SHARK website, SHARK implies that Ms. Underwood's non-appearance at a performance engagement was in response to materials sent to Ms. Underwood by SHARK. Ms. Underwood's non-appearance at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo was not as a result of SHARK's actions. Any attempt to draw a connection between Ms. Underwood and SHARK is misleading and inflammatory."

That says it all!

As I've always said, Hindi should not be held credible in any way. He will use any twist of the truth in his attempt to discredit rodeo and those of us who support it. I now have a copy of the proof as to how Steve Hindi and his group SHARK apparently operate.

I hope you will pass this on and let everyone know the facts about Carrie Underwood's camp having "called Hindi out" for not promoting the facts. Hopefully the right people will see this and realize how much Hindi is NOT to be held credible in any matters regarding rodeo, especially those relating to Carrie Underwood.


Linda Burdick, Executive Director
Friends of Rodeo
forrodeo@comcast.net – email
www.friendsofrodeo.com – website