Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo

Hayward, California. July 14, 2018. Retired racehorse groomer from Stockton, Robert “Cowboy” Armstead, age 72 is eager to keep Black cowboy history alive in the West. He trained, exercised and ponied horses since moving to California from Arkansas. “They’re just great animals,” he said. “I love horses. I would do anything in the world to be around them all the time.”