Are these 2 cultures diametrically different?

Hey, it's the Stampede time in Calgary ...where city turns into a big shingding of many folks walking around in cowboy hats, leather boots, etc. I do hear country music in main lobby here at work.

People are enouraged say "yahoo" or practice it..

This morning I rode on bike path to work:....every 30-50 metres was horse poop, because one of the parks by the the path is turned into a big parking area for horse trailers and RVs. City parade gets assembled in that area...


I'd love to know if some you experience this type of stuff in your area and how the cycling has any fit in this culture at all.