Rodeo

Once a year we go to a little rodeo in the town just east of us... I don't especially like rodeos myself, but the kids love going (and I figure once a year won't hurt them any!)

Here are some pictures of our afternoon in the "wild west"... The rodeo started with all the "royalty" riding by, and a drill team performing... here they all are lined up, waiting for the national anthem.

 

 Here is the bareback riding.



 Here's the same guy.



 Some team roping...



 And R's favorite... the barrel racing!

 

 I think this is what R would like to do someday... (if she had the chance... which she won't!)

 

 saddle bronc riding....

 

 ... and bull riding,



 and the rodeo clown, standing on top of his barrel... watching to see if the bull rider needs him to distract the bull (and ready to jump down into his barrel if the bull comes after him).

 

 And finally... after the rodeo was over... R decided to try her hand at bull riding. She stayed on (but she said it was really scary!)

 

 Here's a link if you want to learn more about rodeos... the history behind the events is pretty interesting. (Even if, like me, you really don't like rodeos much!)