Yee Haw! Ride 'Em Cowboy!

I know...you thought it was the end of the rodeo photos. So did I. We attended the "Return of the Rodeo" at Hart Ranch on Thursday and Friday night. Back in the '90s Hart Ranch hosted a rodeo, had trail rides, and other horse related events. They no longer own the arena; it is now a Christian High School. But that weekend, a rodeo returned. The stock for the event was exceptional. The riders were area cowboys looking for experience or cowboys hoping to make it to the next level of professional rodeo.

There is a little bit of everything: some rodeo, some hats, some horses and the ever present cowboy booty.

He was pleased that I wanted to take his photo

Nice bum...

Is that a feather under his nose?

Look at the hats

No, THE HATS!

Just doin' his job

Ready for pick-up

YEE HAW!

A fine specimen

Good form

I'm ready!

Waiting...waiting...

Just a chillin'

Everything is up in the air

Steer-1, Team Ropers-0

Pretty green rope

Nice contrast...pink rope & white horse

Nice Chaps!

Green must be the in color for ropes this season

Hat off first, cowboy is next!

Riderless horse

Colorful boots and rope

The rodeo was family focused.

About 25 kids got in a line at one end of the area and took off their shoes.

The shoes were hauled to the middle of the area and scattered.

The kids were to run to the shoes, find theirs, put them on, and 

the first shoed kid back to the line was the winner.

Lots of fun to watch. 

Some colorful boots lying in the dirt.

Notice how the chaps define the derriere?

Another one bites the dust

Co-owner of the rodeo

Look at all those cowboy hats!

How many men does it take to get one rider ready?

A little air on that ride

A bareback rider

The cowboy kicks and the bronc bucks

Hand up, heels forward, hold on for dear life

Needing a little help leaving the area

Pretty in Pink

No 8 second ride on this one

A feather in his hat

Air time

The bulls won the first evening...no 8 second rides