Posts Tagged ‘rodeo’
Quote of the day
Had to be, wanna be … it’s all the same shit when you gotta be.” — A drunk cowboy at the Fourth of the July party. He was talking about having to clear a steer in under 5 seconds to win lots of money back in the day at some rodeo in Colorado, but these […]
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Quote of the day
I think I’m still drunk … I should probably go to a rodeo. – J-Dubz, doing his best (good-hearted) impression of me hungover this morning
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Tags: grrrl, rodeo
Some kid mutton bustin’
I spent Sunday at the Colfax Jr. Rodeo. Now that high school rodeo season is over (except for nationals in Wyoming next month), it’s junior rodeo season, meaning 0-18yo can compete. On Sunday, I watched Ty chutedog, steer wrestle and ride a bull, and Sophia, Abigail and Raven all rode barrels. I left before Ty […]
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Also from the weekend: Ty riding bulls, Spud does a jig and the cooler looks amazing.
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Bulls from the weekend
Ty made nationals for steer-wrestling and almost made nationals for bull riding. Here’s two of his bulls from the weekend.
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A wonderful sight
This is how you rodeo. At the high school rodeo, all the cowboys are like 16, and all their dads are married, so I had to amuse myself somehow.
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I love these candid shots Janie took of me last weekend. They’re not exactly flattering, but they’re pretty telling as to who I am. Someone with bad posture and a frizzy, curly ponytail, who’s always got a beer in hand and is often surrounded by chidren. I also like the reflection of Levi in the […]
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Tags: family, grrrl, rodeo
At the Colfax High School Rodeo
They’re coming back in three weeks, for the Colfax Junior Rodeo, in which the girls can compete.
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My nephew, the bulldogger
Spent this weekend with Janie and Levi and all their kids (except Chase and Raven) at the Colfax High School Rodeo. Here’s Ty taking down a steer. He placed second by a few tenths of a second. That’s my sister screaming for him.
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