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Valentine Rodeo, Saturday night August 15, 2009

Soapweed

Well-known member
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Our neighbor's horses were on the road as we journeyed to the evening rodeo in Valentine, Nebraska.
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Carrying the flag
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At the rodeo
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A cute little 12-year-old gal sang the National Anthem.
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The announcer does his duties horseback.
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The clown demonstrating his new car obtained by using the "cash for clunkers" program. It comes complete with mule hide seats and hoof hatrack.
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Tie-down roping
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Peach's cousin flanking his calf
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The threatening weather comes to pass. I am glad we chose the covered grandstand. The open air grandstand has pretty much evacuated.
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Looking to the east across the arena
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Rainging pretty hard but the show must go on.
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It's pouring cats, dogs, and pollywogs.
 
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Anonymous

Guest
This year at our rodeo the announcer was Worlds Champion Bull Fighter Rob Smets- who was forced to retire- and take up announcing- after too many broken necks...He was in the crowsnest for most of the rodeo--but when the bull riding came on- the old juices must get flowing- as he just had to get down in the arena and announce from there for it and the wild horse race....
He was nothing exceptional but didn't do a bad job.....

I did notice also that when one of the bullriders hung up for a shorttime- he was heading in to help him right behind the bullfighters...If I remember right thats how he broke his neck the last time :roll:
 

Jassy

Well-known member
Thanks for the recap of the rodeo...we didn't make it to town due to the DOWNPOUR we had out here...another 1" friday nite, then 1/2" saturday nite...not what we needed right now...glad ya had a good time...and also congradulations on all of yours and your daughters fair entries...You had some great photo's and I adored her little people she made out of food? Those were so cute...
 
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