I had never been to a rodeo before, not for the fact of not wanting to go, just more the case of not being in the right place at the right time. So, one beautiful September afternoon, we made our way 2 hours south of home for a fun filled day of sun, broncs, bulls and LOTS of dust.

These guys HAVE to love what they do, to put their bodies through all that just for our enjoyment. I guess they just get off on the thrill of it all.

The poor guy, bottom photo, just narrowly missed having hoof marks permanently embedded all over his body, his horse was cutting ablsotely SICK!!!!! Even after he'd thrown his rider, the horse was still bucking about and head butting the railings. Luckily, though, both horse and rider came out unscathed.