Things haven't slowed down a bit. We just spent the holiday weekend with a couple of close friends out at our ranch. Total head count, 7 adults, 13 children. Needless to say we were out numbered. But the kids kept themselves very busy, moving as a small herd from the barn, to the pond, to the bunkhouse, back to the barn & only coming to the house when they were hungry.
We ended the weekend with an afternoon at the rodeo where a few of our buckaroos did some mutton bustin.
Not sure what that is, pretty simple & semi-barbaric. It's where you stick your small precious bundles of joy on top of a non-rideable sheep & let them see how far down the arena they can get. One of our girls went the farthest, she really held on!
It's always super fun to watch & the kids feel so proud afterwards. Sometimes the pride comes after a few tears, but they always have big smiles when they're handed their prize of a baseball cap & two dollar bill. This is our friends son biting the dust. That't the unfortunate part of the game, everyone has to fall off sometime. A few lucky ones are saved by the rodeo clown, but that doesn't happen very often.Here's a my second born's (by 10 whopping minutes) ride in sequence. She had a good grip from the start.
The sheep eventually turned right & B-lined for the flock. But she held on.
Then the sheep tried another tactic, bucking.
Which proved effective. There's here dismount, & the rodeo clown is right there to help her up. Those rodeo clowns are great. They keep the kiddos safe & help them when they fall off, I mean, dismount. They are so encouraging & the kids feel like real rodeo starts.
I love the bronc riding. Now you see him...
...now you don't. Look a that horse's concentration.
My girls love the barrel racing. They are just starting to learn how to do it & love it. I wouldn't be suprised if I have pictures of them in the junior barrel racing in next year's rodeo.
And of course everyone loves the bull riding. For some reason this doesn't seem like a good idea to me.And all of it's wrapped up with wild cow milking. I love watching wild cow milking. Hey buddy, are you sure you want to do that?!
Great post! What a great weekend. I love that one of Asher hitting the asphalt. :)
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