Missouri State Fair & National Cattle Congress Fair and Rodeo

The last weekend of the Iowa State Fair and the weekend before I stated college in Ames, I loaded up with the Extreme Bull Riding Tour and headed for the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.
We got down there Thursday night and set up the arena. Friday consisted of hanging banners and then having the day to walk around the fair. Friday nights bull riding started out great, bulls were bucking and the cowboys were managing to stay on. Right before the short go, it just started to down pour. We were ok with performing in the rain but once it started lightening we had to call off the event. Now I've been to my fair share of rainy rodeos this summer but this was the first to get called completely off.

Saturday was very muddy but way less humid. We started off the morning by going to Gene's Boots and Hats for an autograph signing. The Missouri State Fair Queen even stopped by for a quick picture. Steve and Amy James came down from Winterset to watch Saturday nights performance which stayed dry through the whole thing. After the rodeo everything came down, banners, announcer stand, arena...everything.
Thank you to the Missouri State Fair Rodeo Committee for having the Extreme Bull Riding Tour back again this year. Thank you to Toyota for being the main sponsor for the event, along with all of the other sponsors. Thank you to Gene's Boots and Hats for coffee and donuts Saturday morning as well as the shirts. Todd and Tammy, thank you once again for carrying all of my queen stuff down to Missouri for the second year in a row. Finally thank you to Steve and Amy James for bringing me back early Sunday morning so I could get home and get up to college.

The National Cattle Congress Fair and Rodeo was Sept. 17-19 in Waterloo Iowa. I was only able to attend Saturday nights performance with Jordanne. She carried the American Flag and then I chased out calves during the roping events. You could definitely tell that fall was in the air as it was very chilly but thankfully the event was indoors at the McElroy Auditorium. I had a ton of fun but needed to get back to Ames to study for tests. A huge thank you goes out to Tally Roepke and her mom for making the trip to Waterloo for Jordanne and I on Sunday.

Until we ride again...