Wild West Days
Brett Carroll, of Meeker, rides a bucking bronc with a broken cinch Saturday during Wild West Weekend at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. The inaugural event, which also included a barbecue and a dance, drew an estimated 300 to 400 people, committee member Glenda Bellio said.
A rider tries to stay in the saddle during a bronc riding competition Saturday during Wild West Weekend at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
Wild West Weekend committee members Don Hayes, fourth from left, and Glenda Bellio, third from right, pose for a photo with belt buckle winners from Saturday’s rodeo events. From left, Austin Corsen, Will Pilgrim and Ripley Bellio won buckles for sheep hooking. Mosses Sidhu, right, and Wacey Smith, second from right, won buckles in bronc riding.
Will Pilgrim and Ripley Bellio attempt to snag a sheep by the foot during a sheep hooking competition Saturday during Wild West Weekend at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. The event is “the sheep industry’s version of roping,” said Glenda Bellio, one of the event’s committee members.
A rider carrying the American flag takes a lap around the corral during the national anthem before the bronc riding event during Wild West Weekend on Saturday at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
A rider carrying the American flag takes a lap around the corral during the national anthem before the bronc riding event during Wild West Weekend on Saturday at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
Riders carrying an American and Colorado state flag take a lap around the corral during the national anthem before the bronc riding event during Wild West Weekend on Saturday at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
A rider exits the gate during the bronc-riding event of Wild West Weekend on Saturday at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
A rider clings to his horse at the bronc-riding event during Wild West Weekend on Saturday at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
A rider clings to his horse at the bronc-riding event during Wild West Weekend on Saturday at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
A rider falls from his horse at the bronc-riding event during Wild West Weekend on Saturday at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
A horse bucks around the corral at the bronc-riding event during Wild West Weekend at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
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