Over the weekend we had a chance to attend the events in Mason City sanctioned by the NABA - North American Bull Riding Association. The event was produced by T & C Rodeo Company and promoted by Brandon Robbins.
I had a great time. Honestly...I did!
Full disclosure my oldest son, Ethan, was able to get on his first sheep of the year...I was stoked and so was he. Unfortunately the only shot we got was after he hit the ground. I guess Grandma & Grandpa were busy cheering him on. Nathan and I were busy helping him out in the chutes....so here goes....he did awesome!
My youngest on the other had...., Elijah, started out scared of the bulls.... but it didn't take him long to decide he wanted to ride everything in the backpens....scary when your (just turned) 2 year old points at all of them and says "I ride'em ~ Daddy". I almost let him play the game like big brother, but stopped short. Closest he got was to try on big brothers gear. Maybe later on this year....
They had an excellent turn out of bull riders from all across the US. I want to say almost 50 guys including Ronnie Kitchens. So, it makes me wonder what to expect for this summer when it really heats up with 30-40 NABA events in Iowa. Should be some serious competition.
I'll be adding quite a few new pictures over on Flickr.com shortly.
Spur' It Up!
PS: If you get a chance to see "Hippie" he had the place rollin with laughter! Turning into a top level Rodeo Clown! Keep it up man...
Aww. So cute in big brother's gear. I'm glad they both had fun.
Posted by: paintsmh | May 09, 2007 at 09:01 AM