We left the Indian village after the dancing stopped (click here to
see - Dance, dance, dance... - Cheyenne Frontier Days) and moved closer to the arena, where we planned to watch the
rodeo. The rodeo is held every day at 12:45PM during the 10 days of the
Cheyenne Frontier Days.
But before you can find a seat, you have to walk along a long line
of stalls where the vendors offer everything... It's just like a regular
fair, just bigger. Also you can enroll for the Marines if the colorful
advertising attracts you.
Or you can join Colorado Air Force Academy (although I have no idea why they showed a bike and not a plane).
Finally we passed all the attractions, got some cold drinks and
found a place in the bleachers. Our seats weren't very good but we had a
great view of the entire arena and we didn't expect to find it that
big...
The girls in green were the first to enter the arena, galloping in circles with sponsor's flags...
And some horses didn't cooperate and even tried to get rid of the riders (fortunately, unsuccessful).
Then, a group of the Miss-of-previous-Rodeo flew through the arena at great speed. Wow... they were really fast!
Cowboys, Indians, wagons... It took a while for all participants to parade in front of the spectators.
And the real highlight of the parade were the real cowgirls in pink ;)
In the end, brave men in red replaced the girls and they didn't
leave the arena during the rodeo. They did all the men's jobs during the
entertainment - catching broncos and bulls that got loose, helping
cowboys to get back on their feet, and so on... The rodeo was about to
begin...
To be continued...
Pictures were taken on July 25, 2010.
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