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Tucson Rodeo — Image by kenne
February Is Rodeo Month
February rides into Tucson with a hat on too straight and a grin rehearsed. La Fiesta de los Vaqueros declares itself, loud and confident, dust kicked up on purpose. The arena fills with men proving things to people who already agree with them. Courage is timed. Pain is applauded. Nostalgia is sold by the seat.
Outside the fence, the desert refuses to participate. Creosote blooms without banners. The mountains don’t lean in for a better view. A red-tailed hawk circles, uninterested in tradition or prize money.
I don’t oppose the rodeo so much as I distrust it—the way it shrinks a hard life into a weekend performance, the way it pretends the land was ever impressed by us. Still, now and then, a horse breaks free of the script, muscles flashing in the cold light, and for a moment the West is real again.
Then the gate slams shut. The crowd exhales. February moves on. The desert remains, having said nothing at all.
— kenne
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Rough Landing — Tucson Rodeo, 2014 — Image by kenne
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Rodeo Time In Tucson — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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The Cowboy Loss — Image by kenne
Losing is only temporary and not all encompassing.
You must simply study it, learn from it,
and try hard not to lose the same way again.
Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.
— John Wooden
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La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, Tucson Rodeo (2/17/13) — Image by kenne
“I had begun to perceive my genitals
as imaginary beasts in some epic
fourteenth-century Scottish poem.”
— Steve Toltz
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Bronc Rider (02/15/14)– Image by kenne
Cowboys are known, to have a way of their own,
to sort out a sense of fair play.
You ride for the brand, or a shake of the hand,
that’s always been “The Cowboy Way”.
“The Cowboy Way” is not a phrase,
to be abused and misconstrued.
It’s a way of life, a reason to fight,
it’s a lifestyle through and through.
— from “The Cowboy Way” by Jim Liles
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Rodeo Kid at the Tucson Rodeo — Images by kenne
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Bareback Bronc Riding, Tucson Rodeo (February 25, 2017) — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the images for a larger view in a slideshow format.)
There never was a cowboy who couldn’t be throwed;
there never was a horse who couldn’t be rode.
— Cowboy proverb
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Young Cowgirl and Her Horse (Junior Rodeo Barrel Racing at the Tucson Rodeo, February 25, 2017) — Images by kenne
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A Day this Little Guy Will Remember at the Tucson Rodeo (February 25, 2017) — Images by kenne
What’s with the two guys
As the kid loses him grip
And she runs to help?
— kenne
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Tucson Rodeo Bull Riding — Photo essay by kenne
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Tucson Rodeo Image by kenne
JC Trujillo – “Winning is 80% mental!”
“If you want to be world-class you must raise the bar to raise your game.”
It’s easy to say “I’m good enough,” but there is a big difference between “wondering vs knowing” you are good enough. If you want to ride with the stars you have to adopt their life style.
Attitude: A respectable humble champion is a jewel in the sport of rodeo. He lets his riding represent his character and do the talking.
Obnoxious winners lose respect and friends faster than a rock can drop to the ground. In the end it’s the friends you have that count anyway.
— Dave Red Boy Schildt
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Ride ‘Em Cowboy — Image by kenne (Tucson Rodeo)
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2014 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros – Tucson Rodeo — Image by kenne
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Images by kenne
Today was the last day of the 2013 Tucson Rodeo. This posting contain some of the images I captured last Sunday.
kenne
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