We live in a town that has a population of about 12,000 people. It's plenty big for us. Driving through town the other day, we saw on the town marquee that the Rodeo was coming to town on Friday and Saturday night at the Jeff Davis Parish Fairground Arena. What fun! We had gone to it before and had a good time, so we decided that we'd go again. It is put on by the Cajun Rodeo Association.
We arrived shortly after seven and the rodeo started at 7:30. The stands were packed with people! BBQ pits were stoked and the concession stands had burgers, fries and other goodies. We took our seats and got ready for the greatest show on dirt. The announcer had everyone stand and take off their hats and led us all in prayer, thanking God for the freedom that we enjoy. We remained standing for the grand opening as Old Glory was paraded in on a white horse. Proud Americans stood for their flag and their country. Patriotism is far from dead.
Then there was Chute Dogging, Breakaway Roping, and Barrel Racing and Buddy Barrel Pickup.
Then they called all the young kids out of the stands for an event called "Mutton Busting." They had sheep in the chute with a rope around their backs. Kids would mount the sheep, they'd open the gates and the sheep would dart out of there with the kids hanging on for dear life!
This young man lost his cowboy hat but won the event. The clowns raced to catch him, but he needed no help. He was in it to win it!
The chute was opened and out came the cowboy on a bucking bull. He rode it for eight seconds! The clowns bravely distracted the bull while the cowboy safely jumped over the fence.
There were plenty of young people involved, guaranteeing that this fun will be passed down to future generations. We drove home grateful for a fun evening of country-style entertainment.
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