Cowboys and cowgirls competed in the 17th annual rodeo in an effort to gain points to qualify for the nationals.
Ropers and riders returned to Tuscaloosa for the annual Sokol Park Rodeo in Ray C. Jenkins Arena on July 10-12.
Cowboys and cowgirls competed in the 17th annual rodeo in an effort to gain points to qualify for the nationals held every year in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The rodeo is conducted by the Double Creek Rodeo Company based in Eutaw.
The rodeo kicked off with events for children highlighted by the mutton-busting competition where the young riders try to hang on as they ride a sheep bareback like the bareback bronc riders.
The professionals competed in a variety of events including bareback bronc riding, calf roping, breakaway roping, barrel racing, bull riding and steer wrestling.
For fans, the rodeo also featured a mechanical bull, a rock-climbing wall, bungee jumps, food vendors and Western boutique vendors.
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This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Ticket to ride: Rodeo brings cowboys and cowgirls to Tuscaloosa
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