Bryce Rooney of Bozeman looses his boot and sock during saddle bronc riding at the Wilsall Rodeo on June 18, 2017.
A young cowboy looks out into the arena from the fence at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo in Kalispell on August 18, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An Indian Relay racer bursts down the track at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo in Kalispell on August 19, 2022.
Cole Wagner of Valier, Montana is thrown from his bull at the Wilsall Rodeo on June 20, 2015.
Anthony Thomas of Palestine, Texas takes a breather after his bareback bronc ride at the Livingston Roundup Rodeo on Tuesday night.
Mathew Harwood of Great Falls is seen to by medics after breaking his left femur during a bull ride at the Wilsall Rodeo June 18, 2017.
Andrew Phillips of Kalispell tackles a steer in the chute dogging event at the Brash Rodeo in Columbia Falls on June 25, 2020. He took first place.
Cowboys watch the Livingston Roundup Rodeo fireworks from behind the arena on July 3, 2016
Jackson Stephens of Corvallis competes in the steer wrestling event at the Wilsall Rodeo on June 18, 2017.
Beau Nordahl of Bozeman, Montana is rammed by his bull during the Livingston Roundup Rodeo on July 2, 2016.
Brash Rodeo in Columbia Falls on Sept. 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon Brash Rodeo in Columbia Falls on Sept. 1, 2022.
A bull rider gets tossed from his bull at the Roughstock Rodeo at Under the Big Sky, music festival in Whitefish, Montana July, 2019.
Kids take off after a pair of calves dripping with dollars in the arena during the Gardiner Rodeo on June 17, 2016. Any cash the kids could snatch off the cows was theirs to keep.
Millie, a young cattle dog, rests on her owner, bull rider Maverick James Bushnell's (not pictured) bag at the Livingston Roundup Rodeo on Tuesday night.
Jaxon Kruzich, 8, right, and Tanner Sanderson, 9, prepare for their run on bucking ponies on June 18, 2016.
Zachariah Phillips of Gillette, Wyoming hangs on tight during his bareback bronc run at the Livingston Roundup Rodeo on July 4, 2017.
Ashley Day of Volborg, Montana competes in barrel racing at the Northwest Montana Fair Rodeo in Kalispell on August 17, 2019.
Luke Gee of Stanford, Montana is thrown hard from his bull at the Livingston Roundup Rodeo, July 3, 2015.
Paden Hurst of Navasota, Texas competes in bareback riding during the Livingston Roundup Rodeo on July 2, 2016.
Brandley Peabody of Pompeys Pillar competes in bareback riding at the Wilsall Rodeo on Sunday afternoon.
Wilsall Rodeo Arena, June 18, 2017.