Barrel racing

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barrel racing, horse and rider, rodeo, western culture

Barrel racer losing her hat. Motion blur and panning at 1/50 second (normally I shoot this kind of action at 1/000 to 1/2500th). Taken at Olsen’s Grain arena in Chino Valley AZ http://www.olsensbarrelracing.com

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Calf wrestling

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calf wrestling, horse and rider, rodeo, western culture

Calf wrestling at the 2021 Yavapai County Fair in Prescott, Az. In this rodeo event the cowboy jumps from his horse to the fleeing calf, manually wrestles the calf to the ground then ties its feet.

Rodeo queens

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horse and rider, rodeo queen, western culture, Yavapai County Fair 2021

Rodeo queens at the 2021 Yavapai County Fair rodeo in Prescott, Az

Horse and Rider in Black and White

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horse, horse and rider, western photo

 

Horse and rider photo from April 6, 2014 barrel racing event in Wickenburg, Az converted to black and white. The objective was to make it look like an old west photo (ignore the cars).