Barrel racing

20 Sunday Nov 2022

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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

Bull riding a the county fair

10 Saturday Sep 2022

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Bull riding at the 2022 Yavapai County Fair in Prescott, AZ

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Bull riding

24 Sunday Apr 2022

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We went to a bull riding event in Prescott Valley on Friday. Lots of action, it’s an extreme sport.

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Calf wrestling

13 Monday Sep 2021

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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.