Night number two of the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo and Steer Show featured 10 more cowboys and cowgirls trying for the top ride in the KICKS 105 Mutton Bustin' competition, sponsored by Deep East Texas Electric Co-op.
They rode frontways, sideways, and even backwards. Night number one of mutton bustin' at the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo and Steer Show produced some highly entertaining rides as 10 area youngsters held on to the wool as long as they could.
The Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo and Steer Show is set to get underway Thursday and runs through Saturday night. The rodeo gets underway at 7:30 p.m., but get there early to see one of the most entertaining events.
The Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo and Steer Show is coming March 26th-28th at the Nacogdoches Expo and Convention Center. One of the big draws for the annual event is the KICKS 105 Mutton Bustin'.
Last week's Angelina Benefit Rodeo brought us four entertaining nights of mutton bustin'. Area youngsters between the ages of 5-9 tried their hands, arms, and anything else they could use to hold on to the runaway sheep.
Patience, patience, patience.
Thanks to patience, and one heck of a bear hug, Cash Pierce of Huntington won the mutton bustin' competition Saturday night at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo.
One third of the contestants at Friday night's mutton bustin' competition at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo were female. And sure enough, it was a young lady that took home the trophy.
How good was the mutton bustin' Thursday night at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo? How about 4 rides that topped 90 points! When the dust and wool settled, Tristen Davis brought home the trophy with a ride of 98 points!
6-year-old Brody Oliver of Lufkin was the mutton bustin' champion of night one of the Angelina Benefit Rodeo with a monster ride of 93 points. 12 more riders will vie for the trophy tonight.
The first of four rounds of mutton bustin' gets underway tonight at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo at the Expo Center in Lufkin. 12 youngsters each night will try their hand at landing the top score to win the nightly championship trophy.
10 East Texas cowboys and cowgirls came out to night number one of the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo and Steer Show to try their hand at mutton busting. The 3-7 year olds did their best to hang on for dear life while perched on the back of a sheep.