Last Wednesday night, Dave and I went to the Deschutes County Fair in Redmond, Oregon. The main event that we attended was the rodeo. Since the price of the fair ticket ($10 for me, free for Dave since seniors were free on opening day) included the rodeo, we couldn't pass up the chance to go to our first rodeo. We were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed the rodeo.
The event started promptly at 6:30 pm with the entrance of a limousine containing the emcee, rodeo queens, and some of the better known rodeo participants.
The emcee was a great announcer. He explained what was happening in each event so that we weren't totally in the dark about the competitions. This announcer, making no apologies, opened with a prayer in Jesus' name. Before he prayed, he said, "this is how we do things around here." 
The rodeo was patriotic and family oriented. 
The rodeo queens were impressive, especially when they rode their horses around the arena. Look quick, because they go fast!
One of the queens opened the rodeo by singing the national anthem.
A drill team performed...
...and then it was time for the events. We saw bucking bronco riding, both with saddles and without, calf roping, breakaway calf roping (done by women), and steer wrestling. 
All events happened very quickly and it was hard to snap a picture before the event was over! We didn't stay for the whole rodeo because we wanted to have some time to see the rest of the fair, but we now have a new sport to follow--rodeo!
The midway rides were run by Funtastic, the carnival that our blogger friends, Ali and Ron, worked for last spring and summer.
This ride looked fun and different:
This fair was a lot of fun, especially since we were camped next door at the RV park and could walk back and forth.
