The cowboys' ride on the horses and bulls is really fast paced, so we didn't get any good photos of your main rodeo events. But we did get some fun photos.... see below.
There was a huge "city" in the fair grounds. The painting/background was about 80 feet wide. 
There is an event called "Mutton Bustin' " which small kids, around ages 4-6, ride on sheep. The kids are placed on the back of the sheep and they hold on as long as they can. The sheep are released and basically run toward the other sheep in the arena. Meanwhile, the kid is holding on, or really - the kid is sliding off the sheep, sometimes sideways! It was cute and the kids were all really excited.
We live in the region fondly referred to as the Heart of Texas. Every year in October Waco hosts the Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo. This year I went to my very first rodeo!! It was really exciting and fun. Shawn and I went with some of my co-workers, one of whom used to ride in the rodeo so he was able to show us the ropes and explain everything. It was really cool!
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