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An arena hand watches the gates as a ride begins during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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David Uptmor, left, and Kaelin Casasola of Cape Girardeau relax in style as Kelsey Tuschoff, right, grabs a refreshment before the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Four-year-old Emerson Simons points out the horns on penned livestock to her father, Tyler, during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Harper Whetstone, 5, scrambles off the pen as livestock jostle during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Abrie Venter, left and Peter Visser, both of South Africa, smile for a portrait in elaborate stars-and-stripes attire during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. The pair, who attended the rodeo with a larger group of their South African colleagues, work in agriculture around the Missouri bootheel on farming visas and were proud to be attending their third Bootheel Rodeo in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Spectators pass Kruger’s Alley shortly before the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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A rider performs during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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A young spectator watches the chutes during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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A rider hangs on during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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A rider performs during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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A rider performs during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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A rider performs during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Robbie Marshall, center, watches over livestock in the roping box as Gaylon Bryeans, left and Bruce Raepert converse during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycees Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri. This year Raepert said, would be his 64th attending the rodeo, having attended his first at five years old. Bryeans, who attended with his granddaughter (not pictured) said he's been coming since 1959, when he was six.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Liam Law, 3, points out livestock to his stepmother, Mady Dillow during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Tyler Masters, left, and Robbie Marshall move livestock in the roping box during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Justus Garrett, right, and his grandfather Larry watch a display video on Womanizer, a world-champion horse who would soon feature in the show during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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Ayden Tidd, center, and Cameron Speck, center right, enjoy a game of beer pong against Christa Galvin, far right, and Trent Still (not pictured) while tailgating during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )
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From left, Brooke Gardner, Elise Werk, and Chloe Reeves smile for a portrait while tailgating during the last night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian )