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Wyatt Casper laughs while testing his saddle before the saddle bronc competition during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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Trell Amoss, 13, right, laughs while sitting with Cade Smith, 13, as they watch cowboys prepare to perform during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston. Smith, from Iowa, and Amoss, originally from Malden, Missouri, travel with the rodeo around the country. Both said they intend to ride in the rodeo as they get older, but Amoss said his long-term intention is to become an equine veterinarian.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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Travis Smith, of Thayer, Missouri, uses a knife to rough up the rosin on a strap while preparing to ride a bronco during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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From left, Wyatt Denny, Tim O'Connell and Briar Dittmer tape their arms in preparation for riding in competition during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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Wyatt Denny's tattoo is seen while he tapes up his arms in preparation for the bareback horse riding competition during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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Chance Masters, right, tests his saddle during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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Chance Masters discusses his saddle with a colleague while preparing to ride in the saddle bronco competition during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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Briar Dittmer limbers up before competing in the bareback riding competition during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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Sikeston resident Mike McReynolds carries his 18-month-old granddaughter Rebekah Deane near the calf-roping chutes during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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John-Ross Williams, 6, left, and Rylan Ryan, 7, both of Sikeston, Missouri, stand with the rest of the crowd for the playing of the national anthem at the start of opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Children play underneath a section of bleachers before the start of the the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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Steers to be wrestled by cowboys cluster in a pen during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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From left, Charlie Lawson, 6, Macalister Straton, 8, and Collier Vinson, 8, watch as a rodeo clown tries to jump off a card-table ramp on a minibike during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)
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People are silhouetted against the evening sky during opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston, Missouri.
(Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Chance Masters rides a bronco during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Sikeston.
(TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com)