Navigating their way through the pandemic has been a rougher ride than getting bucked off a wild bronc.
kAm%92E’D E96 E2<6 @7 2 8C@FA @7 J@F?8 H@>6? @? E96 3C@?4 C:56C 4:C4F:E H9@ 925 366? 92G:?8 E96 E:>6 @7 E96:C =:G6D =62C?:?8 H:E9:? 2 E62> DA@CE 2?5 8C@H:?8 :? 4@?7:56?46] %96 H@>6? 925 6G6? D4@C65 2 D6E @7 5@4F>6?E2CJ 2AA62C2?46D @? E96 #:56\%' ?6EH@C<]k^Am
kAmx?:E:2==J 42==65 %6I2D qC@?4 #:56CD pDD@4:2E:@?[ >2?286CD s2CJ= |4t=C@J 2?5 9:D H:76 |:496==6 =2F?4965 E96 C@56@ 2DD@4:2E:@? :? yF=J a_`e 2?5 6?;@J65 96=A:?8 J@F?8 H@>6? =62C? E96 C@A6D @7 4@>A6E:?8 :? H92E 92D 366? 2 >2=6\5@>:?2E65 DA@CE]k^Am
Rider Alondra Castaneda hangs on for a wild ride at the Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyo. The girls will be back in competition this year, competing at the 125th anniversary rodeo.
Submitted photo by Jackie Jensen
kAmp7E6C 2 H:=5 C:56 E9C@F89 %' 46=63C:EJ DE2EFD[ 2?5 D@>6 @7 E96 H@>6? G66C:?8 :?E@ E96 D@4:2= >65:2 DH:C=[ E96 |4t=C@JD 92G6 49@D6? E@ DE2J E96 4@FCD6 @7 D:>A=J E6249:?8 H@>6? E96 2CE @7 3C@?4 C:5:?8] %96 ?6EH@C< H6?E @? E@ >2<6 2 E9:C5 D62D@? @7 E96 D9@H 42==65 “r@H8:C=D]”k^Am
kAm“(6 2=D@ 925 2 9F86 C6DA@?D6 7C@> E96 r@H3@J r92??6= :? a_a_[ 3FE E96? r~'xs 92AA6?65[” s2CJ= |4t=C@J D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 4=@D65 E96 %6I2D qC@?4 #:56CD pDD@4:2E:@? 7@C E96 J62C] }@H 96’D C6\DE2CE:?8 E96 4@>A6E:E:@? F?56C 2 ?6H ?2>6i {25:6D #2?49 qC@?4 (@C=5 r92>A:@?D9:AD] qFE :E’D 2 DECF88=6]k^Am
kAmr2?25:2? 6G6?ED 2C6 @? 9@=5 5F6 E@ r~'xs C6DEC:4E:@?D E96C6] pFDEC2=:2 :D 9@=5:?8 6G6?ED[ 3FE C:56CD 2C6?’E 2==@H65 E@ EC2G6= E@ E96 &]$] H:E9@FE 92G:?8 E@ BF2C2?E:?6[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm“a_a` :D @77 E@ 2 C@F89 DE2CE[” |4t=C@J D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96J 2C6[ 9@H6G6C[ =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ 9@=5:?8 6G6?ED :? $@FE9 s2<@E2[ r@=@C25@ 2?5 %6I2D H:E9 2 7:?2=D 5FC:?8 EH@ 8@\C@F?5D 2E r96J6??6 uC@?E:6C s2JD[ <?@H? 2D E96 “s255J @7 ‘6> p==]”k^Am
kAm%96J’C6 =:?:?8 FA !C@76DD:@?2= #@56@ r@H3@J pDD@4:2E:@? 3C@?4 C:5:?8 4@>A6E:E:@?D :? q6==6 u@FC496[ $@FE9 s2<@E2 7@C E96 H@>6?] %96:C ?6IE 6G6?E :D E96 t=:K236E9 $E2>A656 {:76[ {:36CEJ #@56@ :? t=:K236E9[ r@=@C25@ yF?6 `a] %96?[ :? $@FE9 s2<@E2 yF=J a 2?5 b 7@C E96 q=24< w:==D #@F?5FA 2?5 r96J6??6 uC@?E:6C s2JD yF=J ac 2?5 ad]k^Am
kAm“x’> =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ :E[ 2?5 E9:D J62C :D E96 `adE9 2??:G6CD2CJ @7 r96J6??6 uC@?E:6C s2JD[” |4t=C@J D2:5]k^Am
Amaris House rides a bronc at Cheyenne Frontier Days. The new Ladies Ranch Bronc World Championships is an outlet for women in rodeo, and competition is beginning to pick up after COVID delays.
Submitted photo by Judy Myers
kAm(:E9 cd >6>36CD 24C@DD E96 &]$][ r2?252 2?5 pFDEC2=:2 6?E9FD:2D> 92D 366? C2>A:?8 FA 7@C E96 DA@CE[ 2=E9@F89 E96C6’D C6=2E:G6=J =:EE=6 EC2:?:?8 7@C H@>6?]k^Am
kAmu@C >2?J @7 E96 =25:6D E96 |4t=C@JD EC2:?[ :E’D E96:C 7:CDE E:>6 4C2H=:?8 @? 2 3C@?4 :? 2 3F4<:?8 49FE6] %96J 5@ 2 =@E @7 4@249:?8 @? 2 3F4<:?8 >249:?6 E@ D:>F=2E6 2 3C@?4]k^Am
kAm%96J 96=5 E96:C 7:CDE D49@@= 7@C `a H@>6? :? E96 H:?E6C @7 a_`h] %96 8:C=D 42>6 7C@> ?@CE96C? |@?E2?2[ %6I2D[ pC<2?D2D[ |:DD:DD:AA: 2?5 DA6?E E96 E9C66 52JD :? E96 8C@F?5 D49@@= 2?5 =62C?:?8 :? 2 4=2DDC@@> H2E49:?8 C:5:?8 G:56@D]k^Am
kAm%96 DA@CE 92D 366? :?DA:C2E:@?2= 2?5 2 8C@H:?8 6IA6C:6?46]k^Am
kAm“"F:E6 2 76H @7 E96 8:C=D H9@ DE2CE65 H:E9 FD H6C6?’E C@56@ 8:C=D[ 2?5 H6 @A6?65 FA 2 H9@=6 ?6H H@C=5 7@C E96>[” |4t=C@J D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 4@>6D 7C@> 2 324<8C@F?5 C:5:?8 D255=6 3C@?4D 2?5 7:89E:?8 3F==D] w6 DE2CE65 E96 H@>6?’D 3C@?4 C:5:?8 8C@FA 27E6C 96 3C@<6 9:D 324< 2?5 4@F=5 ?@ =@?86C C@56@] w6 3C2:?DE@C>65 H:E9 9:D 8@@5 7C:6?5[ r92D6 #:49E6C @7 # $A256 qF4<6CD 2?5 H:76 |:496==6 2?5 42>6 FA H:E9 2 ?@?\AC@7:E AC@8C2> E92E @776C65 D49@=2CD9:AD 2E E96 7:?2=D]k^Am
Michelle and Daryl McElroy started the Ladies Ranch Bronc World Championships with training and competitions especially for women.
Submitted photo
kAm“x C624965 @FE E@ EH@ J@F?8 =25:6D @? D@4:2= >65:2 H9@ 4@>A6E65 :? 2 76H C2?49 3C@?4 6G6?ED 2C@F?5 |@?E2?2] r92D6 96=A65 2CC2?86 7@C 2 76H @E96C =25:6D 7C@> 2C@F?5 E96 2C62 E@ 4@>A6E6[” |4t=C@J D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 76>2=6 3C@?4 C:56CD F=E:>2E6=J C6AC6D6?E65 D:I DE2E6D] w6 D2:5 :E H2D E96 9:89=:89E @7 E96 a_`e 7:?2=D]k^Am
kAm%96 #:56\%' ?6EH@C< AC@5F465 EH@ D68>6?ED @? E96 |4t=C@JD’ D49@=2CD9:A 7F?5 2?5 E96 8:C=D]k^Am
kAmxE 2== E@@< 2 =@E @7 369:?5\E96\D46?6D H@C<] |4t=C@J 8@E 255:E:@?2= 2DD:DE2?46 7C@> DE@4< 4@?EC24E@CD (6D=6J |4|2?FD 2?5 v6CCJ qJC? @7 s:2>@?5 rC@DD #@56@[ 2?5 q@3 2?5 }2E:@?2= r92>A:@? @7 r92>A:@? #@56@ r@>A2?J] %96J AFE E@86E96C `_ 3C@?4 C:5:?8 6G6?ED 7@C =25:6D @?=J[ C:5:?8 2E D@>6 @7 E96 &?:E65 !C@ #@56@ pDD@4:2E:@? 2?5 r@H3@J !C@76DD:@?2= #@56@ pDD@4:2E:@? 6G6?ED 24C@DD %6I2D]k^Am
kAm“(6 H@C<65 4=@D6=J H:E9 s:2>@?5 rC@DD 2?5 r92>A:@? E@ 6?DFC6 E92E H6 925 E96 C:89E =6G6= @7 3F4<:?8 9@CD6D 7@C E96 =25:6D[” |4t=C@J D2:5] “(6 H2?E65 E96> E@ 92G6 2 492==6?86 3FE 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6 DE:== 36 23=6 E@ >2<6 BF2=:7:65 C:56D]”k^Am
kAm%96 8:C=D 5C2H 9@CD6D 2E 6G6?ED] yFDE =:<6 H:E9 3F== C:5:?8[ E96J 5@?’E <?@H H9:49 2?:>2= E96J H:== C:56 F?E:= E96 =2DE >:?FE6] #:5:?8 E96 D2>6 DE@4< @G6C E96 4@FA=6 @7 J62CD[ E96 H@>6? DE2CE E@ <?@H E96 9@CD6D AC6EEJ H6==]k^Am
kAmp7E6C EH@ D62D@?D @7 E96 %' D9@H[ E96 ?6EH@C< H2?E65 E@ DH:E49 E@ 2 C62=:EJ D9@H 7@C>2E] %92E’D H96? E96 |4t=C@JD 49@D6 E@ 8@ E96:C @H? 5:C64E:@?] w6’D 8=25 E96J 5:5]k^Am
kAm“~?46 H6 DE6AA65 2H2J 7C@> E96 %' D9@H[ :E 3642>6 7F? 282:? 2?5 E96 8:C=D E92E 4@>A6E65 2E @FC 6G6?ED C62==J 6?;@J65 :E[” |4t=C@J D2:5]k^Am
Reporter Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at amy.hadachek@midwestmessenger.com .
Be the first to know
Get local news delivered to your inbox!
