A couple of weeks ago I posted some photos of the Barrel Racing and other rodeo people at a competition that took place in town on the weekend of July the 19th. I didn’t have space for pics of any of the other events back then, but today I decided to fix that. So, without further ado, here’s my take on the cowboy culture of the 47th running of the Quesnel Rodeo (the 2013 edition, of course). And, just for fun, I decided to present most of them in black and white.
(Feel free to click on images for bigger versions.)
The Wild West Riders start the show
Bucking bronco
Cowboy waiting
Looking good
Just hanging in
Another one bites the dust
Running to rope them some cows
The wild cow milking event – utter chaos
Not gettin’ away
A successful tie-down
Roped!
More bronc riding (or should that be diving?)
Future participant
Wild Horse Race winner
Leaning …
Clowning about with the serious cowboy
Cowgirl
Let’s go home, man
Just a blur: Billy Barker Days Rodeo
Breakaway roping
Chasing down the one that (almost) got away
After the race, at the end of the day
cruising canuckistan 
Once again, stunning pics Robin!
Your rodeo pics rank amongst my favourites – thank you!! Michail would do anything to ba at a rodeo – he is already planning his party for next year (April!) in much detail already: Cowboys and Indians!
Like I said on the other post, bull doggin’ is my favorite event, However, I love all the roping events. Mostly because I love watching the horses back up into the stalls, hunker down, and bunch themselves up ready to spring out of the gate at the exact right instance.
I also really love when the various animals have been rodeo-ing for so long that they just “know the drill.” Like the bull that will buck like crazy and then as soon as the cowboy falls or the whistle blows, he stops and trots off to the gate. Then again, when that happens you don’t get to see the clowns do their thing, which can be heartstoppingly entertaining.
All that to say, awesome pictures and now I’m wishing rodeo season was a little closer!
Some of these are insanely good. Like how you’ve shot some at really quick shutter speeds, like 1/1000 to freeze motion; and maybe even more some that you’ve captured at 1/50 to emphasise motion. And B&W maybe takes one back to those old western movies. Awesome!
Incredible!!! The heart and intensity and movement all captured! I feel like I was there! You should sell them to the promoters 🙂
Thanks again! Yes, I am trying to meet up with some people who are very involved in the rodeo association here…
Robin, you are brilliant. I am surprised no-one there has offered you a full-time, highly paid, photography job yet.
I know, right?!?