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On a Bull and a Prayer
Hundreds gathered at the Loudoun County Fair July 31 to watch 21 cowboys attempt to stay on a kicking and bucking bull for eight seconds. The rodeo started with a “Cowboy's prayer.” In between rides, a rodeo clown kept the crowd entertained by telling jokes. The night, full of victory and disappointment, ended with Hammondsport, N.Y., bull rider Carlos Garcia winning the event and earning $1,200.Mike Law, of Marriottsville, Md., sat alone in quiet concentration before the event started. “It's not a team sport,” he said. “You don't have to rely on other people. It's all on you.”
While the competition is solitary, rodeo often is a family affair. Parents and children crowd the outdoor arena to see the riders compete. Jennifer Shue and her son, Jesse, who will turn 2 next week, came to support their husband and father, Justin Shue.
"He does what Daddy does," Jennifer said of her son. Jesse wears a cowboy hat just like his dad, and Jennifer said he rides just about everything "until his hat falls off and then he falls."
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