..

Once again, Kitsap Stampede enjoyed the Xtreme Bulls event in our Thunderbird arena. The winner this year is Jarod Hooten - broken jaw and all! What a trooper! Jarod took a week off, and came out to ride this event. OUCH! Tougher than I am, that's for sure!

The best funny man I've seen in a while!

Mmmmm... cowboy for supper....

Hat's off to pickup men!
I enjoy watching the pickup men work. Sunday was a little quieter for them than the earlier days of this past week's rodeo. Their skills are amazing. I always felt they were under appreciated as athletes. This is NOT an easy job - or one for the faint of heart. You gotta be all cowboy to be a pickup man.

Our fabulous announcer - Mr. Randy Corley

Beef in flight...

Don't look behind ya, cowboy!!! JUST RUN!!!!

These beasts are not anything to mess around with...

Sometimes.. just sometimes, it looks not so scary, and kinda fun...

I'm thinkin' burgers for supper, how 'bout you?


Oh this isn't going to turn out well...

This bull looks like he's having TOO much fun!

Well, this is one of two posts for the Saturday night Kitsap Stampede. If you weren't here - I hope you were doing something worthy of missing such a WONDERFUL show! Check out this, and the next post (below) for some awesome peeks at what YOU missed if ya stayed home!

WOW! Rodeo Royalty all over the place!

A handsome rodeo visitor with his pretty mama!

So young, and he's trying his charms on Miss Omak! :O)
(he's got good taste in women - she's PURDY!)


Bull Fighters and Rodeo Queens!

Miss Kitsap Fair & Stampede, Christina Krawiecki (left) and Miss Omak Amanda Emerson pose with the blinking Katie Kitsap

Miss Omak, Miss Kitsap Fair & Stampede and the Mason County Royalty

NWJRA Royalty, Thunderbird Sweetheart, and Grays Harbor County Royalty

Mason County Queen Marcy Pearson

Mason County Princess Kailyn McIverson

Chrissy & Katie

Signing the Pendleton shirt to take to... well, where else! PENDLETON!

Some people get sooooooooo excited about rodeo queens!

NWJRA Queen Crystal and Princess Ashli

Miss Omak Amanda Emerson

Katie Kitsap

Always love to see respect....

The beautiful Elizabeth, of "Buck & Elizabeth"

Elizabeth always sings the anthem at least once during the rodeo. She has the voice of an angel!

The lovely Dawn Oien, who has graciously shared her horses with visiting royalty!

Thank you, Dawn, you are the best!

I never tire of seeing that flag unfurled... and it's mighty lovely to see it whippin' in the wind.

We will never forget.

POW

MIA

Starlet Alert!!!!

Dodge - a great sponsor!

Starlets in action again!

Starlets with sponsor flags!

Chico Towing - a long time, and very generous sponsor!

Yet another night of rodeo fun, and it's almost over! Saturday night is the end of the week's rodeo, and Sunday afternoon brings us the grand finale with an Xtreme Bulls event, packed with the world's top pro bullriders! I can't wait for Sunday - but I don't want the rodeo to stop either. :O( It has gone by TOO fast!!!! Argh!

Well kids, tonight's rodeo was no less than last night's. Another fine performance. Perfection as usual, what we have grown to expect here in Kitsap County...

This week I've been hanging on the rails and shooting, and watching some BEAUTIFUL animals in this rodeo!!!! I mean there is some AMAZING stock in this event. The horses in this year's rodeo are just too much! Sassy, smart as ever, and gorgeous! Hmmm.... Sorta like Rodeo Queens, 'cept the queens are sweet and purdy, and they like cowboys (unlike the horses!) There's a certain stock contractor that is just makin' magic with these animals!

Tonight, my boots are shufflin' a wee bit slower... I just smacked some keepers into a video, and popped it up here for funsies... I can sleep in tomorrow, and have a dandy breakfast and be back to posting tons of beautiful queens, handsome cowboys and pretty cowgirls!

nite ya'll!

Or so the Leon Russell song begins... and it was such a night of great rodeo in Kitsap County's Thunderbird Stadium!

Talent was everywhere, and our Miss Kitsap Fair & Stampede, Christina, and the NWJRA, State and National Royalty were no exception!
Here they are looking pretty and riding in style!

Our Chrissy (center), Maegan (MRA - Left) and Nicole (MRWA - Right)

NWJRA Princess, Ashli Clary

NWJRA Queen, Crystal Hart

Nicole Ray, Miss Rodeo Washington

Maegan Ridley - Miss Rodeo America

Jessica Davisson, Miss Spokane Interstate (and SUPER nice!)

Northwest Junior Rodeo Association Queen, Crystal Hart
(also running for Miss Teen Rodeo Washington)

Miss Kitsap Fair & Stampede, Christina Krawiecki

Queen Committee and Queens
Back Row (l to r) 2008 Miss Kitsap F&S Katy Schwab, 2004 Miss Kitsap F&S April Brunzie, Queen Director - Nora Sethney

Center Row (l to r) Rhianna Guevera, Miss Rodeo America Maegan Ridley, 2009 Miss Kitsap F&S Christina Krawiecki, 2009 Katie Kitsap (in Chrissy's lap), Nicole Ray - Miss Rodeo Washington,and Jessica Davisson - Miss Spokane Interstate.

Lookin' for a job? Think you're cowboy or cowgirl potential? Hankerin' to work outdoors and log thousands of miles on your pickup each year? Willing to risk your regular paycheck in hopes of hittin' it big?
Boy do we have the job for you!

JOIN THE PRCA!!!!!!

Here's the qualifications:

1. Must be tough.
2. Must withstand lots of yankin', fallin', bouncin', pushin' & pullin'
3. Must not mind lots of bandages and owies
4. Must like animals...
5. Must be "green", and not mind the occasional ride share program
6. Must be fearless...7. Being quick of mind (and foot) will also allow you to move up the line...
8. Must not be afraid of heights..
9. Applicants should have good hand/eye coordination


Come on... that dull 9-5 is fading... Join the few, the proud... The Cowboys & Cowgirls of the PRCA!