More Fiesta!

After working through the photos from the Vaquero Fiesta, I realize I shoulda left the lenscap on! Someone please remind me, you can actually let go of the cameras shutter every now andthen!Lol

I´m finally done with the photos from the Stockhorse classes, Sunday before last. In the Stockhorse you had a drywork portion wich had to include circles, stops, leadchanges, spins and backup. After that was the fence work with boxing, turns down the fence and cirkling of the cow both ways. Lastly you had to rope the cow and in the Two Rein and Bridle class, lay her down and tie off. Pretty cool deal with some outstanding horses and hands!

Scott Grosskopf in the Two Rein



Richard Caldwell, Hackamore

Richard Caldwell, Bridle

David Lackey, Bridle

Dwight Hill, Bridle



Jeremy Dunn, Hackamore

Justin Fields, Hackamore

Ida & Elton bit by the vaquero bug!

This is all Ida does since we got back from California. She promptly had me put 23 year old Elton in the hackamore, tied a kids rope to the saddle, and practicing on the dummy every chance she gets! Jeremy, Brandie, Richard & Nancy and all you wonderful people we met at the fiesta, it´s all your fault I no longer have my Bill Black bosal for myself!

Ida & Elton






Ida roping

Bruce Sandifer

Bruce was in a pretty serious accident at the Vaquero Fiesta last Sunday. He was showing in the Two Rein Stockhorse class and was going really strong when it happened. Here´s hoping for a speedy recovery and to let him know we´re thinking of him and his family.

Now this is a Horse!

Vaquero Fiesta

Man, what an event!! The Vaquero Fiesta is a stockhorse and reata roping event at it´s finest. Honouring the old vaquero traditions, the contestants sport flathats, armitas and reatas. The horses are adorned with beautiful silver bits, braided rawhide and tapaderos. The event gathers some of the finest stockmen and reata ropers in the country, but it´s also a low key family event ment to be affordable for the regular ranchhand with family.

Reata roping at it´s best

Top hand Sam Redding

The fiesta also atract some of the finest art & craftsmen in the business like braiders Bill Black and Steve Harris along with bitmaker Bruce Haener among others.

Leave you with some pics from the fiesta.

Richard Caldwell, National Anthem

Steve & Rebekha Harris

Bill Black

Western entertainer and singer, Dave Stamey

Steele and girlfriend

Jeremy and Flash in the fencework
Brandie roping

Chico & I looking for nr 286 I believe
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Atleast I caught something!!

Cody & Chico ponying the kids
Fiesta hosts Richard and Nancy Caldwell
Scott Grosskopf came away with a whole lot of awards, here he places 2nd in the Two rein

Richard Caldwell, host and Hackamore Champion

Weston Albright, Two Rein Champion
Zeb Burroughs, Bridle champion

We´re Back!!

Just got back from California this morning!

Started our trip with a long weekend in San Diego. Beach, surf and Sea World.
Mission Beach



Shamu

Pilot Whale
Ida gives Sea World "thumbs up"



Ben & Martin
After San Diego we headed for the Tehachapi Mountains. Me and the family have had a wonderful time, staying with our great friends Jeremy & Brandie Dunn at their JB Cattle Co.
Brandie & Jeremy






Branding


We gathered, branded and just hung out. Good to meet them again and also give my family a chance to meet Jeremys.