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.

Workout

Gave both the horse and the bulls a workout tonight. Last chance for a couple of weeks as we´re headed over the pond to visit good friends in California Thurstay.

Brady was pretty good and he showed he knows his stuff now. Maybe a bit sluggish at the start, but that was expected as he hasn´t been worked much the last coouple of weeks. He did some good things though and was soft and responsive in the two rein, starting to hold the bit some too. Now he can go back to filling his belly and bully the other horses in the pasture and eyball the cows over the fence for two weeks.

Cowboy piaffe!

Spin




Possition, possition....

Cut

Work that right turn!



Turn



All done

Good job, pard!

Third Cutting!!

Boyd Rice and his phenomenal Third Cutting just marked a 230 in the Summer Spectacular 5/6 classic Challenge open final! Man, what a horse, one of the best I´ve seen. Lets see if the other contestants pick up his thrown glove and accept the challange!

Our Day

We slept in and took things slow and easy this morning. Took a trip to town, fixing some things for our upcoming trip to California. Got home fairly late and took our usual rounds in the pastures.
The girls

Polly

Annelie & Super Man

Scratch, scratch

Gang strolling the prairie



Annelies babies

We finished of the day with a family ride, Annelie, Ida & I. Took a trip around Sättra and me and Ida took a few laps in the arena as a finale. Great night! Cool breeze blowing and the air was alot crisper than it´s been for a while now. Really welcome for both us and the animals.

Brady

Our good side!

Yihaaa!