Traditions, dust, adrenaline, and the community that gathers around it.
Rodeo season as seen from the arena floor, not the stands.

Cowboy with Scripture patch
Stephenville Texas - Bullrider thrown off
Stephenville Texas - Crowd watching a rodeo
Stephenville Texas - JB Mauney Lighting a cigarette
Henrietta Oklahoma - Close up on a cowboy across the chute
Stephenville Texas - Bull vs bullfighter
Winnebago Texas - Cowboy after his run
Stephenville Texas - Sunset at the Rodeo
Henrietta Oklahoma - Portrait of Terry Don West
Bulverde Texas - Cowboys for Christ pastor
Henrietta Oklahoma - putting a cowboy hat on a bull
Stephenville Texas - Cowboy lying on the grass
Stephenville Texas - Cowboy after the rodeo
Stephenville Texas - Night at the Rodeo
Houston Texas - Cowboy in the stands
Winnebago Texas - Lasso training in the Arena
Stephenville Texas - Riding a Bull
Houston Texas - reigning in the horse
Winnebago Texas - Bareback Riding
Houston Texas - Houston Rodeo Announcer
Stephenville Texas - pre rodeo Prayer
Houston Texas - Cowboys watching the rodeo
Houston Texas - Texas Flag over the rodeo
Houston Texas - lassoing the cattle
Houston Texas - Yound Cowboy in the Rodeo arena
Houston Texas - Pre Rodeo Prayer
Houston Texas - Details of a ranch rodeo
Houston Texas - lassoing the cattle
Houston Texas - Heritage Rodeo volonteers
Henrietta Oklahoma - Getting in the bull chute
Henrietta Oklahoma - Details in the Chute
Stephenville Texas - Rodeo Crowd
Houston Texas - Heritage Rodeo Bull Rider
Bulverde Texas - Behind the chutes viewed from above
Bulverde Texas - Training before the ride
Bulverde Texas - Cowboy melts wax for bullriding
Bulverde Texas - motivational poster behind the Chute
Bulverde Texas - looking over the cowboys behind the chute
Bulverde Texas - chute superviser looking at the camera
Houston Texas - Heritage Rodeo Bull Rider
Bulverde Texas - details of cowboy boots
Bulverde Texas - rodeo chute from above
Henrietta Oklahoma - Preparing for the bull ride
Henrietta Oklahoma - Christ pendant hanging from a cowboy while preparing the Chute
Henrietta Oklahoma - Cowboy resting after riding a bull