Rodeo Days

There were plenty of thrills to entertain the crowd at the Lone Star Rodeo held this past Friday and Saturday night at the Virginia Horse Center’s Anderson Coliseum. ABOVE, Jamie Will of Harrisonburg takes his turn in the bull riding competition on Friday. The following night Chance Howard of Lexington was the champion in this competition. AT LEFT, competitors take to the arena for the best dressed cowboy and cowgirl contest. BELOW LEFT, Addison Gebhard of Fairfield competes in the barrel racing contest. BELOW RIGHT, Gracie Housden of Lexington rounds a barrel. BELOW BOTTOM, Koda Strikeleather and Craig VanVolten of Chesapeake take part in the team roping competition. The theme of this year’s Lone Star Rodeo tour was “God and Country.” (Joann Ware photos)