Learning the ropes
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Monday, Feb. 22, 2016 3:53 PM
Jesse Montoya flips a calf over as Jub Baker prepares to lasso the hind legs in the branding event of the Ranch Rodeo.
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Logan Birch stretches while waiting his turn to compete in the Western saddle horsemanship.
Wyatt Wallace looses his hat as he and Dustin Goodall wrestle a calf in the branding competition of the Ranch Rodeo Friday afternoon at the Montezuma County Fair.
As Cole Yeomans tries to sort a steer from the herd, his horse bucks during the Ranch Rodeo.
Lane Cox wrestles with a steer for the "doctoring" event in the Ranch Rodeo Friday.
Dave Epps grabs a steer by the tail in the "doctoring" contest of the Ranch Rodeo.
A calf leaps up as Tara Graf tries to gain control to "brand" the animal during the Ranch Rodeo Friday. Once the calf is down on the ground they touch the animal with a cold branding iron as part of the event.
Gallery: All Indian Rodeo
The bull decides to start the ride early for Gregory Montaque Saturday at the All Indian Rodeo.
Tyler Begaye loses his seat on the bull.
Clint Wilson hangs on in the bull riding event.
Lane Benally is bucked around on the bull.
Uriah McCabe lands in the dirt on his bull ride
Ferlin Tsosie tumbles to the ground after being throw from his bare back ride during the All Indian Rodeo at Montezuma County Fairgrounds.
Ramon Curley flies head over heels to the dirt in the junior bull riding in the All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds.
Michael Montague is crushed against the fence by the bull.
Ramon Curley flies head over heels to the dirt in the junior bull riding in the All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds.
Gallery: Ready to Rodeo
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Colton and Kara Mikkelson listen to cowboy songs at the Cortez Library rodeo days. Rodeo week kicks off as the area prepares for the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo that opens Thursday night June 5th at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds.
The audience stomps their feet while Slim McWilliams sings.
Slim McWilliams has help from the audience to sing cowboy songs at the Cortez Library rodeo days.
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Rodeo Queen Kayla Charles demonstrates barrel racing during rodeo days at the Cortez Library.
Gallery: Ranch Rodeo
Spurs up and head down, Jeremiah Carsten wrestles with a calf in the Ranch Rodeo.
All 17 teams of contestants line up for the national anthem at the Ranch Rodeo.
With Joe Lanier on the head and Frank Dispain on the rear the two work to take down a steer.
Will Charles ropes a calf in the Ranch Rodeo.
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The Grengio's team wrestle with a calf to brand the animal in the Ranch Rodeo competition.
Five year-old Chayce Russell grabs the branding iron to take to the rest of his crew.
Trenton Snow wrestles with a calf at the Ranch Rodeo.
Kevin Show loses his hat as he ropes a steer at the Ranch Rodeo.
The steer temporarily wins as Jake Gordanier is tripped up by the rope in the Ranch Rodeo.
Jake and Drew Gordanier have a tough time with a steer at the Ranch Rodeo.
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Ryan James practices his steer roping as Colby Segay waits his turn at the plastic calf on Saturday. The two were competing in the Four States Junior Rodeo at Montezuma County Fairgrounds.
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