Wild Cow Milking - two teams compete at once. The first job is to lasso a wild cow, easier said than done

Once caught, the team have to try to subdue it enough to be milked

Once the milk bottle is full it is taken to the judges who stop the clock

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Stray gathering was up next, again lassoing was the first job

Near miss

On target

Each stray has to be lassoed by both the neck and feet

Once caught its feet are tied together to stop it moving

If the stray can't get up for ten seconds after the contestants leave it, the clock stops

The Bronc Ride, the final event that everyone had been waiting for

Big air

One of the more successful rides of the evening

The bronco will do anything to try to get the rider off

This rider was bucked off into the concrete barrier, but after a short delay he did get up again!

Whiplash

Every ride ends this way, usually sooner rather than later

No helmets required!

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