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Lana Creer-Harris - SPANISH FORK PRESS
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There are full-grown men, rosining up their bull ropes who started out in Mutton Bustin' at the home town rodeo. Mutton Bustin' is a rodeo sheep riding event for five to seven-year-olds. Kids are given a full grown sheep to ride from the chute into the arena for a short time. In roping parlance, it's catch-as-catch-can; kids are allowed to hold on to the wool, the sheep's neck -- hook their legs around the belly. All they have to do is make a short, good ride. The Fiesta Days Rodeo Queens and the Diamond Fork Riding Club members surround the kids and help them in their ride.
Steve Money, Special Events Coordinator for Fiesta Days and the Fiesta Day Rodeo organizer says there are still lots of slots for kids to enter. He wants around 100 children to sign up. If there are more kids than the alloted number for rodeo events, those mutton busters will ride in the rodeo pre-show. Money said children who have entered before are welcome to enter again.
Money doesn't want to see disappointed kids because their folks for got to sign them up for this fun, family friendly event.
Mutton Bustin' applications can be found online at SpanishFork.org, or may be picked up at Creative Signs in Spanish Fork. The deadline for completed applications is July 3. Applications should be dropped off at Creative signs before 5 p.m. on July 3.
Money also suggests people get their rodeo tickets early as he expects the 23, and 24 dates to sell out rapidly. Again the city website is one place to purchase tickets, or people may pick up tickets at the City Office or buy them over the phone by calling 798-5043. |
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