Wauconda Championship Rodeo photo gallery
Russell Johnson, 9, of Genoa City, Wisc., peers in as horses enter the arena at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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"I don't want you riding bulls," said cowboy Mike Benjamin, of Jacksonville, Ill., "I'll ride them bulls when I'm big," said five-year-old son Ethan Michael Benjamin as he stretches before the Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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Cowboy Austin Joseph of Murray, Ken. sits back and relaxes in the contestant area before the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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At right, Leondra Linebarger of St. Ann, Ill., prepares the saddle in the contestant area at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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Cowboy Arthur Antonibes of Springfield, Tenn., lounges back as he watches horses get released in the arena area at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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"I'm third generation (bullrider)," said 13-year-old bullrider John Vaugn as he prepares himself at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday. Vaugn has ridden bulls for two years and competed in the rodeo.
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Steer Wrestler Colby Nale of Cayuga, Ind., jumps from his horse to wrestle a steer at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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Bullrider Lemar Hicks of St. Ann, Ill., watches the saddle get placed on a horse at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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"I want to ride a bull," yells Anthony Perricone, 4, of Arlingon Heights as he peers with excitement into the contestant area where the bulls were placed at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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Marylu Branecki, of Barrington, and her grandson Matt Stockmal lounge in the sun on the top row of the stands at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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Mike Ford of Grant, Mich., rides bare back at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
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Darlene Fandel, right, and her husband, Richard, of Carol Stream sit and relax with their grandchildren (from left to right) Harley, 3, Faith, 9, and Paige, 6, at the 46th Annual IPRA Wauconda Championship Rodeo on Saturday.
Jason Chiou | Staff Photographer