Cowboys have lasso on excitement
About 1300 spectators gathered to watch broncs bucking, barrel-racing and bovine mustered on both days of this year’s Mid Northern Rodeo at Maungatapere. Mid Northern Rodeo Association secretary Dianna Bradshaw said it was a great event with about 220 cowboys competing in 300 contests, including steer-wrestling, bareback bronc, saddle bronc, rope and tie and bull ride. Northern Advocate photographer Tania Whyte was there.
Image 1 of 9: Competitors Bradley Lanigan of Kaitaia, Lane Church of Taupo, Libby Bent of Christchurch, the only female bull rider, and Wade Marshell of Invercargill await their turn to ride the bulls
