вЂ“ The EditorsД¬ambridge-Bulls & Broncs, part of Hells Canyon Days. As the dates approach, check the websites provided here for details or, for an overview, visit the Idaho Cowboys Association site,. Contact details are accurate so far as we know, although individual contact names could change.

When a rodeo listed below is part of a county fair, the dates given are for the rodeo, not the entire fair. This early in the year, precise dates are not yet available for some events. Other events throughout the state are held annually outside ICAвЂ™s purview, including the famed Snake River Stampede and Caldwell Night Rodeo, so these rodeos are just a sampling. It is my continuing challenge.вЂќДЄmong the stateвЂ™s many rodeos big and small, following is a list of those in 2016 that are sanctioned by the Idaho Cowboys Association. There is only a fraction of a second to attempt to capture the skills of both rider and horse. вЂњAction is conveyed by the dust cloud and the horseвЂ™s hooves hovering above the ground.В The riderвЂ™s bright red shirt and chaps help provide contrast against the gates and fencing. The photo was taken last summer at the Riggins Rodeo, which Carolyn says is one of her favorite Idaho rodeo events.В вЂњThe photo challenge is trying to capture the riderвЂ™s position as he is bucked into midair,вЂќ she notes. Boise photographer Carolyn Fletcher made that image, which garnered a second straight victory for her in IDAHO magazineвЂ™s annual Cover Photo Contest. A great spectator sport, rodeo also has long been an attraction for photographers, as our cover photo this month attests. Idaho is rodeo country from head to toe, and wherever you may be in the state this summer, odds are youвЂ™ll find ridinвЂ™ and ropinвЂ™ not far away.

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