San Juan Ranch Horse Sale

The annual San Juan Ranch Horse Sale was held this July. I don't often get to attend, but I was able to attend this year. The day before the sale, local cowboys compete in a roping competition. I don't know enough about loops and heading/heeling and horsemanship to really get into the roping competition, but I really love to watch my cowboys.

Go Beej!!

Love this face!!

I am not exactly sure what was wrong with BJ's reins and rope, but something must have been wrong. Jensen and his cousin were both on their dad's horses, and pretty serious about fixing the dilemma.

While the big guys were roping, so were the little ones. There is a grassy area behind the grandstand that the kids used for their "Arena". There were a couple designated "ropers", a couple designated "cows", and a couple designated "cowboys". The ropers roped the cows, and the cowboys promtply "branded" them. It is pretty easy to see in the pictures which person took on which role.

It also started to downpour for a while . . .thank goodness Jensen had his slicker! Here are some other pics.