Hard work…and that’s no bull

The bull often sends the riders flying.
All hooves off the ground but the rider stays on.

Bull riding returned to the Floyd County Fair this year with two riders scoring points and most others hitting the dust.

Several events in rodeo are dangerous but riding bulls is the most fearsome to life and limb of the rider and most exciting to watch for attendees of rodeos.

The three photos here are part of several more shot Saturday at the end of The Floyd County Fair.  More photos and the story in the next edition of The Floyd Press.

As the rider hits the dust, the bullfighters move in to keep the animal away from inflicting further damage.
Barrell racing: Her concentration and a good horse gave her the win.
Why are they chasing this sheep? There’s a tag on the tail. Whoever pulls it off wins.
DOUG THOMPSON

DOUG THOMPSON

Long-time newspaperman, photographer, and videographer who sold his first news photo 60 years ago, still writes and shoots photos for Lee Enterprises newspapers, provides TV news for local stations/networks, and produces documentaries. He is also the founder and still publisher of Capitol Hill Blue, the oldest political news channel on the Internet, and owns Blue Ridge Muse, a hyperlocal website in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia. A member of the National Press Photographers Association, Thompson also owns Blue Ridge Photography, LLC.
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