No Bull: Mutton Busting is a Crowd Pleaser at Will Rogers Stampede Rodeo BY TOM FINK
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hen it comes to rodeo fun, watching them try to catch and there’s nuttin’ like mutton. hang onto, or even ride, the sheep.” At the upcoming Will But not just anyone can bust Rogers Stampede Rodeo, young a mutton. Only the best of the cowboys and cowgirls who qualify flock are selected for this safe-butwill get the chance to test their challenging event. mettle at this wild and woolly – very “The qualifier (for mutton busting) woolly – fan favorite event. is sponsored by Mid-America Feeds, But what IS mutton busting? and will be at 1 p.m. on Sunday, “Mutton busting is simple: May 1, at the Cowboy Gathering children between the ages of 4 and Church in Talala,” Andrews said.“In 7 years old clamber aboard a wild years past, in rodeo history, mutton sheep and try to hold on for six busting was all the rage for the kids seconds,” explained Tanya Andrews, – and of course, for the parents and Visit Claremore. “It’s a fun, and safe, the grandparents who would come recreation of bull riding – another to watch. rodeo staple – that’s so much fun “But the event got so popular over for the kids and the family members the years – when you have 75-100
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