Gottcha Now!
47th Annual Kona Stampede Rodeo March 22-24, 2011
During the many years we spent on the Big Island, we always managed to miss this rodeo for one reason or another. Then in 2011, after "bumping" into a very dear friend we hadn't seen in a long time, we found out she was going to be competing in the event, so we took in two days’ worth of great action!
A total of 250 contestants participated in events including: Wahine (women's) Calf Mugging, Keiki (kid's) Barrel Racing, Kane/Wahine (men's/women's) Ribbon Mugging, Double Mugging, Team Roping, Open Tie Down, Bull Riding, and more!
I photographed all of the events that our friend, Kainoa DeGuair and her family were in, as well as everything else on March 22 and 24th, 2011. What a blast to see the talent and skill of all these real-life Paniolos, carrying on this tradition from one generation to the next!
"The event derives from the duties of actual working cowboys, which often required catching and restraining calves for branding or medical treatment. Ranch hands took pride in the speed with which they could rope and tie calves which soon turned their work into informal contests." (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calf_roping
Gottcha Now!
47th Annual Kona Stampede Rodeo March 22-24, 2011
During the many years we spent on the Big Island, we always managed to miss this rodeo for one reason or another. Then in 2011, after "bumping" into a very dear friend we hadn't seen in a long time, we found out she was going to be competing in the event, so we took in two days’ worth of great action!
A total of 250 contestants participated in events including: Wahine (women's) Calf Mugging, Keiki (kid's) Barrel Racing, Kane/Wahine (men's/women's) Ribbon Mugging, Double Mugging, Team Roping, Open Tie Down, Bull Riding, and more!
I photographed all of the events that our friend, Kainoa DeGuair and her family were in, as well as everything else on March 22 and 24th, 2011. What a blast to see the talent and skill of all these real-life Paniolos, carrying on this tradition from one generation to the next!
"The event derives from the duties of actual working cowboys, which often required catching and restraining calves for branding or medical treatment. Ranch hands took pride in the speed with which they could rope and tie calves which soon turned their work into informal contests." (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calf_roping