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On Saturday night we went to the International Rodeo. I won tickets for two from answering a question in the Otago Daily Times. Our family went with Mia and Anne-Marie. We had a fantastic time! First we went to a restaurant called 'Ombrallos' and had dinner. Then we headed to the stadium. The ground had massive planks of wood down which were covered with mud. There were cowboys and cowgirls, riding Bulls and Horses. There was a clown there too, he was just a funny man dressed crazily because if Bull or Horse bucks off the rider decides to come back at them the clown distracts the animal until the rider is at safety. -(In the photo above) The riders were all from different countries like: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States of America and North America. The woman did Barrel racing and the men did all of the bucking horses and riding Bulls. At the end there was a woman from Christchurch doing amazing tricks on her horse she stood up on it and hung over the side of her horse while it was trotting with only one foot in the stirrup (in the photo above) The clown is there to assist her.They also had a competition of who could heard the Bull the quickest. Two men were on their horses and they had to heard the bucking bull when it came out. They jumped off the horses and onto the bull grabbing it by the horns and trying to get it down on the ground. Only three men accomplished this, one was injured. My favorite part was when two men tried to heard the bull but it stopped sharply and the two men went flying foward then realized that the bull wasn't there. One of the horses didn't want to come out of its pen but the 3rd time they open the gate it came charging out in rage. The Rodeo was REALLY fun, and i hope that I'll be able to see another one soon!