Spokane Interstate Fair Rodeo

Most of the cowboys Friday night said they didn’t notice the crowd, that the competition between them and the livestock, and between the cowboys, was the only thing that concerned them.

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Sun., Sept. 9, 2018

Clay Stone, from Blackfoot, Idaho completes his ride but works at extricating his right hand from the rigging in order to get off his bareback bronc Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Stone was participating in the PRCA Rodeo program at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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A precision riding team carries flags promoting breast cancer awareness Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the PRCA Rodeo event at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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Miss Rodeo Washington, Beth Snider, rides around the rodeo arena at the Spokane County Interstate Fair Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 before the PRCA Rodeo began.

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Cody Kiser of Carson City, Nevada stretches before the start of bareback riding at the Spokane County Interstate Fair PRCA Rodeo action Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.

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Clay Stone, from Blackfoot, Idaho completes his ride but works at extricating his right hand from the rigging in order to get off his bareback bronc Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Stone was participating in the PRCA Rodeo program at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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Bareback riders, from left, Clay Stone, Grant Denny, Tony Barrington layer adhesive tape to their arms with pads and protectors underneath before taking part in the competition Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the PRCA Rodeo event at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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A large crowd watches rodeo events Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the grandstand at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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Clay Stone, right, from Blackfoot, Idaho waits to compete in the bareback riding Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Stone was participating in the PRCA Rodeo program at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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Keenan Reinhardt of Cochrane, Alberta pulls on his boots and tucks various pads in place as he prepares for the saddle bronc competition at the Spokane County Interstate Fair PRCA Rodeo event Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.

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Steven Peebles, a veteran of several National Finals Rodeo appearance, including one win, in bareback riding, heavily tapes his right arm before competing Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the Spokane County Interstate Fair PRCA Rodeo event. Peebles said elbow is easily hyperextended so most riders tape their whole arm.

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Steven Peebles of Redmond, Oregon hangs on to complete a bareback ride Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 during the PRCA Rodeo event at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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Clay Stone of Blackfoot, Idaho heavily tapes his right arm before competing in bareback riding Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the Spokane County Interstate Fair PRCA Rodeo event. The elbow is easily hyperextended so most riders tape their whole arm.

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Former champion bareback rider Steven Peebles visualizes his ride with his hand in the tight glove and simple rigging hell use to state on a bucking horse Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the PRCA Rodeo at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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A large crowd watches rodeo events Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the grandstand at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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Bareback rider Steven Peebles right, gives the barest nod to the crowd as they applaud his bareback ride Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the Spokane County Interstate Fair PRCA Rodeo event. At left is Clay Stone of Blackfoot, Idaho. Peebles has competed in the National Finals Rodeo and won onces.

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Clay Stone, from Blackfoot, Idaho completes his ride but tries to get off his bareback bronc without hitting the concrete side wall of the arean Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Stone was participating in the PRCA Rodeo program at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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