Going Native
Early August can mean only one thing around here. It’s fair time. Usually hot and dusty, this year it was just hot.
Prize winning vegetables
Blue ribbon breads from around the county.
Let them eat cake, carrot cake that is!
It had been years since I had been to the county fair, so it was with great anticipation that I looked forward to it.
I donned my gear, cowboy gear, pink cowboy gear no less (more about that later!) and headed to the fairgrounds.
Queen of the Coop. Founder of Chicks n Chaps, Shannone Hart.
I had been invited to attend Chicks n Chaps. I guess I was an honorary wingman! My dear friend Shannone Hart founded this charity event to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.
The Chicks n Chaps rodeo clinic was in conjunction with the Montana Stampede Rodeo where Tough Enough to Wear Pink cowboys were competing. So as is the custom, everyone was sporting pink in honor of those battling breast cancer.
The day long clinic pitted enthusiastic women against the members of the University of Montana Rodeo team. The cowboys had their hands full!
A couple of the “hands full!”
Pink prevails!
Head chick Shannone & me.
Texas chix
Upon hearing about the rodeo clinic in February, these four gals loaded a travel trailer and headed up from Texas to participate.
More chix and a wingman.
No one cried fowl when the beefcake went to auction!
Board member chick, Suzanne with Dustin Jenkins, newly crowned collegiate national champion bull rider.
Fried chix in the coop.
Cold beers and smiles were served up in the food tent dubbed the Eight Second Saloon!
One day out, and word is out. This event may go national. Is it true the National Rodeo Finals is looking to incorporate Chicks n Chaps? Kudos to Shannone and her crew for such a successful event.
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