Steer wrestling at the Tsuu T’ina rodeo
All rodeo cowboys are tough. I particularly admire the steer wrestlers as that is an event that I have a hard time even dreaming of trying out. Leaping off a perfectly good horse onto the back of a small cow with large horns seems a bit too close to the insane end of the scale for me.
I absolutely love watching and photographing this event despite having no interest in doing it myself. The short go of the steer wrestling event at the Tsuu T’ina All Indian Rodeo on July 26th put the top 10 qualifiers in the finals and a shot at the money. Keenan Crane (the image directly above) had a great run and took home the cheque and the hardware – well deserved!
This series of Leon Montour pulling in a steer illustrates a bit of the power, balance and danger of this event.
Christopher Martin Photography 
Been looking at your Tsuu T’ina series. Great action and gestures on the cowboys and the animals. How they keep their glasses on is beyond me.
August 4, 2015 at 10:26 pm
Great action shots. Rough and tough cowboys!
August 3, 2015 at 9:08 am
Wonderful shots. Pretty insane if you ask me.
July 31, 2015 at 8:55 am
Wonderful action shots…(Suzanne)
July 31, 2015 at 6:21 am
Oh, very well captured indeed. And, now I know why I would never do that stuff!
July 30, 2015 at 10:25 pm