Saturday of Yorkton Grain Millers Harvest Showdown started early. The morning started out with some ropes, and some very good looking cattle. Some great local people came out to show off their roping skills that morning. After watching morning of great skill in the area it was time watch some great skill in the upstairs room. The skill I got see was an excellent show of auctioneer greatness. It was an awesome time. The stories that were shared about their favorite charity event were very entertaining, and it was a restore faith in humanity type of entertaining. After that event it was time to see some of the great entries in all the ribbon judging. The many of things that were judged ranged from vegetables, jams, canning, to forage, and grains. Nothing reminds you that you from a rural community more than seeing ribbon judging events. After all the great festivities of the day it was time to enjoy that evening's performance of rodeo. The second night like the first night displayed some great talent, and some great entertainment. The colors were displayed, the anthem was sung, and honor was given to veterans. That night there was also a special moment to give thanks to the hardworking, and dedicated, individuals that make the whole event such a success. It was interesting to see all the faces that work behind the scenes to make the event what it is. After the beautiful opening it was onto see those broncs, and cowboys, do what they do best. That night was no exception. The Whiteline horses gave their best, and even got a little more than frisky at times. The riders put on a great display of skill, including the pickup men that got them off in a timely, and safe, fashion. The ropers that night were all on their top game, and concentration to do well was in high demand that night. Some even took the time to get some extra practice in before their run. To say the least, it was very interesting to see how fast their hands can work. All in all the ropers, both calf & team, did a good job that night. The livestock also did an excellent job giving it their all so they would not be tied. The steers gave the steer wrestlers a hard time as they did their best to make sure they would not be taken down. They ran good and hard, and when wrestling with the cowboy you could see the determination in them as they didn't want to go down. It was great to see so much feisty attitude that night. You could definitely tell these past couple nights the hard work, and toil, it takes from these excellent cowboys to get the job done. The entertainment between the events was excellent as always. The clowns put on a great show of music, and furry talent as they pulled a rabbit from a tuba. The rabbit didn't seem at all fazed by the interaction, or being pulled out of the tuba in front of a crowd of people. He just sat calm in the hands of the clown, and seemed to nonchalant to care. The Fanastic 4 Trick Riding team came out to show off their stuff, and their rider pride in that performance. With their glittery Saskatchewan Football pride they put on an excellent show of skill as always, and the youngest member looked as cute as ever. The excellent entertainment continued the whole night as the barrel racers gave another night of face paced entertainment. Their horses gave it their all, along with the ladies on their backs, and determination could be seen from miles away. All round there were some fantastic runs that night. And as always, my heart was stolen at the end of the night by the excellent show of the bulls. That night everyone did their best, and it was an excellent display of bull riding. My heart fell for one specific guy that night with some blond curls [you will see him to the far right below]. I wanted so badly to be able to take him home so I could be able to pet those curls. I think my love for these animals gets stronger and stronger every time I see them. The whole weekend was amazing, and the Whiteline stock did an amazing job. Everyone there gave it their best, as always, and without a doubt gave some great entertainment to the packed arena. I can't wait to experience the entire event again, along with the other Harvest Showdown events. It was a great local weekend, and it made me very proud to call myself a local. If you haven't been before I strongly suggest you go, because it is amazing time, along with an excellent opportunity to learn things on a small scale. It was a definitely a great primer weekend to Canadian Western Agribition, and gave me a whole new surge of excitement for that weekend to come.
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