As the dates approach, check the websites provided here for details or, for an overview, visit the Idaho Cowboys Association site,. Contact details are accurate so far as we know, although individual contact names could change. When a rodeo listed below is part of a county fair, the dates given are for the rodeo, not the entire fair. This early in the year, precise dates are not yet available for some events. Other events throughout the state are held annually outside ICA’s purview, including the famed Snake River Stampede and Caldwell Night Rodeo, so these rodeos are just a sampling. It is my continuing challenge.”Īmong the state’s many rodeos big and small, following is a list of those in 2016 that are sanctioned by the Idaho Cowboys Association. There is only a fraction of a second to attempt to capture the skills of both rider and horse. “Action is conveyed by the dust cloud and the horse’s hooves hovering above the ground. The rider’s bright red shirt and chaps help provide contrast against the gates and fencing.
The photo was taken last summer at the Riggins Rodeo, which Carolyn says is one of her favorite Idaho rodeo events. “The photo challenge is trying to capture the rider’s position as he is bucked into midair,” she notes.
Boise photographer Carolyn Fletcher made that image, which garnered a second straight victory for her in IDAHO magazine’s annual Cover Photo Contest. A great spectator sport, rodeo also has long been an attraction for photographers, as our cover photo this month attests. Idaho is rodeo country from head to toe, and wherever you may be in the state this summer, odds are you’ll find ridin’ and ropin’ not far away.