Not our first rodeo…. however it was our first Mongolian Rodeo in the Gobi Desert

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The rodeo features various events with many talented riders competing. One of the riders came from 900 kilometers away. They set up a temporary track and use the cars to create an arena to contain the horses. We got front row seats to the all day event and watched for a couple of hours. Then we went back to the lodge for lunch. We then came back to watch some of the finals.

There was a constant 30 mph wind and the horses created a constant dust storm!
They start young
The cars are lined up bumper to bumper to create the arena

Bareback riding
Gotta be tough

Using a long willow branch with noose to lasso horses while on horseback

The cowboy lassos the horse and holds on!
Bareback Bronco busting starts with several cowboys holding the horse
This event has the cowboy using a traditional rope and standing near the running horses. Once he lassos the horse he has to hold on get the horse to stop.
This event the rider had to pick up the willow branch lasso that was on the ground while horse is galloping.
Takes great skill to rope a horse that is running at a full gallop.
This cowboy did everything right and his rope broke
Our front row seats
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Rod and Patty Jenkins are retired and enjoy traveling. We hope you enjoy our posts as we we see different locations around the globe.

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