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Photos: Galloping and dazzling at the Chesterfield County Fair
Chesterfield County wrapped up its its 112th county fair over the Labor Day weekend. The event, first established in 1911, featured lawnmower races, livestock, a rodeo and amusement rides.
Photos by Shaban Athuman/VPM News
Sheep sit in their pen
Sheep are kept in the back after competing the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023 in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
A couple shares a moment
A couple, who chose not to be identified, take a moment to themselves before the start of the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023 in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
A young boy is thrown off a sheep as people look on
A young mutton busting competitor falls during the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023 in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
A bull fighter and a clown make plans for their show
Bullfighter Hunter Creasey, of Bedford, Va., chats with Kyler Collings, of Sevierville, Tn., before the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023 in Chesterfield, Virginia. “I wasn’t no good at holding onto them,” Creasey said. “I am better running away from them…instead of being on a bull for maybe 8 seconds, I get to be with every bull, and I get to fight every bull…it ain’t nothing like it” (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Collins gets ready for the rodeo
Rodeo Clown Kyler Collins gets ready for the start of the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023 in Chesterfield, Virginia. Collins is a second-generation rodeo clown; his father was a full-time professional bullfighter. After his death in his freshman year of high school, Collins fell in love with the rodeo again. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Adsit walks past her horses
Bobbie Jo Adsit prepares her horses Jet, left, and Delilah before the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. "I spent my entire life doing it, and it's the only thing that does make me happy," Adsit said. "I have been doing this my entire life... I’m gonna keep doing it as long as I can because I really don't want to do much else," Adsit, who suffers chronic back pain, said. "Working with horses is easy; working with people I don't find easy." (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
A tattoo of horse shoes and paw pints
Bobbie Jo Adsit shows her tattoo of her horses and dogs as she gets ready for the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. "Horses are very peaceful animals," Adsit said. "They're very nice to work with. They're beautiful to look at, and horses don't talk back to you. They just listen, and they're very good at it. They're wonderful, comforting animals. So I do this because it's what I truly love and also what I feel." (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Stern rides her horse towards the arena
Michaela Stern, Miss Virginia High School Rodeo Queen, warms up before the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Evans looks on while Mundy and Lusk get ready
Farryn Evans, 7, right, looks on as Taylen Mundy, 6, center, gets ready with Jennifer Lusk, left, for the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. Mundy competed in the barrel racing showcase and made her debut in mutton busting. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Mundy looks into th eyees of Lusk as she straps her helmet
Taylen Mundy, 6, gets help putting on her helmet from her mother, Ashley Wright, and Jennifer Lusk, right, for the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
A detail of Mundy’s boots, with a rubber and to help secure them
Taylor Mundy, 6, uses rubber bands to secure her spurs before the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Mundy and Lusk smile as they ride their horses
Taylor Mundy, 6, rides with Jennifer Lusk before the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Stern rides around the arena
Michaela Stern, Miss Virginia High School Rodeo Queen, rides around the arena before the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
A person’s Silhouette is seen as the sun sets
A person looks on as the sun sets during the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Holland rides a bull
Chance Holland, of Lexington, Ky., competes in the bull riding portion of the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Adsit strugles to hold on to her fast moving horse
Billy Jo Adsit competes in the barrel racing portion of the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Evans gets strapped in
Ty Evans gets secured onto the bull as he competes in the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
A yound boy watches as a bull rider tries to hold on
A young boy watches as bull rider tries to hold on as long as he can during the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Evans celebrates
Chase Evans, 14, Charlotte County, Va., cheers on his fellow bull rider during the rodeo at the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Chesterfield, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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