89th Tucson Rodeo is underway, and bruises are part of life for cowboys who ride, rope, bulldog for a living
One fiesta that's not for the faint of heart
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Forest Sainsbury leaves his horse to take on a runaway steer during the steer wrestling event on the second day of La Fiesta de los Vaqueros at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds.
Saddle-bronc rider Tyrell Smith hits the dirt and tries to avoid his mount’s flying hoofs, a common hazard when man and ornery beast get together.
Will Lowe stretches as fellow rider Tyrell Smith, left, wraps his wrist before the second day of bareback- and saddle-bronc riding in the 89th edition of the nation’s largest midwinter outdoor rodeo.
