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Family Rodeo at the Johnson County Fair
Jul. 27, 2022 7:27 pm, Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 9:05 pm
Youth from around the Midwest gathered at the Johnson County Fair to compete in the family rodeo. Events featured mutton busting, barrel racing and junior bull riding.
Wyatt Wegener, left, helps Hudsyn Boerm, 3, of Wellman, Iowa hold on to his mutton while competing during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A group of mutton hang out before the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Singer Waylon Hanel of Michigan plays a song before the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Lane Steiber, 11, of Waterville, Iowa looks out at the group of mutton hanging out before the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Youth bull riding gear sits out before the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Easton Schlabaugh, 18, gets bucked off while bull riding during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Bryan Young or “Sheppy” the Rodeo Clown finishes putting on his clown makeup before the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Jerzey Shultz, 15, rides around the second barrel while competing in the youth barrel racing event during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Schultz took second place. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Youth competitor Abby Bauer, 5, holds on as she competes in mutton busting during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Clara Neptin, 4, laughs as she goes around the first barrel while competing in youth barrel racing during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Beau Sulzner, 7, of Elwood, Iowa works on stretching out his rope before competing in junior bull riding during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Lane Steiber, 11, tries to hold on as he rides a bull while competing during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Kel Warren of True Heart Equine Enrichment, right, helps Jay Warren-Teel, 4, as he becomes emotional after falling off during mutton busting at the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Grace Siems, 18, rides back to close out her time while competing in barrel racing during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Brandy Neitert of Monticello, left, leads her nephew Riggin Schultz, 5, of Monticello around the first barrel while competing in the youth barrel racing during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Beau Sulzner, 7, of Elwood smiles as he talks with Ryett Jahnke, 7, of La Porte City while sitting on top of a livestock gate before the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Ella Armstrong-Brush, 12, rides on her horse Soldier as she practices before the junior barrel racing competition during the family rodeo at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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