Rodeo starts tomorrow.
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#LockedCowboy

The crowds go home.
The lights shut down.

Then the real rodeo hands sit outside the motel with a beer and a cigarette…

and do it all again tomorrow.
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Worked all night.
Did what was told.
Sir is happy with my service.
Now I get to rest.
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The rodeo might run all week…
but the Ranch never takes a day off.
Feed the horses.
Check the fence.

Then tomorrow it's back to the arena.
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Receiving my orders for this afternoon.

Obedience when it's difficult.
Even when I prefer to do something else.
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#LockedCowboy

Opening day.
Long day being volunteered to work the Rodeo grounds.
Barely time to change before my next shift.
My Ranch family will be here soon.
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#LockedCowboy

Back at the Rodeo.
Clean-up duty tonight.

Some friends passed by, asked me to join them.
Told them I can’t.

They already know.
I’m doing what I was told.

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A rodeo cowboy asked me about my collar.
I simply told him it represents my commitment to my Husband and our way of life.

I wonder what would've happened if I had a chance to show him my cage?
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Couple hours of sleep in a cheap motel room close to the rodeo grounds.

Mornings can be hard.
I really notice my cage waking up alone.

Still locked up like always.

No complaints though.
Just another reminder of who I belong to.

Another long day at the rodeo ahead.

#RodeoDays
#LockedCowboy

Day 3 — Leaving the Rodeo Grounds

The crowd’s still cheering behind him.
But the Ranch doesn’t take weekends off.

One more stop sign…
then it’s back to work.
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Weekend 2
On Shift
Wherever they need me.
Midway, gates, cleanup… doesn’t matter.
Just show up and do the work I'm told to do.
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Shift started right as the crowds hit the gate

Opening night always brings everyone out.

The men from my Ranch showed up looking sharp tonight.

I just took the ticket, dropped it in the box, and sent them through like everyone else.

#RodeoDays
#LockedCowboy
#RodeoAustin

Ranch work’s done.
Truck’s loaded.

I'm loaned back to the Rodeo.
Another weekend of work.
No complaints from me, but I have no choice in the matter.
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Watching youth connect with western heritage, agriculture, and community traditions reminds us why these events matter so much.
Here’s to first rodeos, future cowboys and cowgirls, and moments they’ll never forget. 🌾🐴✨

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