Local youth and an audience gather for Lampasas Junior Rodeo

Competitors in the Lampasas Junior Rodeo circle the arena for the Grand Entry to open the evening’s activities on Friday. Lampasas Riding Club hosted the two-night event last weekend at the 580 Sports Complex rodeo arena. COURTESY PHOTO

Linden Bumpas and her horse work the poles at the junior rodeo competition. Pole bending is a timed event in which the horse and rider run a weaving path around six poles arranged in a line. COURTESY PHOTO

Youth riders prepare their horses before the start of the rodeo. Lampasas Junior Rodeo offered barrels, flags, rough stock, goats, poles and roping competition for youth in several age divisions. COURTESY PHOTO