Riley Little spins her horse around as she prepares to charge into the arena for the goat tying competition of the Wyoming State High School Finals on Friday, June 7, 2019.

Sunny Welsh and Ava Ritthaler, 6, hold their hats down amidst strong winds threatening to steal them away. Rain clouds loomed in the distance on Friday evening, June 7, 2019, but the rodeo was spared some wetness in exchange for dust in the eyes.

Ben Kukowski's horse is reflected in his glasses as he sits in the chute and prepares for his ride in the saddle bronc competition on Friday, June 7, 2019.

Kayson Dory gets an up-close view of his horses hooves upon being thrown off in the saddle bronc competition on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Once an athletes is thrown off a horse or bull, if they don't get away from the bucking animal soon they are risking serious injury.

Wyatt Phelps sits atop a fence messing with his number amidst a sea of iron fencing designed to keep the animals in before competition on Friday, June 8, 2019.

Drake Amundson, of Wheatland, gets his hand caught and is dragged under the hooves of his horse during the bareback competition of the Wyoming State Rodeo High School Finals on Saturday, June 8, 2019. EMS crews attended to Amundson who was able to stand up and walk out of the arena to the applause of the crowd.

Cowboys young and old remove cover and bow their head for the traditional pre-rodeo prayer on Saturday, June 8, 2019.

Kagen Baker tests the stirrups of his saddle as if he was riding his bucking horse ahead of competition in saddle bronc on Friday, June 7, 2019.

Donny Proffit tapes up his wrist ahead of the bareback competition on Friday, June 7, 2019. The tape holds things together and keeps the cowboys from pulling a muscle. Proffit’s tattoo reads “be strong and courageous for in that you may be successful wherever you go.”

Jase Longwell's bucking horse emerges from the chute as he begins his ride in the saddle bronc competition on Saturday, June 8, 2019.

Coy Thar grimaces as his lasso misses the calf's head in the tie down calf roping competition on Thursday, June 6, 2019.

Kaycee Thomas walks her horse along the fencing beside the central arena on Friday evening, June 7, 2019.