Al Hansen
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The kids asked me to attend the rodeo this past weekend, so I did. I really enjoy taking pics of them and to be honest, I am usually blown away by how darn good these young people are.
It reminded me of when I first moved here and was teaching 4th grade. I had one of my students, Jacob, come into the classroom one morning limping quite badly. I said, "Who did you have a fight with, Jacob?" He looked at me with this subtle smile and said, " Well, I'll admit that I put up a good fight but lost. The bull won!" Fast forward 10 years and I was having lunch at Acosta's. In walked Jacob and his employer. After some small talk I said, "It looks like you have already started with a new tooth collection." He gave me a toothy grin, showing off his new partial that replaced his upper right front tooth and replied, "Last fall, the bull got me good. When mom and dad said that they would no longer pay for any medical and or dental bills caused from riding bulls, I decided that it was a good time to quit."
Al
This is a 3rd grade girl. I had her in a math class not too long ago. Anyway, Marissa, was coming up to the first barrel when all of a sudden her horse decided to put on brakes. The pics will show you what happened. Her teacher came running over, helped brush her off after making sure she was all right, then helped her mount the horse again. She finished her race and everyone applauded her courage.
This young gal is now a 6th grader. What a great kid! She spends her summers on her grandfather's ranch breaking horses for the sale barn. By the way, her horse's name is Charlie!
Christopher is really improving, too. He is now a 6th grader. Last year he was the first ever to take a Rio turkey on Bosque del Apache NWR. They had a very successful youth hunt there.
This young gal is either and 8th or 9th grader now. It is true when they say that time flies when you are having fun.
These next few riders are in the 6 to 8 year old bracket.
This girl is only 6 years old and she ran the course in 22.271 seconds. She will be fun to watch in the future.
Couldn't resist this shot.
PLEEEEEZE!
It reminded me of when I first moved here and was teaching 4th grade. I had one of my students, Jacob, come into the classroom one morning limping quite badly. I said, "Who did you have a fight with, Jacob?" He looked at me with this subtle smile and said, " Well, I'll admit that I put up a good fight but lost. The bull won!" Fast forward 10 years and I was having lunch at Acosta's. In walked Jacob and his employer. After some small talk I said, "It looks like you have already started with a new tooth collection." He gave me a toothy grin, showing off his new partial that replaced his upper right front tooth and replied, "Last fall, the bull got me good. When mom and dad said that they would no longer pay for any medical and or dental bills caused from riding bulls, I decided that it was a good time to quit."
Al
This is a 3rd grade girl. I had her in a math class not too long ago. Anyway, Marissa, was coming up to the first barrel when all of a sudden her horse decided to put on brakes. The pics will show you what happened. Her teacher came running over, helped brush her off after making sure she was all right, then helped her mount the horse again. She finished her race and everyone applauded her courage.
This young gal is now a 6th grader. What a great kid! She spends her summers on her grandfather's ranch breaking horses for the sale barn. By the way, her horse's name is Charlie!
Christopher is really improving, too. He is now a 6th grader. Last year he was the first ever to take a Rio turkey on Bosque del Apache NWR. They had a very successful youth hunt there.
This young gal is either and 8th or 9th grader now. It is true when they say that time flies when you are having fun.
These next few riders are in the 6 to 8 year old bracket.
This girl is only 6 years old and she ran the course in 22.271 seconds. She will be fun to watch in the future.
Couldn't resist this shot.
PLEEEEEZE!
