Four-year-old Riley Knutson gets his spurred laced up by his great aunt Penny O'Hern before the youth events of the Mission Moutain PRCA Rodeo last weekend.

4-year-old Riley Knutson, of Ronan, holds on for dear life during the mutton-busting event of the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend in Polson.

Wyatt Schulz of Arlee hangs on during the mutton-busting event of the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend in Polson.

Darct Eickhoff, of Charlo, kicks her horse into high gear at the end of her run during the barrel-racing event of the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend in Polson.

Tim Bagnell, of Ronan, runs down a calf in the tie down roping event of the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend in Polson.

Bobbie Reeves, of St. Ignatius, turns the corner on a barrel during the barrel-racing event of the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend in Polson.

Jackson Seifert, of Polson, takes the walk from the arena entrance to the chutes looking all the part of a championship mutton-buster during the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend in Polson.

A steer does the stare down during the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend in Polson.

Mission Mountain PRCA rodeo

The grandstands fill up for the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend in Polson.

Bridger Seifert takes a ride on a sheep during the mutton-busting event of the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo last weekend.

A lone cowboy watches the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo as the sun sets last weekend in Polson.