PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2026 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month, 3 weeks AGO
Tom Watson busts out of the chute on his horse R Watson's Six String during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the Turnado ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the Rainbow Race slide at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Brady Turgeon, from New River, Arizona, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Tanner Jarrett, from Belfield, North Dakota, hangs on to Mad Macha during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Piglets race around a track at the Ace's Flying Pig Races show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ashton Franklin devours a cherry pie in the 4-H Pie Eating Contest at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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J.D. Steen, from Nibbe, Montana, takes his steer to the ground in steer wrestling at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sydney Graham, from Abilene, Texas, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the Vertigo ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Tom Watson waits for his chute to open on his horse R Watson's Six String during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the Zipper ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Tanner Butner, from Daniel, Wyoming, is thrown from his horse Box Cutter during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Claire Sphuler gives her pig Beatrice Lynn a drink of orange juice inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mutton buster falls from his sheep at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mutton buster falls from his sheep at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Austin R. sends pieces of pie crust flying as he competes in the 4-H Pie Eating Contest at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dawson Branton, from Aguila, Arizona, hangs on to Doctor Snooze during bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the Vertigo ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Tanner Jarrett, from Belfield, North Dakota, hangs on to Mad Macha during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Piglets race around a track at the Ace's Flying Pig Races show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Mason Moody, from Letcher, South Dakota, holds on to Bone Digger during bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the Frenzy ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jess Pope waits for his chute to open on his horse Simple Syrup during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Aphrodite, right, a mini lamancha and Guernsey goat cross born on June 19, stands with her mother Mae inside a pen at the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The goats were bred by Amy Starr and raised by Eowynn Starr. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the ferris wheel at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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AJ Anderson looks after Ringo, a mini horse belonging to Joann Richey of El Rio Ponies, inside the mini horse barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kellan Johnson and Trae Smith compete in team roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kellan Johnson and Trae Smith compete in team roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Tanner Jarrett, from Belfield, North Dakota, hangs on to Mad Macha during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the swings at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ben Kramer, from Max, North Dakota, hangs on to No Mas during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Michael Waddell and his grandson Archibald Ahles check out the turkeys inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sadie Plummer and Wyatt Daken play a game of foosball as Westin Daken watches in the cattle pens inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the ferris wheel at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the Vertigo ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carnival-goers ride the Frenzy ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Piglets race around a track at the Ace's Flying Pig Races show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Piglets race around a track at the Ace's Flying Pig Races show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Brady Turgeon, from New River, Arizona, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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J.D. Steen, from Nibbe, Montana, takes his steer to the ground in steer wrestling at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mutton buster falls from his sheep at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Riley Wakefield, from O'Neill, Nebraska, ropes his calf in tie-down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, from Lampassas, Texas, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Gracen Harman, from Hempstead, Texas, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dawson Branton, from Aguila, Arizona, hangs on to Doctor Snooze during bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jace Trosclair, from Chauvin, Louisiana, hangs on to Raider during bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | August 15, 2026 12:00 AM
Scenes from the 2026 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo at the Flathead County Fairgrounds
Carnival-goers ride the Rainbow Race slide at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Brady Turgeon, from New River, Arizona, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the Turnado ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Tanner Jarrett, from Belfield, North Dakota, hangs on to Mad Macha during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Piglets race around a track at the Ace's Flying Pig Races show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
J.D. Steen, from Nibbe, Montana, takes his steer to the ground in steer wrestling at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ashton Franklin devours a cherry pie in the 4-H Pie Eating Contest at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Sydney Graham, from Abilene, Texas, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the Vertigo ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Tom Watson waits for his chute to open on his horse R Watson's Six String during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the Zipper ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Tanner Butner, from Daniel, Wyoming, is thrown from his horse Box Cutter during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Claire Sphuler gives her pig Beatrice Lynn a drink of orange juice inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A mutton buster falls from his sheep at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A mutton buster falls from his sheep at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Austin R. sends pieces of pie crust flying as he competes in the 4-H Pie Eating Contest at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Dawson Branton, from Aguila, Arizona, hangs on to Doctor Snooze during bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the Vertigo ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Tanner Jarrett, from Belfield, North Dakota, hangs on to Mad Macha during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Piglets race around a track at the Ace's Flying Pig Races show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Mason Moody, from Letcher, South Dakota, holds on to Bone Digger during bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the Frenzy ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Jess Pope waits for his chute to open on his horse Simple Syrup during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Aphrodite, right, a mini lamancha and Guernsey goat cross born on June 19, stands with her mother Mae inside a pen at the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The goats were bred by Amy Starr and raised by Eowynn Starr. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the ferris wheel at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kellan Johnson and Trae Smith compete in team roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kellan Johnson and Trae Smith compete in team roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
AJ Anderson looks after Ringo, a mini horse belonging to Joann Richey of El Rio Ponies, inside the mini horse barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Tanner Jarrett, from Belfield, North Dakota, hangs on to Mad Macha during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the swings at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ben Kramer, from Max, North Dakota, hangs on to No Mas during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Michael Waddell and his grandson Archibald Ahles check out the turkeys inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Sadie Plummer and Wyatt Daken play a game of foosball as Westin Daken watches in the cattle pens inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the ferris wheel at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the Vertigo ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Carnival-goers ride the Frenzy ride at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Piglets race around a track at the Ace's Flying Pig Races show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Piglets race around a track at the Ace's Flying Pig Races show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
J.D. Steen, from Nibbe, Montana, takes his steer to the ground in steer wrestling at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A mutton buster falls from his sheep at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Riley Wakefield, from O'Neill, Nebraska, ropes his calf in tie-down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, from Lampassas, Texas, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Gracen Harman, from Hempstead, Texas, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Dawson Branton, from Aguila, Arizona, hangs on to Doctor Snooze during bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Jace Trosclair, from Chauvin, Louisiana, hangs on to Raider during bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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