A young cowboy getting ready for the start of the mini bull riding competition during the annual Bailey-Kay Hutson Bull Riding event in Dripping Springs,...
It strikes me that the most dangerous part of a bull ride is likely the few seconds immediately after it ends. You’re lying on the ground having...
The 8 seconds that have to pass before a competition bull ride qualifies to receive a score doesn’t sounds like a very long time. To a cowboy on the back...
At the Bailey Kay Hutson Bull Ride this past weekend, there was a junior competition (mini-bull riding, they called it) for aspiring riders. I’m...
A bull rider has a moment of quiet behind the chutes prior to the start of the Bailey Kay Hutson Bull Ride at Dripping Springs Ranch Park on May 7th, 2016....
This weekend is the annual Bailey Kay Hutson Bull Ride at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park. The event, an annual fundraiser for local disable kids led by Bailey...
“Finley’s Warriors” was one of 20 teams participating in last Saturday’s “Relay for Life” event in Dripping Springs....
One of the rodeo cowboys takes a breather by the bucking barrel prior to last year’s Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event at Dripping Springs...
Brian Schwiening, shown here during his weekly team roping practice session, was one of the people instrumental in the development of the Dripping Springs...
One of the auction participants at Hays County Youth Livestock Show poses with the gift basket he brought for his project’s buyer. At this auction,...
I have to admit that I’m not really sure that these two young ladies are sisters but I’ll make that assumption until someone from 4-H corrects...
Judging the rabbits at the show takes quite some time. In the main class, there are around 100 pens entered and the judge has to rank at least 50 of those....
One of the youngsters participating in the Hays County Livestock Show in Dripping Springs takes a rest in front of his pen of goats.
A competitor in the Hays County Livestock Show has a literal tête-à-tête with his goat during pre-show grooming.
Today’s the big day for 4-H and FFA kids in this area because it’s the opening day of the Hays County Youth Livestock Show. Animals and home-skills...
Having spent last night in the company of a large number of Austin’s finest photojournalists, I had to post a documentary image today. I left Austin...
Three bullriders pose for the camera before the 2015 Brent Thurman Memorial bull riding competition at Dripping Springs Ranch Park on June 27th.
A magazine editor recently asked me to take a picture of Brian Schwiening, a Dripping Springs local who has been very active in the development of the great...
The bull riding portion of Saturday’s rodeo at Dripping Springs Ranch Park was rather disappointing. For the first time in any rodeo I’ve visited,...
