At horse show, competition is heating up
Roping in contestants across globe

 
By Jessica Jackson
Published: August 4, 2008

The calf is set free and the competition begins.

Two high-school students ride after the calf in attempts to rope it and earn some points from the judges and cheers from the crowd.

Sometimes the cowboys are able to impress the judges, but other times the calf wins. It's all in a typical day at the 2008 Ford American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship Show.

The competition, held for the first...


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