Steamboat Pilot & Today

Kaiden Decker, 16, of Hayden, competes in the junior bull riding competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Kaiden won the competition. Photo by Matt Stensland

T-Lane Mazzola, 17, of Hayden, competes in the junior bull riding competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Colton Martindale, of Oak Creek, competes in the junior bull riding competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Hunter Planansky, of Hayden, competes in the junior bull riding competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Zava Zupan,13, of Clark, competes in the barrel racing competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Cosette McLaughlin, 11, of Steamboat Springs, competes in the barrel racing competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Cosette McLaughlin, 11, of Steamboat Springs, competes in the barrel racing competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

The mutton bustin’ sheep are rounded up after the competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Cy Reistad, 8, of Steamboat Springs, competes in the mutton bustin’ competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Easton Eckrath, 7, of Craig, competes in the mutton bustin’ competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Joseph Planansky, 6, of Hayden, competes in the mutton bustin’ competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Noah Lind, 8, of Hayden, competes in the mutton bustin’ competition Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland

Riding the colors at the 2012 Routt County Fair. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

Rough stock at the 2012 Routt County Fair rodeo. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

Mutton Bustin' at the 2012 Routt County Fair. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

Lukas Znamenacek mutton bustin' at the 2012 Routt County Fair. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

Hanging out at the 2012 Routt County Rodeo. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

Tyler Boyer shows his steer during Saturday’s Junior Livestock Sale at the Routt County Fairgrounds. Photo by Matt Stensland

Emmitt Meyring, right, visits with Sam Shaffer, whose steer was the reserve grand champion for the Junior Livestock Sale at the Routt County Fairgrounds. Photo by Matt Stensland

Tia Rozell prepares her steer during Saturday’s Junior Livestock Sale at the Routt County Fairgrounds. Photo by Matt Stensland

Tia Rozell finishes showing her steer Saturday’s Junior Livestock Sale at the Routt County Fairgrounds. Photo by Matt Stensland

Justin Heid shows his grand champion turkeys during Saturday’s Junior Livestock Sale at the Routt County Fairgrounds. Photo by Matt Stensland

Emmitt Meyring shows his steer during Saturday’s Junior Livestock Sale at the Routt County Fairgrounds. The steer was purchased by the Round Bottom Ranch for $10,000. Photo by Matt Stensland

Emmitt Meyring tries to get his steer to move while showing it during Saturday’s Junior Livestock Sale at the Routt County Fairgrounds. Photo by Matt Stensland

People attend to Craig bull rider Robert Baker after he was stomped on by a bull Saturday at the Routt County Fair. Photo by Matt Stensland