Steamboat Pilot & Today

Jace Booco, left, helps his friend Keenan Hayes tighten his helmet Sunday before a ride on a steer at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Dick Williams races his horse Sunday at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden during the closing day of the Routt County Fair. Photo by Scott Franz

Chad Day, right, and Chris Decker round up two of the 30 sheep that escaped from the mutton bustin' competition Sunday at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Horseback riders, volunteers and children help round up a herd of sheep that escaped from the mutton bustin' competition Sunday at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden Photo by Scott Franz

Karyn Forbes, right, and Kaitlynn Hayes ride with American flags Sunday during the singing of the national anthem at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Routt County Fair volunteers and a few kids help round up a flock of sheep that escaped from the mutton bustin' competition Sunday. Photo by Scott Franz

Hayden Suttee, 3, watches the steer riding event Sunday at the Routt County Fair as Pat Zabel announces the action in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Chris Decker carries a sheep back to the mutton bustin' arena Sunday at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Jakob Sober pours baby powder on a latigo Sunday before the saddle bronc riding at the Routt County Fair in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

A pickup rider in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals sans headstall at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor dismounts in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

The pickup crew brings in a saddle bronc at the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A rider in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals post-dismount. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

A competitor rides in the Rocky Mountain Bronc Riders Association Season Finals at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind

Match Race at the at the 2012 Routt County Fair in Hayden. Submitted by: Wendy Lind