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Phillips said the artist will be announced once the performance is confirmed. Other performances announced Monday morning include the country rock band Old Dominion, slated for Thursday Aug. Old Dominion hails from Nashville, Tennessee.

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There was a problem saving your notification. The time begins as the horse crosses the starting line. After running around three upright barrels, back at the starting line stops the clock.

Barrel Racers Sunday, August 6 — p. The rider earns points while maintaining upper body control and moving his feet in a rhythmic motion in time with the bucking action of the horse. Steer Wrestling The cowboy leans from a running horse onto the back of a pound steer, catches it behind the horns, stops the forward momentum of the steer, and wrestles it to the ground. Saddle broncs are heavier than bareback horses by hundreds of pounds and buck in a slower manner.

Tie Down Roping After roping a calf, the rider dismounts and runs to the calf. While the calf is on the ground, the rider ties its three legs together. Team Roping This is the only rodeo event featuring two contestants.

The horns are roped by the header, who wraps his rope around the saddle horn to turn the steer for the other cowboy to rope the heels. The heeler throws a loop to try to catch both hind legs of the steer. The clock stops when both ropers have made the proper catch and brought the animal to a stop and face each other. Bull Riding The rider has to place a rope around a bull weighing close to 2, pounds.

The rider relies on leg strength and balance to make the eight-second buzzer. Peter the "Cowboy" is a gunslinger style writer from Bismark, North Dakota. Controversy is his middle name.