Professional cowboys and cowgirls made their annual visit to Walterboro to compete in the two-day rodeo. The Ken Treadway Rodeo (which is a touring rodeo that covers S.C., N.C. and Georgia) visited the Double D arena, which is owned by Tommie Derry and family. A large crowd turned out to see competitions like Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, Saddel Bronc Riding, Calf Roping, Cowgirl Barrel Racing, Team Roping and the evening finishes up with fan-favorite - Bull Riding. The professionals are actually competing for points that might allow them to qualify to travel to Oklahoma City for the Rodeo National Finals. The rodeo was held on Friday and Saturday and cumulative scores from each night determined event winners. Bojangles and Walterboro Feed and Seed were some of the rodeo sponsors from Walterboro. The steer wrestling event is also known as 'bulldogging' becasue the cowboy closes ground on the running steer via horseback before jumping on him and using his horns to twist his neck and bring him skidding to the ground.
PhotoByJeffDennis: Cowboy hats were very popular in the crowd and vendors seemed to have plenty on hand for those that forgot to wear one
VideoByJeffDennis: The objective is to ride a bucking horse for 8 seconds without using your free hand, and this N.C. cowboy succeeds before bailing off his horse
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