The energy in the stadium was electric as the bulls raged out of the stall into the arena, throwing the riders off in mere seconds. Nobody seemed to stand a chance against the bulls.
On the first of two evenings at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Illinois, the stands were filled with visitors coming for the rodeo, mutton busting, other stunt performers and the country singer Drew Baldridge who performed after the rodeo.
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In addition to bull riding, there were a number of other performances at the event. A number of children took part in the mutton busting, in which they attempted to stay on a sheep the longest while they ran around the arena.
Dual horse rider Dusti Crain-Dickerson also rode her two horses Rummy and Rebel at the same time around the arena, performing stunts such as riding backwards and jumping over fire.
The Extreme Bull Bash is part of a series of rodeos put on by the McCoy rodeo who are on tour throughout the United States. Their next rodeo will be on April 3 in Ada, Oklahoma.
Photo Editor Enan Chediak can be reached at echediak@dailyegyptian.com. To stay up to date on all your southern Illinois news, be sure to follow The Daily Egyptian on Facebook and Instagram @dailyegyptian.
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