High school rodeo competitor Garet Aldridge

June 17, 2010 | 11:59 p.m. CDT

*A previous version of this caption misidentified Garet Aldridge.

Garet Aldridge* holds on tightly during the saddle bronc riding event Thursday at the Missouri High School Rodeo state finals at the Boone County Fairgrounds.

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