Blade Elliott saddles a horse at the Cattlemen Days Rodeo

August 27, 2011 | 12:31 a.m. CDT

Blade Elliott of Centerville, Ark., straps a saddle on a horse in the chute during the Cattlemen Days Rodeo on Friday in Ashland. Elliott competed in the bareback riding event during the rodeo.

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