Gay rodeo group celebrates 25 years of Bighorn Rodeo— PHOTOS
Riders take their horses for laps while waiting for the arena to be ready at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Wesley Dickson kisses Chris Tobin's helmet before Tobin rides a bull at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Wesley Dickson embraces Chris Tobin after Tobin rode a bull at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Chris Tobin, center, and Wesly Dickson talk after Tobin rode a bull at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Phat Patty, the Miss NGRA of 2017, sits on a rope to keep a goat in place before the goat dressing tournament where teams try to put underwear on a goat the fastest at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Jim Applegate, left, who is also the Mr. Palm Springs Hot Rodeo, and his partner Jimmy Warner at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Riders wait for the arena to be ready at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Mary Honeycutt, left, and her partner Carla Bryant spend time together at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Contestants compete in the Wild Drag Race at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Contestants must mount a person dressed in drag on a steer and cross back to the chutes.The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Mary Honeycutt, left, and her partner Carla Bryant spend time together at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Mary Honeycutt, left, and her partner Carla Bryant wearing rodeo belt buckles at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Riders take their horses for laps while waiting for the arena to be ready at the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman's Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The rodeo is put on by the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association, and is welcome to people of all backgrounds. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
This past weekend, the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association held its 25th anniversary of the Bighorn Rodeo at Horseman’s Park in Las Vegas.
The rodeo has the same events as a regular rodeo—barrel racing, chute dogging, bull riding, among others. The difference is is that all the activities are open to anyone, unlike traditional rodeos, where it’s not common to see women riding steers or men doing barrel racing.
There are also a few unique events such as the wild drag race and goat dressing.
