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Photos: The 75th Annual Lonestar Rodeo comes to Bowling Green

Out of these 75 years, the Lonestar Rodeo has come to Bowling Green for 42 consecutive years
Blayn Hughston stays atop his bucking horse during the bareback riding competition at the Lone Star Rodeo held at L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center on Saturday, Feb 10. (Adin Parks)
Banks Cowan, 5, waits to be awarded a medal for best dressed cowboy before the 42nd Annual Lone Star Rodeo at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Dominic Di Palermo)
A participant prepares his chaps before mounting his bull at the 75th Annual Lone Star Rodeo in WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green on Feb. 10, 2024. (Von Smith)
A Breakaway roping contestant lasso’s a calf at the 75th Annual Lone Star Rodeo in WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green on Feb. 10, 2024. (Von Smith)
Jacob Sneed of Glasgow gets his horse ready for his event, team roping, before the 42nd Annual Lone Star Rodeo at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Dominic Di Palermo)
David Holt of Miss. attempts to tie down a calf during the 42nd Annual Lone Star Rodeo at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Dominic Di Palermo)
Rodeo clown Mighty Mike Wentworth takes a break during Bull Rides with a prop clown at the 75th Annual Lone Star Rodeo in WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green on Feb. 10, 2024. (Von Smith)
A rider rides out the bucking horse for the saddle bronc competition at the Lone Star Rodeo in L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center on Sat, Feb 10. (Adin Parks)
Oralee Madison holds the American flag during the Lone Star Rodeo’s opening moments of the blackout prayer and National anthem at L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Adin Parks)
A Bull-rider flys after being bucked from his Bull at the 75th Annual Lone Star Rodeo in WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Von Smith)
Bull-Rider Aaron Presley autographs children’s hats at the end of the 75th Annual Lone Star Rodeo in WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green on Feb. 10, 2024. (Von Smith)
A rider spits into the dirt before the start of the Lone Star Rodeo held in L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Adin Parks)
Kimber hahne, 6, waits for the rodeo to begin before the 42nd Annual Lone Star Rodeo at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Dominic Di Palermo)
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