Kevin Reese yells at a calf to turn its direction during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)Taylor Shaw laughs at a joke as she talks to other riders between rounds during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)Last preparations are made to the footing of the exposition center floor before the first event of the day during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)Belinda Mendenhall pens the cattle against the back gate during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)Tinley Cavin attempts to herd her first cattle of the day as she competes in the Peanuts division of the 2 Man Sort competition during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)Shelby Felder, WKU’s Agriculture Research and Education Manager, waits for her cue to change out the cattle during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)A calf hugs the back gates of the exposition center during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)Over thirty horses lined the walls of the WKU’s L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center for the monthly Southern KY Team Penning Expo in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Riders as young as three get the chance to participate in the activities including the 3 Man Sort and the 2 Man Sorting competition. (Libby Simpson)Greg Gassaway and 3-year-old Stetson Mathews enter the gates of the arena as they compete in the Peanuts division of the Two Man Sort during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. In the Peanuts division, the child herds the cattle and the adult blocks the gate that the sorted cattle must enter. (Libby Simpson)Riders line the gates as herders prepare the cattle before the 3 Man Sort and Pen during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)Greg Gassaway and his horse enter the expo center before the 3 Man Sort and Pen competition during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)A rider warms up her horse with other competitors before the 2 Man Sort competition during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)Bailey Lindsey attempts to herd cattle as she competes in the Peanuts division of the Two Man Sort during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)A puppy stands next to it owner before the 3 Man Sorting and Pen competition at the WKU L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center during the Southern KY Team Penning Expo in Bowling Green, Ky. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Libby Simpson)
