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VISUALS: 44th annual Bowling Green Lone Star Rodeo

Jacob Sebastian, Staff Photographer
February 18, 2026
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A man grabs hold of a calf to remove the tie around its leg after being roped during the team roping heeling competition at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. (Jacob Sebastian)
A bull rider tries to escape being gored by a bull during the bull riding competition at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. Dakota Smith won the overall event with a score of 83 points. (Jacob Sebastian)
“Cowgirl Lindsey” Wentworth jumps through a rope while doing a roping and shooting demonstration at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. Wentworth, from South Carolina, rodeos from around February to the beginning of December every year across the United States. “There’s family, and then there’s rodeo family. Family isn’t always blood,” Wentworth said. (Jacob Sebastian)
A bull rider gets thrown off by a bull during the bull riding competition at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. Dakota Smith won the overall event with a score of 83 points. (Jacob Sebastian)
A man jumps up after finishing tying a calf during the calf roping competition at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. (Jacob Sebastian)
A man grits his teeth as he prepares to break out of the gate during the ranch bronc competition at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. (Jacob Sebastian)
Kash Mayhew, Layton Owen, and Mason Lee show off their gunslinging at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. (Jacob Sebastian)
Rodeo clown Mike Wentworth looks to the crowd after watching a round of breakaway roping at the Lone Star Rodeo on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. Wentworth has been rodeoing for work for over 30 years and has been a clown at Lone Star Rodeo for 23 years. (Jacob Sebastian)
“Cowgirl Lindsey” Wentworth takes inventory of the cowboy hat selection after the conclusion of the Lone Star Rodeo on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. Wentworth, from South Carolina, rodeos from around February to the beginning of December every year across the United States. “There’s family, and then there’s rodeo family. Family isn’t always blood,” she said. Wentworth met her husband and 23 year long Lone Star Rodeo clown Mike at a rodeo event. (Jacob Sebastian)
A man prepares to lasso a calf during the team roping heading competition at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. (Jacob Sebastian)
Rodeo clown Mike Wentworth falls out of a sidecar after his son Chrisholm detaches it from a minibike at the Lone Star Rodeo on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. Wentworth has been rodeoing for work for over 30 years and has been a clown at Lone Star Rodeo for 23 years. (Jacob Sebastian)
A man holds tight to a saddle strap while being bucked by a horse during the saddle bronc competition at the Lone Star Rode on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 in Bowling Green, Ky. (Jacob Sebastian)
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About the Contributor
Jacob Sebastian
Jacob Sebastian, Staff Photographer
Jacob Sebastian is a photographer for the Herald. Sebastian is a sophomore double majoring in Photojournalism and Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies. Originally from Cub Run, Kentucky, this is his first year on Herald staff.