AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostBrooklyn Schwarz, 9, gets bucked from a mechanical bull on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostEian Smith, gives Bronc Demers a lift on his back on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostPeople are reflected in the glass of a candy stand at the carnival midway on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostHats hang from fishing line at the Western Tradition cowboy hat stand on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA pair of cowboy hats sit on the dash of a rig on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostTristan Patterson, 15, sports a two-week henna tattoo that reads "No Regrets" on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostRick Bishop, owner of Western Tradition, wears a golden cowboy hat ring on his finger inside of his cowboy hat booth on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostMatt Neiberger and his son, Cayden, 10, wear their freshly shined boots with short pants on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostCheyenne Frontier Days Dandy Yvie Hess, 17, cleans her saddle on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostFrontier Days Dandy Lexi Childress, 20, cleans out her horse stable on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA horse wears a duck blanket on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostJennisee Reese, 11, laughs as she pets thunder the miniature pony on Friday, July 19, 2019.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA group of Frontier Days officials walk through the carnival midway on Friday, July 19, 2019.
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Brooklyn Schwarz, 9, gets bucked from a mechanical bull on Friday, July 19, 2019.
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Getting your player ready...
The annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and Western Celebration kicked off on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Frontier Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming.











