MINOT, N.D. (October 10, 2021) – The curtain dropped on the 2021 Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo in Minot, N.D., with gold buckles awarded to cowboys and cowgirls, and berths secured to the National Circuit Finals…
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She’s working at the rodeo.
Thirteen-year-old Payton Routier, who lives in Buffalo, S.D., should be in school when the rodeo’s going on, but she’ll be the specialty act for the 30th annual Hastings pro rodeo.
The limber and agile cowgirl trick rides, a Western art form that consists of performing stunts while riding a horse, as the equine gallops around the arena at full speed.
It’s beauty, grace, adrenaline and danger, all from the back of a horse, with sparkly, sequined costumes.
It’s something Payton has been doing since she was four years old. She saw a trick rider at a rodeo she attended, as her mom competed, and fell in love with it.