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Rodeo is such a traditonal sport in the west with many of the events based in old western work situations. Saddle bronc riding is one of those. In the old times, the ranches let their gelding grow mature and wild out on the range until they were 5 or 6 years old. Then they were brought into the corrals and turned over to a bronc buster who rode the worst of the buck and fear out of the horse. They were by no means gentle and ready for the cowboys to ride after that! All the cowboys could and had to ride a bucking horse as many of their saddle horses contiuned to buck after they were first saddled for many years.

Mia DeLode is a fourth generation rancher from central Montana. Born and bred to be part of the rural west, she is an accomplished painter, sculptor, and writer of the culture, animals, people and the humor that is unique to western living. Her paintings appear in many shows and her writing has been featured in Crazy Woman Creek published by Mariner Books, a three part anthology of western women. She was given special recognition by the Montana Great Falls Historical Museum for her work titled "1890's First Responders" featuring the last working team of fire horses in the United States. Her oil paintings are bold in color and texture using thin glazes, heavy brushstrokes and palette knife. Mia's paintings evoke the emotion of the time...