Pi Um Sha Rodeo

I love Pi Um Sha (treaty days) in Warm Springs Oregon. I love the dancers, I love the parade and I love the endurance race and the rodeo.  I end up at the rodeo for the day and very seldom get to see the rest of it.  Native Americans come from all over for a great rodeo.  It is an old fashioned rodeo where if you get there early enough you can park right at the fence and set in your car. Grandstands are also available.  Don't be surprised if an animal or cowboy flies over the fence as the stock in the wild horse race is wild not a trained performer.

The winner of the endurance race is Colton David. This young man is amazing and the reason his horse is so wet is that he just crossed the river.  He won last year too.  The race covers some extremely steep and rough country and is a real test of the endurance of horse and rider and also how sure footed your horse is in rough country.  It is so steep in one section we had a young lady go right over her horses head coming down the hill. Ended up being transported by ambulance but she made it.

Everyone was so thankful she was ok as she tumbled end over tea kettle for a long ways.

They have barrel racing.

Junior bull riding

calf roping

Break a way roping

Steer wrestling or bulldogging 

Team roping

Wild horse racing

bareback riding

Saddle bronc riding

Jr wild colt racing for 6 through 12 year olds

Sr wild horse races for 13 through 18 year olds

bull riding

There is food on the grounds and cold drinks.  One of the best things is that it does not cost an arm and a leg to get in. Most rodeos at Warm Springs are $3.00 to get in.

Come on down and have the time of your life.


For more rodeo action see:
www.lindawarrenlarson.smugmug.com