The Down Roping event challenged seasoned cowboys to catch a feisty calf and tie its legs together with a 'pigging string' technique in record time at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
The Down Roping event challenged seasoned cowboys to catch a feisty calf and tie its legs together with a 'pigging string' technique in record time at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
The Down Roping event challenged seasoned cowboys to catch a feisty calf and tie its legs together with a 'pigging string' technique in record time at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
Speciality act Tim "Wild Thang" Lepard & Team Ghost Riders entertained the crowd as capuchin monkeys rode sheep and dogs during the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
Lizzie Alger waves to the crowd after being selected as the Homestead Rodeo queen at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
Bull riding serves as the main event at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
Spencer Connolly, 2, pets one of the Homestead Everglades Posse's horses before the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
A bull rider is trampled after falling off his ride during the Bull Riding event at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
Rodeo announcer Wayne R. Brooks serves as the event emcee during the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
The Homestead Everglades Posse serves as an intermittent act, performing between events during the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
During Saddle Bronc Riding, cowboys must keep feet over the bronc's shoulders, and are awarded for synchronizing their spurring action with the animal's bucking action at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
During Saddle Bronc Riding, cowboys must keep feet over the bronc's shoulders, and are awarded for synchronizing their spurring action with the animal's bucking action at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff
A cowboy avoids getting kicked during the Bull Riding final event at the 64th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo at Harris Field on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Gregory Castillo / Miami Herald Staff