By Stephen M. Dowell, Orlando Sentinel The Tribune Content Agency
Nick Retter tries to pull down a steer during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Kids pose on bull statues outside the arena before the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
A cowboy and cowgirl hold hands while riding during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Dallen Baucom falls off a bull during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Layne Pifer is thrown from a bull during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Young cowgirl rodeo queens wave to the crowd during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Zac Bourgeois rides a bucking bronc during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Dallen Baucom rides a bull during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
A cowgirl loses her hat as she rides during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds waves to the crowd as he appears at the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Win Mardis leaps from his horse to wrestle a steer during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Clint Keller and Morgan Jones swing the lassos in the team roping competition during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Zmann Zamora and Ryan Canady chase a calf in the team roping competition during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Tayelen Seabrook wrestles a steer during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Wyatt Lavergne holds on to a bucking bronc during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Tyler Wall, St. Cloud, hangs onto a bucking bronc during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Fans cheer during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Hayden Hall leaps off a bucking bronc after his ride during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Keene Justesen hangs onto a bucking bronc during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Wyatt Lavergne rides a bucking bronc during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Wyatt Lavergne is pleased with his saddle bronc ride during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
2026 Miss Silver Spurs Michaela Wall holds the American flag during the Silver Spurs Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Friday, June 5, 2026.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
