Lyman High School - Eagles Flight Yearbook (Lyman, WY)

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.Seve ra! lluwhuys break mtu rumen Bucking broncos, angry bulls and lots of sweat lead to good memories Sfydgfffg fygfffffykd with 'ft wanna Be A cowboy, a I It is exciting p because ofthe competition. Clint Hallam Rodeo Club. Back row: Ken Christensen, Chad Marshall, Leo Beauchamp, Jamie Schmidt, Front row: Blake Odom, Advisor Rex llamner, Clint Hallam, Tom Tippets. HB1 Rim eo Club popular song by Boys Donlt Cry. Interest was shown in rodeo so a rodeo club was formed. Vo-ag Instructor Rex Hamner volunteered to be the advisor and clown. Being a clown is harder than you would think, he said. You have to be agile andthink and be prepared for any- thing. Your greatest job is to protect the rider. Students donated a huge pair of jeans for his clown outfit. The club had fewer than ten members but frequently more than that came to practices at the Lyman rodeo grounds. Local rachers donated practice stock. Seniors Clint Hallam, Tom Tippets and Freshman Ken Christensen were bull riders while Senior Anna Dufva and Freshman Dusty Snyder were in pole bending, goat tying and barrel racing. They competed in rodeos at Ft. Bridger, Lyman and Evanston and also traveled throughout the state. To participate in any area rodeo, you need to have a membership card sanctioned to the High School Rodeo Association, noted Hamner. This costs 358. It covers parental permission, insurance and a medical liability release. Injuries were real but the riders took precautions. Hallam said, My most memorable experience was breaking my leg on Mr. T in Rock Springs, but I still compete because it is exciting and there is lots of competition. Rodeo is a sport where you don't get rich very quicklyj' added Hallam. After you buy your card, there is a S30 entrance fee along with travel, lodging and food expensesf' Hallam was rated fifth in Wyoming in high school bull riding. He placed first at Wheatland, third at Riverton and sixth at Torrington. Tom . Tippets also broke into the money with a second at La- Grange in bull riding. It is very challenging because it is just you against the bull, added Tippets. ' My favorite event is pole bending, said Snyder who also competes in barrel racing and goat tying. My most embarrassing experience was when I went to tie the wrong goat in Riverton. Horse- manship also helped Snyder win a rodeo queen contest. Winning the Jackpot in pole bending is my greatest memory, said Foreign Exchange Student Dufva. HI had ridden a horse in Swe- den. I love riding aroundat night when it is peaceful and quiet. Dufva also partici- pates in the timed events of il barrel racing and goat tying. 925' J ay Buckley Just right. Spit and polish in the fomt of rosin lets Senior Clint Hallam smooth his surcingle to his liking.

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Psyche and wrap. With thoughts of getting the better of his bull, Senior Tom Tippcts safety wraps his wrist. Down but not out. Dust flies as Senior Clint Hallam dismounts his practice bull. Clown Rex Hamner is ready to distract the bovine i.n case Hallam has trouble clearing himself. Q-.V J , ,, guy. , v 5 JE? ,S n . n + f u-fa ff W mf-M it 3 'T , ,,t it 5 , my L' ' 'M' .V w A ' ,L ' ' WWW X K -W 9' -aw, 'iw 5 w , A We , no ., - M 'N M ,A-, wwf Official wrangler. Clothes make the cowboy, notes Rodeo Advisor 44 if Rex Hamner, Well find out how J L good of a clown these make me. A Fine adjustments. Cowboys are not complete without spurs. Senior , W MIXLAAQ 4 . ' Tom Ttppets knows the value of t '? W2 ' correctl usin his for oints. .4 Y S P Rodeocfilltipli 9