Sheboygan County Fair





4H Drill Team



We visited the Sheboygan County Fair today. The weather was perfect fair weather-hot and sunny.



One of the things that we enjoy the most about this county fair is the English/Western Horse Drill Performance. Very young girls guide and direct their horses through choreographed moves to music. The girls and horses are usually dressed quite colorfully. Often, the horses wear body glitter. This usually is such an amazing peformance to watch, especially since many of the girls are 9-14 years old.



Perfect Form





Bull rider (way in the distance)



This year, we also watched the Extreme Bull Riding and Barrel Racing Competition in the grandstand. Bull riders have to stay on the bull for at least 8 seconds in order to qualify to win the prize. Many of the riders only stayed on for a few seconds, but it was thrilling to watch.



Cowboy opening the bull riding competition





Of course, we always go to the fair for the food. This year, we tried the "Walking Taco," which was lettuce, tomatoes, and taco meat on top of a bed of taco chips.



Walking Taco



Each fair that we visit always has something very unique about it and this is one of the reasons we love them so much. This fair had arm wrestling competitions-something we had never seen before. Men as well as women climbed up to the podium and got the chance to prove their strength. It was ....interesting.





Cute Alpacas




1st Place Pumpkin-233 lbs.





Lady Arm Wrestlers