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Desiree Morehead

Top Row (Left to Right): Rodeo Clown Ronald Burton pauses for a quick cheeseburger during the Freedom Rodeo Thursday night; Cowboys take their hats off and bow their heads during the prayer at the Freedom Rodeo Thursday night; Mike Fred of Wamego, Kansas, hangs on for his 8-second ride and scores 75 points; Cody Goertzen of Union City smiles as he hangs on during his ride in the saddle bronc event on Thursday night at the Freedom Rodeo; Cody Hazelton of Mound Ridge, Kansas, tries to hang on for his 8-second ride during the Freedom Rodeo Thursday night. Bottom Row (Left to Right): Bruce Stansberry cruised the arena with his wife Dixie Stansberry, the 2020 Honored Old Cowhand; Ty Batie of Leedey wrestles the steer to the ground during the Freedom Rodeo; Sadie Wolaver of Fayetteville, TN, ran barrels during the Freedom Rodeo Thursday night.