Jonno Rattman: The Rodeo

July 30, 2014: A crowd gathered outside the Coliseum at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, Texas before the first events of the YBR World Finals..

July 30, 2014: Contestants enter the arena before the main events begin at the YBR World Finals. Luciano Alvarez (right), Alfredo Baron (Left).

July 30, 2014: Wacey Schalla (left) packs his belongings as his father Luke consoles Jett Erickson, whose first calf was not "rank enough" for a high scoring ride. Erickson earned 55 points in the first round of the YBR World Finals.

July 30, 2014: A young rider races past newspaper clippings posted on the ramp to the stands of the the Taylor County Expo Center Coliseum.

July 30, 2014: Bullfighters, judges and other volunteers gather outside a bucking shoot during the first rounds of bull riding at the YBR World Finals.

July 31, 2014: A boy practices roping as the second day of competition comes too a conclusion.

August 1, 2014: Shayne Spain and her friend Jadeyn Lara after completing the third round of mutton bustin' at the YBR world finals. Spain and Lara have become friends through the competitons. Spain finished 3rd overall with 243.5 points. Lara finished 8th overall with 232.5 points.

August 1, 2014: Canyon Atkinson in the third round of junior bull riding at the YBR World Finals. He earned no score for his ride.

August 1, 2014: Blake Solmi, loaded in the bucking shoot, in the final moments before his third round junior bull ride at the YBR World Finals. He earned no score for his ride.

August 2, 2014: "Short go" competitors line up on the final morning of competition.

August 2, 2014: Finalist mutton busters and calf riders wait in the arena alley before the invocation and their introduction on the final day of competition.

August 3, 2014: Shayne Spain practices riding on a mechanical bull in the garage of her home in Forney, Texas.

August 10, 2014: Jett Erickson in his bedroom at home, near the 100th Merridian in Western Oklahoma.

August 10, 2014: Luke Schalla, Wacey Schalla, and Everett Erickson watch as Jett Erickson rounds up calves for practice rides at the Erickson home in Western Oklahoma.

August 10, 2014: Jett Erickson and Wacey Schalla practice riding form on a oil-barrel bull at home in Western Oklahoma.