Cynthia Hawley is one of four new members of the Lea County Fair Board and brings a lifetime of local experience to the mix. �Courtesy of Cynthia Hawley

Haiden Thompson leads the @WomensProRodeo @Resistolhats Rookie of the Year standings and took the lead at @RooftopRodeo with a 2.4-second run Tuesday night. 📸 @AvidVisualImage

After winning his set at the @calgarystampede, John Douch drove overnight to take the lead at @RooftopRodeo, posting an 8.6-second run Monday night. 📸 @AvidVisualImage

Oklahoma team ropers Jake Clay and Tanner Braden are trucking along after taking the lead at the @RooftopRodeo in Estes Park. They stopped the clock in 4.4 seconds. �@Avidvisualimage

Entertainer Justin Rumford is a 10-time @PRCA_ProRodeo Clown of the Year, but this August will be his first time to showcase his talents in Lovington, New Mexico. 📸 Robby Freeman

Canadian rodeo clown Dennis Halstead is excited to return to the @GoodingProRodeo, where he will be just as entertained by the crowd as it is by him. 📸W.T. Bruce

Cole Franks may now be a married man, but he's also a rodeo cowboy. He rode @PeteCarrPRCA's Secret's Out for 90.5 points to win the #WestOfThePecosRodeo bareback riding title. 📸 Robby Freeman

Big night for big scores at the #WestOfThePecosRodeo. Stetson Wright, Creek Young and Tanner Butner all went for 91 points, and Bray Armes added to his west Texas hot streak. 📸Robby Freeman

Colorado is getting ready for a one-of-a-kind celebration, 125 years of the Gunnison Cattlemen's Days. It's an exciting time in the beautiful mountain town. 📸 Robby Freeman

Both Andrew Ward and Jake Long have won the NFR average, just not together. They took the #WestOfThePecosRodeo team roping lead during Wednesday's opening night. 📸 Robby Freeman

The #WestOfThePecosRodeo is doing something very unique this week with #AnthonyLucia and #GarrettYerigan both announcing horseback. 📸Robby Freeman/Alexis Cady

The education of a student continues outside the classroom. For the three @NWOSU contestants at the @collegerodeo finals, there were some important lessons in Casper, Wyoming. 📸Of Colter Snook placing in a tie for 2nd in Round 1 by Jackie Jensen

Once he and his wife, Ashlyn, started having children, Bill Tutor realized how much he disliked being gone from home. He adjusted his rodeo schedule, but he still competes. He won bareback riding at the #BigSpringRodeo this weekend. 📸 Robby Freeman

Lindsey Baker always wanted to find success inside the Big Spring #RodeoBowl. She snagged it Friday night, taking the breakaway roping lead with a 2.2-second run. 📸Robby Freeman

Bulldogger @BrayArmes returned his college roots by competing at the Big Spring rodeo Thursday night. He proved that age is just a number, scoring the #SteerWrestling lead with a 4.0-second run while his wife, Neelly, hazed. 📸Robby Freeman

The folks in Reeves County, Texas, love the history of the #WestOfThePecosRodeo. That's why the gateway to the "World's First Rodeo" received a facelift in time for next week's rodeo. 📸Clay Ryon McKinney

The #BigSpringRodeo is adding a nice touch to this year's event by giving a championship buckle to all its winners. It's a great reason for cowboys and cowgirls to be in Big Spring this week. 📸(Buckles will be similar to those in the image)

Summer Boyd and her daughters, Emmie and Jinsen, will be performing during the #WestofthePecosRodeo next week, showcasing the talent the family has during the "World's First Rodeo." 📸Courtesy of Summer Boyd

The folks at @RooftopRodeo are excited to have Justin Rumford back to help entertain the amazing crowds in Estes Park, Colorado. 📸@AvidVisualImage

Like first responders, bullfighters Noah Krepps and Clay Heger push passed any fear they have to keep everyone in the arena safe during bull riding at the #WestOfThePecosRodeo. They are the sport's lifesavers. 📸Robby Freeman