Young Kyabram rough-rider Dean Boal had a rather ‘heady’ experience at the Kyabram Rodeo in March 1987. Dean and the big bull named Gimme had just parted company when they were cleverly captured on film. Today’s photograph featured on the front page of the Free Press on March 13, 1987.
Fortunately Dean escaped unscathed and didn’t intend to let the incident stop him pursuing his hobby of rodeo riding.
The daredevil efforts of professional rodeo clowns (Morris Quinn and Rusty Fram) were among the highlights of the centre arena, with their antics in distracting agitated bulls from fallen riders.
The one-day rodeo, held on the Monday of the Labour Day weekend in 1987, was action-packed and accident-free, with no serious casualties.
The gate takings for the day were $7800 — the best for years.
Part of the weekend activities included a Sunday hoedown.
The Kyabram Rodeo will be held this Friday, March 11, at 7pm at the Kyabram Showgrounds. Gates open at 5pm.
Compiled by Eileen Sullivan, Kyabram Historical Society voluntary librarian, from the files of the 1987 Free Press.
