One of the best activities during the Federation Finals is the VIP Rodeo.  Mentally and physically handicapped adults and children team up with the cowboys and personnel for a number of activities.  There is horseback riding, mock bull riding, mock barrel racing and roping.

 

Left:  NFPB Finals Contestant, Josh McGonigal, teaches a VIP Contestant the basics of bull riding.

NFPB Finals Contestant, Dan Welsh, teaches a VIP Contestant   

how to properly hold the lasso and rope a steer.

NFPB Finals Contestants Virgil Alsup and Mervin Beechy sign autographs

for all of  the VIP contestants.

The Miss NFPB Pageant crowned a VIP King and Queen.

Back Left:  Andy Pojanowski of Pojanowski bull ropes

sponsored a new bull rope to the king and queen

A few VIP Contestants decided they would rather dance with the Miss NFPB Contestant Windy Johnson than learn to rope. 
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