Moses Lake, Washington and R2 Ranch, Madras Oregon

Performing at Moses Lake, Washington

Credit Miller Photo

August 20th, 21st, and 22nd in Moses Lake Washington

After a lengthy drive and some troublesome tires, the Riata gang arrived in Moses Lake, Washington at 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Cleaning and freshening up, the group was asked to perform some rope tricks at the demolition derby that night on top of the winning cars. Going with the flow, the Riata girls didn't skip a beat as they texas skipped and big looped on top of those cars!

The actual rodeo began on thursday August 20th. The ring was in great condition for some roping and trick riding. With school starting, Riata girls have had to buck up, and this show was no exception. With Brandi, Spencer, Aly and Jennifer, they pulled of a normal routine that would have taken 6 girls and still managed to get a standing ovation before the trick riding had even begun. Every night went excellently, with the antics of JJ Harrison and the great announcing Will Rasmussen lighting up the arena.

After such a long haul, the group decided to stop off and see some old friends at the R2 Ranch. If there's ever people to learn from, it's the R2 company. Real ranchers by day and night, they work from dawn until dusk, tending to 60 000+ acres and livestock. They showed real cowboy hospitality by taking the gals out on the lake, teaching balance through some wake boarding and strength while clinging on for dear life to an inner tube. We also found out that our Canadian is deathly afraid of open water and fish, not a good combination for the day, that Jennifer is good at everything BUT wake boarding, Brandi has the stickiest hands and stayed on the longest on the inner tube and Spencer doesn't last too long when it's cold and she's tired!!!

With our summer winding down, the days start to blend together as everyone slowly drifts back to their everyday lives. Aly returns to Canada in a week until NFR in December, and the team will be slowing right down until then. Bear with us as the days get a little less exciting and the time we have off is used to push harder and produce a better show for next season.

Thanks for keeping track of us everyone! We'll try to update whenever we can, stay tuned!