Mutton Bustin’
Jake and a fellow mutton buster
“Jacob DeHaven, you are rider number one. Jacob DeHaven,” the rodeo announcer said over the loudspeaker.
I was excited to be first. I walked through the gate into the rodeo arena. Four men in red shirts pulled a sheep out of its pen. The clown stood next to me. I could hear my spurs clink as I walked. As I got close to my sheep, someone grabbed me and set me on top of it.
The wool was soft against my body. I tried to dig my fingers into the oily wool, but it was hard because he had been shorn recently. I hung on as best I could with my legs locked.
The sheep bolted as the men let go of him and took off running across the deep sand. I could see the lamb’s head moving up and down while it ran. Sometimes it would hit my head.
I started to slip. I tried to hold on, but I fell and he kept on running. I jumped up and dusted myself off while the crowd cheered and clapped. I was happy because mutton bustin’ is so much fun.
Jake fighting to stay on
Tags: mutton bustin', youth rodeo
April 9th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
good job Jake, you keep writing, keep up the good work.
April 11th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Dear Jake,
I am very impressed with your writing. I am your grandmother, otherwise know as Nana, but I am not biased at all. It takes a very special kind of imagination to write a story about anything. I am very proud of you, Jake. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to reading many more stories in the future.
Love, Nana
April 15th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Love your post!! Finally someone got it right!!! Would you mind if I put a blogroll link back to your post?
April 15th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Absolutely not. My son will be very excited. He loves comments, links, etc. Jake and I will be sure to check out your site. Thank you.
April 16th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Jake — I wish I could have seen you mutton bustin’. Reading your story makes me feel like I was there. Keep writing - I love your stories (and you).
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
First of all congratulation for such a great site. I learned a lot reading article here today. I will make sure i visit this site once a day so i can learn more.
May 28th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
hey this is a very interesting article!
June 3rd, 2009 at 7:03 am
[...] My son, Jake, owns one sheep. My dad gave it to him three Christmases ago. Jake is a seasoned mutton buster. If you don’t know what that is, then small children ride sheep at rodeos. They hold on to the neck or wool of the sheep for as long as they can while the sheep bolts across the rodeo arena. It is very fun to do and probably more fun to watch. I am not sure how much fun it is for the sheep. Jake wrote an article about his most recent mutton bustin’ experience and you can read it here. [...]
December 4th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Bookmarked & facebooked!