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Kickoff at 75th Chief Joseph Days: The Bucking Horse Stampede

Written by Angelika Ursula Dietrich on

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Chief Joseph Days’ kickoff has been the famous Bucking Horse Stampede for decades, and usually everything goes pretty smooth coming down Main Street in Joseph.

But there are years where the mood of the horses and their natural curiosity adds a little more flair and excitement to the game. Someone in the herd decided it was time to go back to the rodeo grounds early, so they took a turn at West Wallowa Avenue that leads straight to the front entrance of the rodeo grounds. 
 

Needless to say the Bridwell Pro Rodeos Crew

responded immediately rounding up the escapees. They were promptly returned to Main Street where the trot to fame continued. As a photographer you have to be flexible. Whatever I had planned just went down the tubes and I had only a few seconds to adjust the angle to get as much motion as possible. If you missed these amazing “15 seconds of fame” there is always next year 🙂 

Following the bucking horses are the 75th Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Court honor Queens, Brianna Micka, Casidee Harrod, and Destiny Wecks, and last but not least the Chief Joseph Days Stage Coach crew Karen, Gary, and Max Prout. 

Bucking Horse Stampede Picture Gallery

The pictures in this gallery reflect only the highlights from the event. These and many more are available for sale at the link above.
Thank you for your interest in my photography. ~ Angelika Ursula Dietrich – Wild Horses Thunder

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS YEAR’S CHIEF JOSEPH DAYS RODEO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.CHIEFJOSEPHDAYSRODEO.COM

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Angelika Ursula's photography work has been displayed in the Seattle Times, on the front cover of the Western Mule Magazine (2024), Idaho Magazine (2022), in Cowboy Lifestyle Network (2021), Cowboys & Indians (2016 & 2018), the Nimiipuu Tribal Tribune, and various Oregon and Washington entertainment and vacation publications, Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Program and website (2012-2020), at Art Gallery Festivals, private businesses, as well as for display advertisement for many clients in and out of Wallowa County including the Wallowa County Chieftain (2003-2007).

Current and previous Videography clients include Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland, Highview Angus Ranch, Wallowa County Air, Wallowa Mountain Properties, St. Patrick Episcopal Church, Wallowa Lake Vacation Rentals, and Oregon Cattlemen Association.

Angelika has been in the news business since the mid-1990s, publishing local news, human interest, and environmental stories. Her writing has been published on Wallowa Valley Online (2009-2020) and on her studio website at WildHorsesThunder.studio since 2021.

Between 2007 and 2009, Angelika worked for KWVR Radio in Enterprise, Oregon where she became the news and sports director. She also developed and maintained the station's website during that time. After the radio station sold with Perkins' retirement, she started her own online news media company, Eagle Cap Media Productions, now known as Wild Horses Media Productions.

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