By ERIC VICCARO

sports@bowienewsonline.com

Forestburg dubs its rodeo as the “Biggest Little Rodeo in Texas.”
That’s quite a moniker, and the small community in southeastern Montague County has consistently put on quite a show.
“The thing I like about Forestburg rodeo is we’ve grown together,” said Dale Lyons, owner of Big L Rodeo, the stock contractor for the Forestburg Rodeo set for Friday and Saturday.
“It probably has one of the biggest attendances we have,” Lyons said.
Big L Rodeo is located just north of the border in Rubottom, Okla., so it’s a convenient spot for the contractor to have a rodeo. The card begins with mutton bustin’ at 8 p.m., followed by the main rodeo 30 minutes later.
This is an open rodeo, meaning it’s not sanctioned by any governing body.
Lyons said the stock will be “really rank” in the double mugging contest.
Lyons said one of the new attractions this year will be pee wee bareback.
“Kids will ride ponies, and it’s really good watching,” he said.
Children will be attempting to qualify for the finals, which are set for October. The exact date and location for the finals has not been determined yet, Lyons said. Read more in the Aug. 10 Bowie News.

CeCe Mahin of Prairie Valley competed well at the Forestburg rodeo last year, in both the senior and junior barrels. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)