Dedicated to the art of bareback riding

MOSES LAKE – The rodeo has been a popular attraction since the late 1800s. Popular at county fairs, families and friends gather for a fun night of entertainment. For Mason Payne, he’s followed the rodeo since he was 14 years old. “I grew up around it, it was always around me. My Grandpa Red used to own a stock contracting business called CNC Rodeo, and he had a lot of open rodeos,” Payne said. “I used to jump in with him, and he’d take me all over the place, and we’d be gone for the weekend, and I got to watch all those guys get on bulls and get on bucking horses.” He started out riding bulls, his grandpa showed him the ropes, and Payne took to it quickly. According to Payne, a lot of his time was spent at rodeos and practicing bull riding on their ranch.