Cowboy State Daily photographer Matt Idler is spending every waking hour at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world. Here are 10 of his favorites from Tuesday.
The Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade in downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) A trick roper performs during the parade at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) The second Grand Parade of 4 parades at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) Bill Tutor from Huntsville, TX rides his horse for a score of 85 in the bareback riding at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) Kelby Eastman from Pine Bluffs, Wyoming goes around the third barrel in the barrel racing at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) Fulton Rutland from Westville, OK rides his bull for a score of 87 points in the bull riding at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) Bull Fighters Dusty Tuckness and Cody Webster fight a bull while Barrelman Cody Sosebee hides in the barrel at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) Bull riding action at the Professional Bull Riders Team Series Event at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) The Carnival and Midway at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily) The Carnival Midway at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY on July 25, 2023. (Matt Idler, Cowboy State Daily)