Okay, I grant you that it' a bit strange as the title. Marilyne has even said: "How cute :'-)" brief. All that to say that we have arrived in the Central Otago region (center of the South Island) to work in the orchards and we went to a rodeo one day of rest, the day after Christmas. Rest days are increasing too much in that time because the sun does not deign to show himself to ripen cherries and apricots ... The house we live in and yet very nice and the rent to the lowest with 20 euros per person per week (rather cheap is not it).
Said rodeo in question takes place in a small village along the highway between Gore and Cromwell (for those who have a card, for others it is a high desert plain full of meadows and orchards).
The program of rodeo bulls, wild horses (with and without a saddle) of bulls and sheep, yes yes for Kids! It starts early in the trade.
Here is one that has gotten rid of his gnome!
Sheep are reserved for the under 40 kg, ie those out of the cradle :-).
It's really crazy to see these little sprouts after mounting on sheep just waiting to run away with them on the back. For sure he will not forget it anytime soon.
A troupe of cowboy is part of the show. She toured the country from town to town with their cattle, some animals are stars in the country. One thinks of "Tyson" big black bull that dismantles the best cowboys. What do you think of men, but not there are women too, they participate in "barel racing" which is reserved. The principle: go around three barrels as fast as possible at a gallop without dropping them.
horses seem more challenging than the bulls, at least, they jump higher.
These guys like to bite the dust ...
One of the subjects was judged "rope and tie" in other words, catching a calf roping, tie his three legs, back on his horse and waited a few seconds for the calf does not come off. The winner is the one who performs these tasks as quickly as possible and the record was six seconds! does not laugh ... the cowboys
The calf is caught:
is tied:
It must be quiet a few seconds ...
Then he is released !
A beautiful leopard appaloosa ...
A beautiful paint:
And now the company of cherry pickers: Matt (Kiwi), Markus (Swiss Germanic), Olive (franchouillard our favorite!) and Thomas (Swiss Germanic). 
In fact, there was a small temporary address for once ;-) but only until February 1:
Olivier Rigault and Marilyne Fouquart
via John Gilchrist
134 Ladysmith Road, east Roxburgh 9571, New Zealand.
kisses to all!
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