Bobby Mote loses his hat as he rides saddle bronc at the Northwest Montana PRCA Fair Rodeo at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell, Mont.

Wild horses are driven down U.S. 2 during the Freedom Bank’s Wild Horse Drive from Columbia Heights to the Blue Moon Arena during the Columbia Falls Heritage Days.

A competitor races in an Indian Relay Race during the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo.

. Jan. 31, 2015 in Butte, Montana. (Patrick Cote / www.patrickcote.net)

Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 in Butte, Montana.

A calf is flipped during tie-down roping.

A cowboy listens to the national anthem during the first night of the Northwest Montana Fair Rodeo at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.

A cowboy prays before his ride during second round of the Northwest Montana Fair Rodeo at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.