The following are scenes from the 2019 Madison County Fair which took place July 7-13 at the Madison County Fairgrounds in London.
Taycie Matthews has her eye on the last barrel before pouring it on in the homestretch to take second-place in a crowded field of barrel riders at this year’s Madison County Fair rodeo.Wade Pickerill maintains a firm grip as he rides a bucking bronco in the saddle bronc competition at the Madison County Fair rodeo.A bucking bronco gets air while trying to throw Cody Goertzen of Tuttle, Okla., but Goertzen held on for first-place in the saddle bronc portion of the Madison County Fair rodeo.All eyes are on Colten Strahan (center) as he leaves his horse to wrestle down a bull during the Madison County Fair rodeo.Toby Johnson of Smithland, Ky., has his hands full during the bull wrestling competition at the Madison County Fair rodeo.Jacob Raine of Columbia, Tenn., holds on for a wild ride in the bareback horse riding competition at the Madison County Fair rodeo.Kenneth Glick of Belton, S.C., rides his way to second place in the bareback riding competition at the Madison County Fair rodeo.torm Howard of Hillsboro was one of many cowboys who rode for only a short time during the bull riding competition at the Madison County Fair rodeo.Colt Galvin earned $1,200 for his outstanding bull ride at the Madson County Fair rodeo. Keyairra Helton and her Yorkshire purebred breeding gilt, “Pretty Girl,” came away with a blue ribbon in the Junior Fair swine show.Fairgoers fly high in the Pharaoh’s Fury ride on the midway at the Madison County Fair.
