Gallery: A pony was brought out into the arena before the start of Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo Friday at the Xcel Energy Centery.
Gallery: Ponies were brought out into the arena before the start of Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo Friday at the Xcel Energy Centery.
Gallery: Sheep were corralled into a pen before the start of Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo Friday night at the Xcel Energy Center.
Gallery: Sonny the bull wore a knitted vikings cap for photos before the start of Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo Friday night.
Gallery: Sam Morehead, 11, from Iowa, massaged the back of Sonny the bull as the bull wore a knitted Vikings cap Friday night before the start of Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo.
Gallery: Cowboys signed autographs for young fans before the start of Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo Friday night.
Gallery: Bode Gasner, of Byron, Minn., mounted Sonny the bull for a photo Friday before the start of Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo Friday night.
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