OutBoise Magazine - August 2015 | Page 10

10  |  OutBoise Magazine  | NEWS OutBoise.com | Issue 10.1 | August 2015 all since moving back to Idaho, or if I were in the wrong circles but I hadn’t heard of gay rodeos since I left Fort Lauderdale Florida.” “I went to a few International Gay Rodeo events when I lived down there. It wasn’t until a friend of mine was a model last year that the producers of the calendar even knew who I was. They found me on Facebook and called me out of the blue and asked if I wanted to model for them.” “The photoshoot for the calendar was done in Vegas, and they were having a rodeo event down there that same weekend, it was great to get everyone’s story and network with all the people that still live the rodeo lifestyle.” “I have never done a rodeo before, by my sisters were both active in high school rodeo. Every weekend was spent around the rodeo atmosphere and going to different events dealing with horses and cattle. My Older sister was really good at cow cutting, she even went to nationals. Because I grew up on a cattle ranch, I always looked up to the roping events. I never did get to cut my teeth on it, but it was always a skill I liked.” “It’s been very fun to remember all of the events growing up because it’s been so many years since I’ve been a part of any rodeo. This opportunity to model for the calendar has been nostalgic, to say the least.” “I had heard about gay rodeo, and I don’t know if I was completely in the dark about it