People call Cutter Madison a real cowboy, even though he’s only 8.
He travels with the Lone Star Rodeo Co., where he performs with Stormy, the horse he’s been riding since he was 2 years old. And, like any man’s man, he won’t admit to being nervous.
“The first time I went out there, I did pretty good,” Cutter said. “I usually do good, but sometimes my dad has to come out and help me.”
Cutter and his trick-performing horse are just one of the specialty acts traveling to Scottsboro, Ala., this weekend for the 20th annual Scottsboro-Jackson County Rescue Squad Rodeo. More than 200 contestants will compete for $15,000 in prize money and a place in the Lone Star Rodeo finals in December, said Rachel Boyd, who works with the company.
The rodeo is the only fundraiser for the volunteer rescue squad, which helps missing and endangered people in Jackson County, said Robert Shook, a volunteer squad member for 30 years.