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Cowboys rope and ride in two-day competition in Chickamauga, Ga.

A bareback bronc rider tries to hang onto his bucking horse for eight seconds at a previous Kensington Rodeo.
A bareback bronc rider tries to hang onto his bucking horse for eight seconds at a previous Kensington Rodeo. A bareback bronc rider tries to hang onto his bucking horse for eight seconds at a previous Kensington Rodeo.

A Professional Cowboy Association-sanctioned rodeo, sponsored by Bar W Rodeo Co., saddles up in Chickamauga, Ga., this weekend for a two-day competition.

The Kensington Rodeo will be held Saturday and Sunday nights, Sept. 2-3, at Cove Arena, 293 Blue Bird Gap Road, in Chickamauga. Gates open at 6 p.m. before competition starts at 8.

Eight events will be held: bareback bronc riding, bull riding, calf roping, cowgirl’s barrel racing, cowgirl’s breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling and team roping.

Tickets are $12 adults, $5 for kids 11 and younger.

For more information: 828-361-4695.