Rylee Mills gathers his rope on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Rylee Mills herds a steer back to the pen on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
A steer is seen lassoed on both ends on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell collects his rope on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Rylee Mills straightens his rope on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Rylee Mills ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell herds cattle on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Rylee Mills ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Rylee Mills ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, stands next to his horse, Wolf, as he visits with Landon Mills on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Rylee Mills and his horse, Shake, make their way up a hill while herding cattle on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Rylee Mills swings his rope on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills herd cattle to the arena on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills herd cattle to the arena on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Rylee Mills puts horn wraps on a steer before he practices his roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson.Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian