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A woman walks through a tunnel to the rodeo grounds at the Calgary Stampede.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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A Calgary Stampede ranch girl carries the Canadian flag to start the rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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Rodeo barrel racers get dropped into the arena on cables before the start of the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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Bray Armes from Ponder, Texas wrestles a steer in the steer wrestling event during the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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Ryley Borris from Flatbush, Alberta hangs on while riding the horse Yoga Release in the novice bareback event.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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William Vigneault of Plessisville, Quebec bails off the horse Yodelling Hills in the novice saddle bronc event during the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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Stampede fans slide down a ride on the midway at the Calgary Stampede.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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Stampede fans ride the Mega Drop ride on the midway during the Calgary Stampede.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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The Calgary Stampede show band plays for fans before the start of the rodeo.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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Blair Burk from Durant, Oklahoma flips a calf in the tie-down roping event.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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