Vievie Blanchard, Miss Rodeo Jacksonville Teen, holds a young girl at the Special Needs Junior Rodeo put on by the TOPS in Texas Rodeo. The event took place in Jacksonville on Saturday, May 18. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Young kids catch a ride at the Special Needs Junior Rodeo in Jacksonville on Saturday, May 18. The event is part of the annual TOPS in Texas Rodeo. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lorenzo Marquez, 4, rides a stick horse at the Special Needs Junior Rodeo in Jacksonville on Saturday, May 18. The event is part of the annual TOPS in Texas Rodeo. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Cody Stafford, 7, throws a ball at the Special Needs Junior Rodeo put on by the TOPS in Texas Rodeo. The event took place in Jacksonville on Saturday, May 18. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Rody Owens Robinson, 7, rides a miniature horse at the Special Needs Junior Rodeo put on by the TOPS in Texas Rodeo. The event took place in Jacksonville on Saturday, May 18. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Young children get to pet farm animals at the Special Needs Junior Rodeo in Jacksonville on Saturday, May 18. The event is part of the annual TOPS in Texas Rodeo. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Eleazar Marquez, 6, gets his face painted at the Special Needs Junior Rodeo put on by the TOPS in Texas Rodeo. The event took place in Jacksonville on Saturday, May 18. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)