Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Alex Ritter waves his hat as Kandi Cox and Katon Trantham walk along on each side of the shetland pony and Peyton Matlock leads at the annual Handicapable Rodeo at Duke Arena on Friday, Sept. 23. More than 700 participants attended the event and numerous volunteers were on hand to help with activities. See more photos on page 8A of the September 29 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.