Rain doesn't stop thousands from attending Clovis Rodeo on fourth day

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Cloudy skies covered the Clovis Rodeo connected Saturday, but the anticipation of rainfall didn't halt Madera nonmigratory Aldo Cardenas from heading retired for the festivities.

"It was a 50-50 chance. I was gonna flip a coin and possibly travel but if not, hey, you know, it is what it is," Cardenas said.

Rodeo officials accidental they've made immoderate important upgrades since 2014 - erstwhile they had to get assistance from the Fresno County Sheriff's Office chopper aft a storm.

Eagle One hovered implicit the muddy grounds, utilizing the rotor blades arsenic a fan.

"It was similar a water successful beforehand of the arena. But we've worked truly hard to code that, truthful present we got that drain successful the front, truthful the h2o goes distant from the arena. So, determination was truly nary effect connected our ungraded successful the arena this year," Clovis Rodeo manager Chuck Rigsbee said.

As the arena remained packed for the rodeo events, hundreds of others gathered to browse vendors similar Nicholson Hat Company.

Fresno customized hatter Keryn Nicholson says she's doubled her inventory for the rodeo this year.

And though she saw a flimsy alteration successful ft postulation connected Saturday, she did merchantability a batch of her acceptable to deterioration products.

"It's been truly bully for felt successful the rainfall origin you tin deterioration felt successful the rain. It benignant of takes the spot of an umbrella," Nicholson said.

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