PHOTOS: A royal and rowdy affair

The 2025 Burnet County Rodeo was May 9-10 at the rodeo arena in Burnet. It featured bull and bronc riding, barrel racing, roping, live music, and the crowning of the royal court.
TOP: The 2025 Burnet County Rodeo Association royal court was crowned May 9. They are Duchess Tess Murders (left), Ambassador Payton Brandt, Queen Katelyn White, Princess Emery Spratlen, and Sweetheart Ally Brandt. Photo by Trinity Frazier/Luedecke Photography
A brave, young mutton buster is tossed to the ground by a bounding sheep. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
A bronc rider hits a pose straight out of a Western novel. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography