Wearing a brimmed hat and sporting a
shiny belt buckle, Rodney Crosby slid out of his pickup truck and walked with
a slight limp over to his horse Cash.
Cash’s ears perked up as the former state and national rodeo champion
talked to the well-groomed horse.
This is the same horse Crosby was
riding when he was injured in a steer-roping competition, separating his
pelvis. The challenge of roping a
steer or busting a bucking bronco is in the past; now Crosby is fighting
medical bills and unemployment.
Fortunately Crosby has the support
of his friends and family, and some folks he has never met, to help. Supporters
are holding the Rodney Crosby Benefit Rodeo on Saturday, June 23, at 11 a.m. at
Winding Trails Ranch located at 3105 405th Court East in Myakka City.
For a $5 donation, you can watch
rodeo teams display their skills and help a struggling cowboy.
-Grant Jefferies
Grant Jefferies, a native of Palmetto and chief photographer at the Bradenton Herald, has been capturing moments in the lives of Manatee County residents for over 25 years. Images from the streets of Cuba and Haiti to the clay fields of the Little League World Series and beyond have been captured through the lenses of Jefferies' cameras. Jefferies can be found on his sailboat when his feet are not on land.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie is in her 13th year as a photojournalist at the Bradenton Herald. Through the years she has covered crimes and carnivals; feasts and floods. Her postings will vary from events in Manatee County's back yard to the work of photojournalists covering the stories of our times from around the world. 
Paul Videla has been a staff photographer with the Bradenton Herald since 2002, when he made the move from Detroit, Mich. When he's not working,
he enjoys hunting for unique LPs at the area's plethora of thrift stores and continually works to improve his baking chops(as the records spin and his dog waits for handouts).
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