Santa Clarita City Briefs is spotlighting performers appearing at the 2012 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, presented by Lockheed Federal Credit Union, at the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio. The festival is running from April 19 – 22 in Santa Clarita, California.
John Hustead has appeared at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival for the last 13 years as well as entertaining at many Western festivals and parades around the state. With his expertise is riding and roping he has entertained thousands over the years.
Cowboy Trick Roper, Jim Townsley, of Los Angeles entertains audiences with his charoo style of rope handling in colorful cowboy dress. Look for the tall Cowboy on stilts swinging a mean lariat.
Chapmaker Dave Thornbury grew up trick riding and roping on Midwestern fair and rodeo circuits. Dave moved to California in the mid 70’s and since that time has worked at Calabasas Saddlery as well as performing at Calabasas Ranch and other events around the country.
