Cowboy Boot Camp

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[Dana Lain Formaro] Hey, partner. There's something new around these parts, and it's called Cowboy Boot Camp. And they're here to teach you everything you need to know about being a cowboy. Let's take a gander.

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[Sherry Gavlik — Cowboy Boot Camp Manager] Cowboy Boot Camp is 10 stations, hands on, where they interact as playing cowboy and cowgirl. We have the gold panning station, which the kids are going to actually find a piece of gold and return it into the craft station and receive a free lollipop. And we have our dress like a cowboy or cowgirl. We have saddle the pony.

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Then we have our corn box, which has been very successful here at the Iowa State Fair. 
 
We have rope the steer. They get to be a cowboy or cowgirl, and rope that steer.

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[Dana] Can you tell me what you're doing here today?

[Child 1] I'm just fishing. And this is how you catch fish. You have to get bait and a fishing line, and you had to try to get fish. And when they bite on, you have to pull it up and throw it in or keep it to eat. 

[Dana] So tell me, what do you like better, a corn box or a sandbox?

[Child 2] The sand is so small and they can annoy you. But corn, you can see where they are.

[Dana] Can you tell us a little bit about your campfire?

[Child 3] Yes, we are at a campsite.

[Dana] You're at a campsite. And tell us your favorite thing about being a cowgirl.

[Child 3] Going on the horsey ride. 

[Dana] Going on the horsey ride? Very cool. 

[Sherry] It's been an amazing experience at the Iowa State Fair. We're so excited to be here. We come all the way from Texas, and I have to say this fairgrounds is one of the top fairgrounds. I've been all over the country, and it's just absolutely beautiful. And we're happy to have Cowboy Boot Camp here at the Iowa State Fair. 

[Woman 1] My kids all love horses, so this is super fun. They like to play in the corn. They're practicing fishing. They've been doing the lasso. And they really liked this when they were riding the stick horses around, so they're having all the fun.

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