NFR Live with saddle bronc rider Tegan Smith

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Tegan Smith of Winterset, Iowa, rides Lunatic Party during the opening night of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

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December 3, 2021 - 5:20 pm

Amber Dixon is joined by saddle bronc rider Tegan Smith on Day 2 of the 2021 National Finals Rodeo.

Smith carried the flag of Iowa, his home state, in the rodeo’s grand entry.

Tonight through Dec. 11, the Review-Journal will be interviewing a rodeo personality at 4:45 p.m., streamed live on Facebook and reviewjournal.com.

Rodeo events kick off each night at 5:45 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack.

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