So this past weekend, we held the Ostrich Festival here in Chandler. It's an annual event (been going on since the 80s I think) that happens every spring. I didn't get to go this year, but here are some pictures from the past years. It's always a blast. Very fair/carnival like. Great crowds, food and fun!
I'm told ostrich riding is an art. It just looks silly to me, but...
"Yee-Haw! Ride 'em cowboy!"
"Run away, Run away!"
Ok, these jockeys are in chariots...I kept hoping for a scene outta Ben Hur to happen. 
Though the ostriches have top billing, there are other critters hanging around too.
Camels are one of them and you've never seen funny until you've seen a camel race.
And my personal favorite...the pig races (I think Number 2 got distracted somewhere).
There are other critters around like a petting zoo with goats and horses and such and a pony ride for the munchkins. The think I found most amusing...when you go to the ostrich festival, not only can you see real live ostriches and watch them race and try to peck people, but you can eat and wear them too. Slightly disturbing, but I find it morbidly amusing at the same time.
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