At the Anchorage rodeo, there's only one event that boasts a class toddlers can compete in: It's called mutton busting.
Though the rodeo announcer sometimes jokingly refers to it as the "last legal form of child abuse," mutton busting is one of the rodeo's most popular events.
The event puts children as young as 18 months old -- wearing protective helmets and vests -- on the backs of sheep. The kids cling to the sheep, which then run a bit. The idea is to stay on for six seconds.
Wasilla 2-year-old Annie May Lacey had some advice for accomplishing that goal: "Hold on tight."