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| − | The largest event of the year is the [[Miles City Bucking Horse Sale]] held in May. Miles City is also home to the Eastern Montana Fair and is the commercial hub of southeastern Montana.<ref>{{cite news |work=Sunset |title=Getting your buck's worth in Montana |date=1999-05-01 |first=Caroline |last=Patterson |quote=Miles City, MT, is known as the Cow Capital of the West with pickups and stock trucks lining up the streets. The city's cowboy tradition lives through the annual Bucking Horse Sale highlighted by bareback riding events at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds.}}</ref> The sale is generally held regardless of weather.<ref name=gazette520>{{cite news|title=Rain wipes out Miles City racing |url=http://billingsgazette.com/sports/more/article_0930fa89-6582-5f74-a5f2-2e4ca269f8ae.html|accessdate=June 26, 2011|newspaper=Billings Gazette|date=May 20, 2011}}</ref><ref name=cbssun>{{cite web|title=Bareback riders showcase the best bucking broncos |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7372142n&tag=mncol;lst;1|accessdate=July 3, 2011|publisher=CBS Sunday Morning|accessdate=July 3, 2011}}</ref>
| + | Miles City, MT, is known as the Cow Capital of the West with pickups and stock trucks lining up the streets. The city's cowboy tradition lives on through the largest event of the year, the [[Miles City Bucking Horse Sale]] which is held in May and features bareback riding events at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds. Most of the horses are auctioned off to rodeos. |
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| | + | Miles City is also home to the Eastern Montana Fair, the Miles City Stockyards (livestock auction yard) and is the commercial hub of southeastern Montana. |
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