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Fairgoers Ride 8 Foot Camels at Ohio State Fair
A steady flow of fairgoers paid five dollars to ride camels at the Ohio State Fair as two tall animals named Petey and Tanner stand ready in a ring. Camel handlers Ronnie Chaney and Jordan Day oversee riders including families from Reynoldsburg and Hurricane West Virginia, with Petey noted for appetite and mischief while Tanner remains calmer.
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Lilly Shaw
Reynoldsburg
Ronny Chaney
Jordan Day
Camel
Chaney
Day
East Prairie
Missouri
Annie Staton
Clintonville
Cindy Robertson
Hurricane
Tanner
Petey
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