Well just got back from the finals.
We had a great time and met a lot ofo good people.
We did get a fair shake.
The 1st day he came out 1 and kicked over his head and spun to the left. He was snappy and flashy!! He jumped out of it after about 3 spins for about 3 kicks and went the other way spinning.
At the end of the 6 seconds (it's only 6 at a futurity), the dummy came off, but the flank strap didn't. He kept spinning until he got dizzy and fell down. He got back up and started spinning again. eventually he quit and very drunk like he left the arena. (all this after the whistle and with guys in the arena trying to get him to stop)
He was scored 79.75 which was fair since he jumped out of it.
We were very worried that night. This is something that can mess with a bulls mind. He might ran off the 2nd day. It was the first time he bucked 2 days in a row and he this mishap could be devasating
The 2nd day, he acted like it never happened! He came out 1 and spun to the left. He was scored 80.75 (He would have been higher, but he flattened out a bit towards the end).
Over all we placed 20th out of 50 for the finals and 33rd out of 160 for the year.
I'm proud of him. He proved he has heart and can take the diesel smoke. To every even he went about 14 hours (where the other bulls went about 2).
Now, we put a man on him and go from there.
There are some awesome pictures. Once I get them and get permission, I'll post them.
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