Eight seconds of glory, infinity in a neck brace.
Rodeo is a tough way to make a living-that's what this video is all about. These are the hardest hit, toughest rides, most heart pounding moments of the 1996 Season of the world famous Mesquite Championship Rodeo.
Practical Effects
Zero CGI, 100% actual human beings yeeted by livestock.
Editing
Relentless crash montages set to twangy guitar riffs.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mesquite Rodeo was the 'Cowboy Capital of Texas' and this VHS series predated mainstream extreme sports footage by years. It was genuinely revolutionary carnage distribution.
Don Gay is an eight-time world champion bull rider himself, so his cheerful commentary on these wrecks carries the weight of someone who absolutely knows how much this hurts.
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