Eight seconds of glory, zero seconds of health insurance.
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 1988 Season of the world famous Mesquite Championship Rodeo.
Practical Effects
Every crash is 100% real, zero CGI, maximum wince.
Production
Gloriously grainy 1988 Mesquite Rodeo footage, authentic as dirt.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mesquite Rodeo was syndicated to 130 million homes in the 1980s, making these wrecks bizarre family entertainment.
Don Gay is an eight-time world champion bull rider himself—he's seen worse firsthand.
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