Rising bull riding star trampled to death during Texas rodeo

A rising star in the bull riding community was stomped to death at a Texas event Thursday.Dylan Grant, 24, was in the second round at the Wharton County Youth Fair Xtreme Bulls show when he was bucked off a bull named Commander, according to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.Commander then “stepped on” Grant, delivering mortal injuries.It is not immediately known how much Commander weighs, but some bulls can reach 2,000 pounds.

Grant, of Wyoming, was rushed into an ambulance and then airlifted to a Houston hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.“Our rodeo family lost a talented young cowboy last night,” Kendra Santos, of the No Spin Rodeo podcast, mourned on Facebook.“There are no worthy words of sympathy at a time of such profound shock and sadness.”Grant was a rising star in the professional rodeo community, earning $3,760 in winnings so far this season and a career earnings of $15,710.While a student at the University of Wyoming, where he graduated in 2023, Grant was awarded the bull riding title at the Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo.

He had been bull riding since 2018.The tragedy comes less than two weeks after another young bull rider was nearly killed in an incident — rider Tyler Kippes took a horn to the chest while competing in Rodeo Austin, but survived after emergency open heart surgery.Bull rider Peter De Luna was killed last year when he was also trampled to death during a competition in Bandera, Texas.

The 22-year-old had only been riding for about a year.It is not clear what will happen to Commander — who had an impressive 100% “buckoff” rate knocking cowboys off his back the past two seasons.It is not uncommon for rodeo bulls to remain in circuit.

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