Rodeo Fame Summer 2015 | Page 20

Shearer abandons his mount to climb over Twitchell and his horse on the bronc’s near side on his way to the empty saddle. BRN Photos by Dustin J Davis Olson Photography Bronc Riding Nation NEWS! Open Costume Event! RED BLUFF, California – The Wild Ride is an extra, open costume event for bronc riders who are always looking to have fun. It started when Ty Atchison rode too close to the fence and Cort Scheer jumped on behind him. One minute, pick up men Jeff Shearer, Atchison, Bob Marriot, Matt Twitchell and Bronc Boehnlien were doing their jobs catching Flying U’s #169 after a buck off …. then came the dare. “Ride him, Jeff!” It touched off a spontaneous chain reaction that won’t be forgotten any time soon. WRITTEN BY LORI O' HARVER 20 SUMMER 2015 • rodeofame.com