(➡️ swipe for the full series) I love shooting bull riding from the roof at Clovis. The first time I was able to do it was 2011, and these are from Friday and Sunday. On Saturday I shot from the ground, and those pictures are 💤

. @junior_nogueira101 is going to retire in like 30 years and I’m still going to be posting this picture

➡️➡️This was the second bull ride of the first rodeo I was able to shoot from the dirt. When ol Ned Kelly was bearing down on me, I remember thinking about all the effort expended by people trying to keep me outside the fence. Then I went and bought a ladder because this is what I do.

Pictures like this are cooler than regular bucking pictures. Prove me wrong.

(swipe ➡️) This is usually where I’d say something “controversial”, but instead here are 10 perfect pictures from Salinas 2011

Me in 2010: “Could you tell me your name for my caption?” 🤦🏻‍♂️ @8xwhitfield

(➡️ swipe for the full series) Wide and close is my favorite way to shoot pretty much anything. This was 2010 at Red Bluff, and I shot a whole section of bareback at 14mm from behind the chutes. All the other rides produced nice picture of guys getting ready to ride, but didn’t result in any good action. I think this was the last ride, and I almost missed it because I had not yet figured out that you just follow the judges. So I got there just in time for Jared to get his glove in his riggin and then as soon as he nodded, the horse (Blackhawk Blaze of Flying U) blew straight up and Jared’s hat flew off, but somehow stayed in the frame.

Mason Lowe / 14Y Indian Medicine of Julio Moreno, Clovis PBR 2018

My picture of Blaine Tibbals & 3812 Kaui of @flyingurodeo at Santa Maria on the cover of the PSN’s best of 2018 issue. Thanks to everyone at the Elks Rodeo for ALWAYS letting me do my thing.

“Part of my confidence, of course, comes from my horse. Dude can really run. He stops hard. And he finishes really good. Those are pretty good qualities to have in the Thomas & Mack. Dude has fast feet, and he’s aggressive in his stop. When I dally and put it on the horn, he pulls the steer back. There’s no give. There are times when he’ll nicker. I think he just likes it. He likes stopping hard, and he likes jerking the ass out of steers. He’s kind of a fire-breathing dragon. He watches the cow. He pins his ears. He’s a lot of horse.” - Trey Yates ••• Don’t miss a minute of the incredible stories we have to share from the rodeo trail in 2019! Tap the link in the bio to sign up to have every moment and emotion delivered straight to your inbox. ••• Photo by @mattcohenphoto | Featuring @treydizzleyates @thecowboyjournal

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July 20, 2015 in blog

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