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National Finals Rodeo
National Finals Rodeo veterans know how important it is to get hot early, and none are hotter than team ropers Garrett Tonozzi and Kinney Harrell.
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Considering he stands 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 245 pounds, Gabe Ledoux seemingly would have made a prototypical linebacker prospect in his formative years.
Dance with who brung you to National Finals Rodeo entertainment this year.
One goal is to keep your toes turned during the entire ride, but something tells me it’s not the same as a ballerina mastering first position. It’s also important to swing your feet over the horse’s shoulders in a split second, and as the animal bucks, to bend those knees and finish your spurring stroke, which sounds a little like the advice Lon Kruger might give on shooting free throws if his players did so from a saddle.
Fred Whitfield was enjoying Wednesday afternoon’s mundane rehearsal for tonight’s first of 10 opening ceremonies of the National Finals Rodeo.