Coming off a recent seventh place win in the state finals, Bryce Murray of Healdton, Okla., is hoping to have more good luck this week in the calf roping competition at the IFYR.
Murray, 16, is competing for the first time in Shawnee, but he’s no stranger to rodeo.
He used to a be a bull rider, but retired from that event at age 12—but not before breaking just about every bone in his body.
“I broke everything but my back and neck,” he sad, so he decided to quit bull riding and focus his attention to calf roping.
He is the son of Steven and Shelly Murray. His love for rodeo started at a young age—he started mutton bustin’ at age 4 and has “been hooked ever since.”
To prepare for his IFYR run, Murray said he’ll warm up his horse, Tiny, a horse he’s had less than two months, and make sure his ropes are in good shape.
“If I focus too much, I get nervous,” he said.
But his mother said he does well under pressure and stays pretty calm.
Murray, who will be a junior this fall at Healdton High school, said he’s in Shawnee this week to win.
He said he wants to go into pro rodeo when he’s 18—and go to college.
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Kim Morava may be reached at 214-3962.
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Coming off a recent seventh place win in the state finals, Bryce Murray of Healdton, Okla., is hoping to have more good luck this week in the calf roping competition at the IFYR.
Murray, 16, is competing for the first time in Shawnee, but he’s no stranger to rodeo.
He used to a be a bull rider, but retired from that event at age 12—but not before breaking just about every bone in his body.
“I broke everything but my back and neck,” he sad, so he decided to quit bull riding and focus his attention to calf roping.
He is the son of Steven and Shelly Murray. His love for rodeo started at a young age—he started mutton bustin’ at age 4 and has “been hooked ever since.”
To prepare for his IFYR run, Murray said he’ll warm up his horse, Tiny, a horse he’s had less than two months, and make sure his ropes are in good shape.
“If I focus too much, I get nervous,” he said.
But his mother said he does well under pressure and stays pretty calm.
Murray, who will be a junior this fall at Healdton High school, said he’s in Shawnee this week to win.
He said he wants to go into pro rodeo when he’s 18—and go to college.
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Kim Morava may be reached at 214-3962.
