A contestant attempts an eight-second bull ride at the Tejas Rodeo Company's weekly Saturday night rodeo in June.
The June 15 rodeo was Hall’s first time competing at Tejas Rodeo Company, but she said she felt prepared, being familiar with it from watching her brother and mother ride here. She still gets a little nervous when she’s out in the arena, but luckily, she said she has a trick to get herself through it. A contestant warms up with their horse before competing at Tejas Rodeo Company.
“We’re proud of our program and how the animals are taken care of,” James said. “You take a bull, he’s got eight seconds, maybe three if the guy didn’t ride him very long, and he runs right back to water and feed for another seven days. So that’s his life, and it’s a pretty good one.”Co-owner Yancey James was a professional bull rider for 11 years prior to founding Tejas Rodeo Company in 2006 with his business partner, Trey Martin.
“Our first rodeo was a hit, and it just kind of took off,” James said. “We just started adding things as we went.”Clint Datchuk for the San Antonio Report