Three Utah cowboys took first place in their respective competitions at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, with one rider making history with his bareback riding victory.
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Bill Whitaker: Can you explain to us what s going on in that eight seconds?
Cody Wright: You ve got a rein you hang on to. You need to lift on it, cause that s what holds ya down in the saddle. When they jump and kick, you know, they re stretched out, their feet are off the ground, You wanna be stretched out, you know, your free arm straight back, and your feet set as high in the neck as you can get em.
Bill Whitaker: It s like one hell of a rocking horse.
Cody Wright: It can be the roughest ride in the world if you re outta time, or it can be the smoothest ride in the world.