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Austin Broderson was bleeding and was knocked unconscious during a ride Monday afternoon, witnesses told 9NEWS.
DENVER — A bareback bronc rider was seriously injured Monday afternoon at a rodeo during the National Western Stock Show.
The rider, identified in multiple reports as 19-year-old Austin Broderson, was rushed to Denver Health after he was stomped by the horse he was riding. Witnesses told 9NEWS that Broderson’s hand got caught in the rigging and he wasn’t able to free himself. He was knocked unconscious and bleeding heavily, according to witnesses.
The National Western Stock Show posted that Broderson was in serious condition.
Broderson is from Turin, Alberta, Canada, which is about an hour and a half north of the U.S. border with Montana. According to his Facebook page, Broderson attends Casper College in Wyoming and is a member of the school’s rodeo team.
The Cowboy Channel featured Broderson in a segment in November.
In a couple of Facebook rodeo groups, members mentioned that they watched Broderson’s horrifying ride on the Cowboy Channel. Many said they were praying for his recovery.
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