Bakken Cowboy To Compete In North Texas -- January 31, 2019

Wow, a little bit of northwestern North Dakota here in Arlington, TX -- home of the Dallas Cowboys. From The Williston Herald:

When the Professional Bull Riders Global Cup kicks off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, next week, a Trenton native will be among those vying for international bragging rights against some of the best bull riders in the world.

Stetson Lawrence, a 2007 graduate of Trenton High School, is slated to be one of those participants in the Global Cup. He has been a professional bull rider for the last seven years, and during that span, Lawrence has been ranked as one of the top 35 riders in the world. In 2015, Lawrence was ranked as high as ninth in the world.

As the professional bull rider and former oil worker shares, being regarded as one of the top riders in world took plenty of practice.

Lawrence says some of his first experience with animals as a youngster in Whitehorse, South Dakota, where his grandfather owned a ranch. As early as 5 years old, Lawrence got started in the sport of mutton busting; a rodeo style competition where children ride sheep. “That was a lot of fun. Then from there, I moved up to calves and steers, and kept at it,” Lawrence states. “It’s such a great sport, I’ve had a chance to travel the world doing something that I love and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”