ProRodeo Sports News, June 1, 2018

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How old were you when you started riding bulls?

Is there a bull you haven’t ridden yet that you look most forward to riding, and why? – Makayla Brady: Bruiser would be that bull for me right now, just because he’s still great and he won’t be around for much longer. He was the bull of the year and he’s just a great one to put your rope on. What are your career goals? – Laramie Brady: I want to be a couple- time world champion and multiple-time NFR qualifier. Outside of that, just try to make all the money I possibly can. Who is your all-time favorite bull rider and why? – Casey Brady: It would have to be Zeb Lanham. I was around him a little bit growing up and he would help a guy out, so he’s pretty cool. We got on plenty of his bulls and the fact that he’s been to the NFR so many times, he’s pretty awesome. What rodeo are you most looking forward to this year? – Carson Brady: Probably the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo. It’s one of my favorites I look forward to and

– Beatris

Brady: I grew up riding calves and steers. I started getting on bigger bulls by the time I was 12 years old. When did you know that you wanted to be a professional bull rider? Brady: Growing up, I always wanted to be a bull rider. All my friends wanted to be bull riders. My dad was a bull rider. It was something I just always kind of intended on doing. What is it about the sport that makes you want to be a bull rider? – Sean Brady: There’s just something about being a bull rider that I think is awesome. Obviously, there’s the danger factor, but I just like riding the best bulls and proving to myself over and over again that I can do it. There are a lot of ups and downs in bull riding. In bareback riding, you can count on guys staying on every time, they just need to spur as well as they can. In bull riding, you need to stay on. It can be humbling, but I guess that’s part of it. I love the chase of it. How did you “bridge the gap” from competing at the amateur level to the pro level? – Miranda

BRADY PORTENIER Bull Rider

it’s my hometown rodeo.

– Jamie

It sounds like you have the coolest dog in rodeo, is that true? – Pistol Brady: I don’t know if she’s the coolest dog in rodeo, but she’s pretty fun to travel with. Merla is a border collie, and she goes with us quite a bit. She’s pretty cool, she likes to hang out behind the chutes.

Brady: One of the things I realized going from amateur to pro was just the people you’re around, they have a lot more positive attitudes and positive insight toward rodeo and everything that’s going on in ProRodeo. There’s a reason why those guys and gals choose to compete at the top level and it’s because they have a good attitude. Just being around those types of people, it changed the way I look at rodeo. Understanding that helped me bridge the gap.

ProRodeo Sports News 6/1/2018

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