The ProRodeo Sports News - April 19, 2019

Bull rider Moore shaking off last year’s injury IN HIS WORDS J.T. MOORE

T his year, I’ve been blessed to be injury free the full year. Last year, I had a big injury – a broken jaw – which made it hard to go. God blessed me abundantly this year. I got dragged down by a bull in Fort Pierce, Fla., in a Pro Rodeo (Wide Open Rodeo). I was in the ICU for nine days. I had my jaw wired shut for more than two months.

I could’ve been here a long time ago, like when I was 18. I’m trying to take everything more seriously, getting to bed earlier, getting up earlier, drinking more water. It’s helping. The consistency is getting better, and I’m able to get past those ranker bulls a little easier. I feel like I can be higher in the world

J.T. Moore is off to a strong start in the

ProRodeo Tour standings. As of April 15, the second- year pro bull rider was among the top 24 in the Tour. The 22-year-old from Alvin, Texas, earned a good portion of his points at the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth, Texas. He’s also 31st in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $19,893 and fourth in the Texas Circuit standings with $10,064. Last year, Moore started on his permit before purchasing his card. He finished outside the top 50 in the world standings after missing more than two months with a broken jaw.

standings, but it’s awesome being there.

I got tired of it and unwired it myself. I thought I would lose a lot of weight, but I didn’t. I didn’t have to have just protein shakes, I ate a lot of food too. I sucked it through a straw, not just drinks and shakes. I had chicken and dumplings and steak. It tasted pretty dang good, believe it or not. My mommakes the best chicken and dumplings, it wasn’t bad at all. But it’s even better when it isn’t going through a straw. I started the 2018 season on my permit, but I figured I still had a chance to win the PRCA | Resistol Rookie of the Year if I bought my card. My traveling partner Boudreaux Campbell had done the same thing the year before. I broke my jaw at the first rodeo I went to on my card. Being in the mix in the ProRodeo Tour standings is awesome. I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing and I’m at where I’m supposed to be. I feel like

I don’t want to put down any other circuit, but I think the Texas Circuit is one of the toughest circuits there is, not only with the other cowboys but with some of the best bulls. It’s pretty awesome to be among those other cowboys, and it’s even cooler that my good buddies are there to support me along the way. I’m traveling with Boudreaux, Foster McCraw and Parker McCown. Boudreaux does everything, including the entering. I don’t think I’ve called one time, and I appreciate that a lot. In fact, he doesn’t even let me drive. I just put my hand in the rope and that’s it I tried other events, but I wasn’t the best at them. For me, there’s nothing like bull riding, nothing like it in the whole world. When I climb in the chute, it doesn’t matter what’s going on in the whole world, I’m just focused. I love it to death.

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