For: The opinion Updated 08 Jan 2023, 17:43 pm EST
A woman died after she was thrown by a horse at a rodeo in the Florida Panhandle, authorities said Sunday.
The 56-year-old had just finished competing in a barrel race at the Baker Rodeo on Saturday when she was thrown from the horse at a gallop onto a starting ramp. and struck a pole, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said in an email.
According to police, the woman was leaving the competition area when her horse suddenly moved and pulled the woman from its back.
According to Okaloosa County deputies, a death investigation is underground after an out of state barrel racer was thrown from her horse and died at the Baker Rodeo Saturday afternoon. https://t.co/2XAtJDYtmS
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The woman later died at a local hospital. His identity was not immediately released, but the sheriff’s office said he is from another state.
The Baker competition was part of the National Barrel Horse Association’s tour of rodeos across the country, according to the event’s website.
Rodeo is a traditional equestrian sport in the United States. with influences from the history of the Mexican cowboys of northern Mexico and the charros.
It consists of riding wild colts or bulls bareback and performing various exercises, such as throwing the lasso, among others, without killing the animal.
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