Daily Archives: March 9, 2010

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When real-life cowboy Bronc Boehnlein heard the commotion — and the panic — of a more than 1,400-pound rodeo bull breaking free into a public parking lot, he didn’t hesitate.

Bronc asked a nearby calf roper if he could borrow his rope and his horse. Then, Bronc went about saving the day — cowboy style.

With “20 to 30 police officers,” doing their best to steer the runaway bull from the public lot to an employee lot, according to Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo CEO Leroy Shafer, Bronc rode onto the scene. Then, he did what a police Taser shot could not.

Bronc stopped the bull, by roping it with that borrowed lasso.

“The more I hear about it, the more and more impressed I am by what transpired and how everyone reacted to the situation — especially this wrangler, who believe it or not, tells our people that his name really is Bronc,” Shafer said. “Just the presence of mind to ask to borrow a rope and a horse …  And obviously, he has very advanced roping skills. As a wrangler, that’s his training.” (read more)