In Denver, a bull killed a rider in front of the audience

Last week, during the rodeo, 25-year-old Mason Lowe was trampled to death by a bull. The owner of the animal said that he grieves for the deceased, but does not consider the bull to be the culprit of the incident.

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"Everyone in the rodeo world knows it's not the bull's fault," Shad Smith said in an interview USA TODAY. — When you ride a bull, you initially take a risk... Bulls, like people, each have their own personality. This is a sporty, good bull. He is exactly what they are bred for.”

After the bull named Hard Times (Hard Times) dropped Lowe through 3,04 seconds during a rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver Coliseum on Tuesday, an animal weighing 1400 pounds (635 kg) stepped on the rider's chest, resulting in a massive heart injury, heart valve and aorta. Later, Lowe passed away at the Denver Medical Center.

According to Smith, after the fatal accident, no one asked him to take off the rodeo or put to sleep the 5-year-old bull, which went into the arena about 30 times. Most likely, in the next two months, the animal will speak again.

“He's pretty mellow for all of this, to be honest,” Smith, owner of Double S Bull in Sidney, Iowa, said of the bull. — He is a good performer, he likes his work. But he just likes to be there.”

Still, Smith is extremely upset about the death of the rider, whom he considered his friend. Lowe took part in rodeo competitions from the 15 age and during that time he stayed several times at the house of the Smith family.

A day or two before the competition, Lowe called Smith, learning that he would be playing with the Hard Times.

“We discussed the bull and various nuances,” Smith said in an interview. “Mason was forming his game plan.”

According to Smith, on Tuesday, Lowe saddled the Hard Times and in just a few seconds the bull made a sharp turn, dropping his rider.

“Mason landed on his back and the bull stepped on him with one of his hind legs,” Smith said. “It didn’t look like a disaster—more like something you see regularly.” Lowe stood up and crawled a few feet, out of my line of sight. Then they told me that doctors were called to see him. He didn't look terrible at all."

Smith suggested that Low's death was inevitable.

“I’m not saying I’m right, but my opinion is, when it’s your time, there’s nothing you can do,” Smith said. “And I don’t know if it matters where he was or what he did.” I think his time has come. But we feel terrible about it. We have lost a great friend."

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