Twenty-one-year-old Gunnison saddle bronc rider Coleman Shallbetter is recovering after a Friday night wreck at the National Western Stock Show rodeo in Denver that left him with multiple broken ribs and a punctured, collapsed lung. The rookie competitor was taken to a Denver hospital and underwent surgery after the incident.
Wreck in the Coliseum: Thrown, Then Stepped On
According to CBS Colorado, Shallbetter was thrown from a horse named Hillbilly Havoc during Friday night’s performance and was stepped on when the animal lost its footing. Medical crews moved him to a local hospital, where imaging showed multiple rib fractures and internal injury.
From Hospital Bed to Prime Time Plans
From his hospital bed, Shallbetter told…..