HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WHNT ) — The rodeo is coming to Huntsville as the Southeastern Ultimate Bullriding rodeo is in town this weekend.
There will be traditional bull riding as well as competition for younger riders.
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“My adrenaline’s pumpin and I’m ready to go and hold on for dear life,” said Preston Henderson. “I’m just trying to do everything I can to stay on.”
Henderson has been riding for two and a half years.
“I watched the movie ‘Eight Seconds,’ its a bull riding movie, a lot, and I really liked the idea of it,” he said. “And so I begged my mom for years and years, and she finally let me do it.”
Friday is his first time competing in Huntsville, but it certainly won’t be his last.
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“My dream is to get better and better every day, and then hopefully one day I can go to the PBR and become a PBR world champion.”
Jamison Fresh, also known as “little fresh” in the arena, is taking the stage as well.