Tampa Bay Rodeo rider run over by horseback rider after performing backflip

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A video captured Saturday night showed the shocking moment a rider with the Tampa Bay Rodeo was run over by a horseback rider shortly after he landed a backflip.

The incident happened at the Tampa Bay Rodeo & Family Festival at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds in Dover during the Saturday night show.

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After getting bucked off his horse, the video showed the rider running toward the stands and performing a backflip for the crowd.

Moments after the man landed the backflip, he was run over by another horseback rider.

The Tampa Bay Rodeo said the rider is doing OK after the incident…

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