VIDEO: teen rodeo contestant catches runaway horse in Sulphur

Sulphur, LA (KPLC) - One contestant at the Rodeo State Finals got a chance to put all his practice to use when a horse got loose at the West Cal Arena in Sulphur.

“Well, I had forgotten my halter at the arena after I was done competing, so I had to walk my horse back get my halter, Hudson Gros said. “By the time I was coming back to my trailer, I saw this horse get loose, and me and two other pick up men went to chasing it.”

Security video shows the horse bolting from the arena parking lot as Gros chased after it on his own horse. His first attempt to rope the runaway missed, but he was able to recoil his rope, rebuild the loop, and catch the horse in the parking lot of the nearby hotel.

“It circled back and was heading straight for the road, and that is where I roped it in the hotel parking lot after it crossed the road,” Gros said.

Gros said the real hero in this story is his horse Rex.

“I couldn’t have done it without my trustful Rex,” Gros said. “He was what made it possible. So, we’re going to thank him.”

Nice save Hudson!

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