Miner photo|Don Gronning
Austin Krogh fought bulls at last year’s rodeo, as well as riding in the ranch bronc riding. Here Krogh, in green, goes in to try to help a bull rider during last year’s Newport Bull-A-Rama.
Courtesy photo|Jack Dunn
Austin Krogh SADDLE BRONC RIDER, BULLFIGHTER, RANCH BRONC RIDER
I started fighting bulls about four years ago for Mel (Layton). I fought bulls last year at the Newport Rodeo. Colton Worely got hung up and I got kicked in the head.
Three years ago I started entering the ranch bronc riding. Last year I was really enthused about saddle bronc riding, so I bought a bronc saddle. I’ll be in two events at the Newport Rodeo – the saddle bronc riding and the ranch bronc riding. I really look up to Jacob Stacy and Caleb Nichols, two pro bronc riders. Those two have really helped my saddle bronc riding.
He might be a newspaper reporter now, but for years Don Gronning competed as a professional bull rider. Here he is on Oscar at the 1979 Newport Rodeo.
Don Gronning BULL RIDER
When I was a kid I came to the Newport Rodeo with my dad, Gordon Gronning, who was entered in the calf
roping. My most vivid memory that year was watching the great Colville Indian bull rider Larry Condon spur a bull that seemed to me was jumping as high as the stands behind the bucking CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Summer 2014|Horizon 7