01x05 - Stop, Drop & Roll

[bunniefuu]

[country music playing]

[Dale] Dang, Cheech.
I can't believe this bull ride, man.

[man] All right, let's go.

[screaming in slow motion]

- [buzzer buzzing]
- [indistinct shouting]

[laughing] Yeah!

You actually did it.

It's phenomenal, isn't it?

It's not phenomenal.

We could see the fear
all over your face the entire ride.

But it's epic.

- What?
- Then the panic.

Lot of panic, lot of fear.

It's okay to be scared of certain things.

I'm tough enough
to not be scared of anything.

Oh yeah, no,
there's stuff you're scared of.

- [Dale] Like what? I've done it all.
- Heights.

Scared of dirty water, when you can't see
the bottom of the river when swimming.

Anybody would be scared of that.

The Christmas lights have been up
for four years now.

[country rock music playing]

♪ Whoa ♪

I'm scared of nothing in that rodeo arena.

Well, the only thing you haven't done
is get in the clown barrel.

[Cheech] Mmm.

Every time I brought it up,
you change the subject.

But that doesn't mean I'm scared of it.

There's never been an opportunity.
I've just never had to.

Dale's always been apprehensive
about getting in a barrel

because of some of the things
we've seen at rodeos.

[announcer] Whoa!

[Leroy] If the bull's running full speed
and hits that barrel, it'll knock you out.

There's not many people that are willing
to get in and take a hit from a bull.

[bellowing]

- No, you're definitely scared.
- No, I'm not.

Why are you getting a little bit
higher-pitch sounding voice?

Because you keep insisting.
And I'm insisting.

You make us do stuff
we don't want to do all the time.

I can text Cody Webster
and Leon Coffee right now

and get them here.

If you're gonna do it, you might as well
have the best in the arena.

Face your fears, Dale.

If Leon Coffee and Cody Webster
are coming,

then... then I'll do it. Then I'll do it.

But you got to stay in the barrel,
full 60 seconds.

You can't just jump in, jump out.

As much as I hate to admit it,
Cheech and Leroy are right.

I've never been in a clown barrel.

But these guys look up to me.
I'm their fearless leader.

I'm gonna prove that.

That's why today's lesson
is "Cowboys Always Face Their Fears."

I'm not saying I have any fears,
but if I did, I'm gonna face them.

- I'm not scared.
- Mmm.

Dale Brisby doesn't get scared, ol' son.

- [Leroy] Cody said he's down.
- Boom.

[Leroy] Laughing emojis.

- Yes, he... he wants to see this.
- Bam!

Oh, Leon sent...

- six... six laughing emojis.
- Oh.

[Leroy] He's down.

Oh my, how the tables have turned.
You're getting in the barrel.

[country music playing]

Give me some of that wire.

[Jorden] So, uh, guess what I'm doing
Saturday night.

[Donnie] I know what you should be doing
is fixing this fence.

[Jorden] Besides fixing fence,
do you know what I'm doing Saturday night?

- [Donnie] No.
- Going to a rodeo.

First one back.

- [Donnie] Really?
- [Jorden] Yeah.

[Donnie] I thought
you were rehabbing still.

[Jorden] I mean, yeah, but I feel like
it's good enough to start getting back on.

I've been riding a lot of practice bulls,

but Saturday is my first rodeo back
since I got hurt.

I'm really stoked to be competing again.

Donnie, I hope you can fix fence
better than you can put on a belt,

'cause you missed a belt loop.

[Jorden chuckles]

[Dale] You guys are in for a treat.

Heard from Web and, uh, Leon Coffee.

They're coming in Saturday. Looks like
Dale's getting in a clown barrel.

Oh, that'll be fun.

Leroy and Cheech kind of put me up to it.
They think I'm scared.

[Donnie] I know you're scared.

- No, I'm not scared.
- [Donnie] Yes, you are.

I, uh... I hate that I have to miss that.

What do you mean you have to miss it?

Going to a rodeo. It's my first one back
from my knee. Pretty excited.

- You're ready for that?
- Yeah.

- I'll cancel clown barrel action for you.
- No. No. You don't have to do that.

I already put myself under a lot
of pressure being my first one back.

So, I think it's just better off
if I go by myself for this first one.

You know, get them first-time jitters out.

- Okay.
- [laughs]

[Dale] I'm excited
to see Jorden get back to a rodeo.

It's great for her,
and great for the sport.

She's a perfect ambassador
for women's bull riding.

And when she wins all those buckles,

nobody's going to be surprised
that it's connected to Radiator Ranch.

Jorden, I'm excited
that you're entered in another rodeo.

Donnie, fix the fence.

It's a gate.

Whatever it is, fix it.

[country music playing]

[line ringing]

- Hey, Jo.
- [Jorden chuckles] Hey, Mom.

[Mom] So, how are things going
with this internship?

[Jorden] Going pretty good, honestly.

Learning a lot, riding bulls, ranching.
I'm getting ready to go to a rodeo.

- No! I want you stop with the rodeo stuff.
- [chuckles]

Why?

I want you to get married
and have kids, not ride bulls.

I really just can't stop.

I always dread, you know, having to tell
my mom that I'm entered in a rodeo

just because
she doesn't wanna see me get hurt.

My injuries don't make it good.

So, it's just one of those phone calls
that I really don't like to do.

- Remember when you were almost k*lled?
- [Jorden] Yes.

[Mom] On my birthday you told me,
"I'm not gonna ride bulls anymore."

And that was, like, just pure relief.

But in my defense,
I was on a lot of medications,

- and I was not in my right state of mind.
- [Mom laughs]

You knew I wasn't gonna stop.

I don't want that phone call in the middle
of the night that something's happened.

I can't lose you.

I can't lose you.

- I worked really hard at it.
- You do.

[Jorden] I love bull riding. It hasn't
been easy getting to where I'm at.

You know, there's a lot of obstacles,
you know, being a young female.

It's hard to find people
that truly wanna help you.

But I just wanna use it as motivation
to show people

and show my mom
that I'm capable of doing this.

All right. I'll let you know how it goes.

Okay, well, good luck.

Okay.

- Bye.
- Bye.

[Western music playing]

[gate squealing]

Jorden's gonna get on
a practice bull today

to get ready for her first rodeo
since her knee injury.

The sport of bull riding can trace
its roots to bullfighting competitions

in Mexico and Spain,

but it didn't arrive in American rodeos
until the early 1900s,

when people decided, "You know
what'd be cooler than riding a horse?"

"Riding a bull."

Today the rules are pretty simple.

No touching the bull with your free hand,

and you have to stay on for eight seconds
to get a qualified ride.

If you do last eight seconds,
a judge scores you,

kind of like in gymnastics,
but, you know, cooler.

Score consists
of 50 possible points for the rider

and 50 possible points
for the bucking bull,

for a maximum total score of 100 points.

I got you a special pick-up man
coming in today.

I brought my buddy J.B. Mauney in.

The biggest thing you need coming back
from an injury is confidence.

Nobody knows more about that
than J.B. Mauney.

- [Mauney] Morning.
- Morning.

- [chuckling]
- Ha!

Right! Back at you.

Dale got J.B. Mauney to come help me
get ready for this next rodeo,

and I am super excited.

J.B., this is my intern, Jorden Halvorsen.

- Sorry you had to work for him.
- [chuckles]

J.B. Mauney is one
of the best bull riders in the world.

The fact that he's coming here
to help me is mind-blowing.

[mimics expl*si*n]

[laughs]

- Have you ever seen her at a bull ride?
- Oh yeah.

In my experience
seeing female bull riders,

I feel like she's probably
the best girl bull rider I've ever seen.

[Mauney] Yeah.

- You get ready. I'm going to load it.
- [Jorden] Cool.

We're gonna have J.B. trip the latch.

You know, I'm a little nervous
going to this rodeo with my last injury.

[Mauney] Step up, biggun.

Hopefully working with J.B. Mauney
will help build some confidence

and get me mentally ready for tomorrow.

What advice do you have for Jorden?

If you can't put it out of your mind
for eight seconds,

you don't need to ride bulls.

That's it.

Have fun, Jorden!

[bull mooing]

[Dale] Ride, ride, ride.

[mooing]

[cowboys] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

[Dale] Yeah, you did! Attagirl! Attagirl!

[Mauney] Now, pick your spot.
There you go.

[Dale] Yeah, Jorden!

Good job.

Yes, you did.

That was nice.

Jorden, I can see so many good things.

I'm just gonna let J.B.

But what do you think?

[gate squealing open]

[cowboys] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

All your weight's running down your legs.
You're out over him. Maybe...

- Sit up a little bit more?
- Yeah, drive.

- Up.
- Up and out over him.

[Jorden] I'm still learning
that I need to drive up more.

Instead of, like, leaning too far forward,

I need to stick my chest out a bit more,
and sit up, and post up.

It helps keep the weight on your legs,

which just helps take away
the power from the bull.

That's the only thing.
Just kinda drive up and out over him.

Everything else look good, though.

Every time you get on,
you're learning something.

No matter if you've been doing it
for 20 years,

five years, one year, it doesn't matter.

Every time you get on,
you learn something.

You never figure it completely out.

- She did pretty good, huh?
- She's not bad.

- You can tell she's been on a bunch.
- [Mauney] Yeah.

[Jorden] It's always a confidence boost
when people like J.B. and Dale sit there

cheering you on
and telling you you did a good job.

- [Mauney] So that's your phone?
- Yes.

[laughter]

[blowing]

I'm off my game.

[upbeat music playing]

Ready to go, Star?

Let up.

- [Dale] What's up?
- [Jorden] What's up?

[Dale] You got Star with you
and everything?

- [Jorden] Oh yeah.
- Dang.

This is Jorden's first rodeo
since her injury.

I'd love to be there for her, but I get it
that she wants to go on her own.

Ninety or nothing.
Don't come back unless you go 90.

Okay.

[mimicking gear changing]

- Put it in gear, then onto the next one.
- [chuckling] Thank you.

I'm really excited
to be headed to a rodeo.

You know, this is my first one
back after my knee surgery.

A little nervous, you know, just because
you would expect to be a bit nervous.

I have a couple friends
that'll be at the rodeo today.

It's more of a family
than a group of friends, honestly.

Like, we're all sisters in this,

and, you know,
there's not very many female bull riders.

There's, like, maybe 15
in the whole country.

[groovy music playing]

[mooing]

I personally
have never been in a clown barrel.

Bullfighters and barrelmen
are a big part of rodeo.

When a rider gets bucked off,
the bullfighter is there

to distract the bull
until the rider gets to safety.

The barrelman works with bullfighters.

He's there to give the bullfighter
something to hide behind

if they get in a bind.

Usually, the barrelman is a rodeo clown
who's there to crack jokes

and keep the crowd entertained
in between rides.

I've been hesitant to get in
a clown barrel because a lot can go wrong.

They can get a horn in it,
they can step in it,

or they can hit it hard
and you get knocked out.

None of those are good scenarios
for Dale Brisby.

I told myself if I ever did it,

I want world-renowned rodeo clown
Mr. Leon Coffee

to, uh, be the one to teach me.

Leon Coffee is a legend
in the sport of rodeo.

Not only as a rodeo clown,
but also as a bullfighter.

Everybody knows him, everybody loves him,
and he's the best at what he does.

[crowd cheering]

Cody Webster,
a world champion bull fighter,

is going to back me up.

Cody is very experienced for his age.
He's been fighting bulls since he was 12.

- [announcer 1] Look at Webster!
- [announcer 2] Oh, hustle.

[Dale] And I don't think there's anybody
more passionate about the sport of rodeo,

specifically, bullfighting,
than Cody Webster.

- You said this is a clown barrel?
- [Leon] Yeah.

- Looks like a porta potty.
- It will be in a minute.

[all laugh]

Leroy's plan is I gotta stay
in the barrel for 60 seconds.

Once I'm in there,
Cody's gonna lure the bull over to me

to make sure that I get hooked plenty
in the full minute.

You gonna look like a pretzel
when you get down.

When you cross there, your knee comes up
and your head goes down and around.

- Man, you said all that real fast.
- That's all you've gotta do. That's it.

He's gonna hit the barrel, like, twice,
maybe three times.

Then he'll be like, "Nope, I'm out!"

You can be knocked completely out of there
if you don't get down right.

- Have you ever been knocked out of it?
- Oh yeah. A time or two.

Dang.

This is a life-and-death situation
most of the time.

The people in this business
don't want you to know that,

because it's... It shows a vulnerability.

You got that scared look on your face.

I was wearing the... the helmet as a joke.

- [laughs]
- But now I'm really glad I have it.

Think of this,
there's a construction cone sitting there

and a Mack truck coming and...
[mimics impact]

you're... you're the cone.

You're the cone.

You made me ride a bull!
Get in the barrel!

Dale's always pushing people
to face their fears,

and now it's time for him
to face his fears.

I actually think
it's gonna be good for him,

provided he survives with all his teeth.

You gotta drop down
and get over there quick.

[Cody] The bull is coming down the tracks.

- There you go! Now, roll!
- [Cody chuckles]

- Told you it'd be a good idea.
- [Cheech] Yup. It is.

You'll have to be quicker than this.
Are you ready for this?

- I don't think so. I thought I was.
- This is clown school, baby.

[Leon] You can't be a cowboy
if you don't work a barrel.

[Leroy] Dale respects
what a barrelman does.

But I know my brother,
and I can tell when he's nervous,

and he's dang sure nervous.

If this goes bad enough,
this will be the last episode

of this season of How To Be a Cowboy.

[Leon chuckles]

[crowd cheering]

[announcer] Keep it up! Wow.

[bellows]

- [Jorden] Good. How are you?
- [woman] Good.

There's that.

I'll let you go ahead
and get your draw out of the way.

- Three. Thank you.
- [woman] You're welcome.

[Jorden] Come on, Star!

[cattle mooing]

So, every time you go to a rodeo, you get
your bull through a random drawing.

You wanna draw a bull
that's gonna buck hard enough

to give you enough points
to win the rodeo,

but you don't wanna get on a bull
that bucks too hard,

that's gonna make you fall off
before the eight seconds.

And we call those bulls eliminators.

- [man] What you got, Jorden?
- [Jorden] Three.

There's my bull right there.
That white bull right there.

This is the bull that I was,
like, hoping to draw, since, like,

he's one that you can get a good score on,
out of all the bulls here.

I'm stoked.

Yeah, girl, cowgirl!

It's good to see you.

It's good to see you, too.
I'm glad you freaking came.

Since I don't have my family here
to support me at rodeos,

I've learned to rely
on the other female bull riders,

and we've just become
a really tight family.

Yeah, we compete against each other,
but we're there for each other

to help us out no matter what.

- We talk every day.
- Yeah, we do.

This is my first deal back
since I bust my knee up.

As I'm getting ready to get on this bull,
I'm starting to have flashbacks

of the last rodeo I went to,
where I had hurt my knee.

I see people piling in to come watch,
and I'm getting those pre-rodeo jitters.

[announcer] All right, next up,
we got Jorden Halvorsen.

Getting ready
to ride this big horned bull.

Jorden's been coming here for a long time.
Let's see what she can get done today.

[Jorden] I can feel my nerves
are starting to creep up on me.

This is the part where I need
to mentally clear and get ready to ride.

[crowd cheering]

[country rock music playing]

[Cheech] Dale's been trained.

Now, him and Cody Webster
are gonna go in there,

and Cody's gonna just bring that bull
a little bit closer to the barrel.

That's when the magic's gonna happen.

If Dale's gonna get over his fears,
this is the time to do it.

[breathes deeply]

When I'm in there, the two big things
that can go wrong is

I'm loose and he hit the barrel
and my head bounce around like this

and give me nine concussions,

or I get too close to one of the holes,
and a horn come in and hook my face.

When I say "now!"

[gate opens]

Good move.

- [Cody] Hey!
- [whistles] Get ready!

[Cody hissing]

- Yeah!
- Go down.

Down! Hey!

- [Cody hissing] Whoo!
- [Dale screaming]

[screaming continues]

- [Cody] Hang on, ol' son!
- [Leon] Watch the middle!

[Leroy] Stay in there!

- [Dale screaming]
- Hold on! Stay in the barrel!

- [Cheech] Quit screaming!
- [Dale screaming]

- Send him!
- [whistles]

You broke the egg! Leave it alone.

- [Cheech] Right there.
- [Leon] Leave it alone.

Outside! Call it right there!
Stay down. Stay down, D.B.!

[cackling] Whoo! Yeah!

Oh! Yeah!

I'm alive!

- Now I'm gonna call you a cowboy! Yeah!
- [laughing]

So, I will give Dale credit.

He hung in there while this bull
was working on the barrel,

but I haven't had this much fun

since a Buy One, Get Ten
Free Taco Tuesday in Arizona.

[Dale screaming]

[continues screaming]

[Leroy] It's nice to see Dale scared.

He always tries to push us
to do things we don't wanna do.

It's pretty nice to see the shoe
on the other foot.

[Leon cackles]

I've seen that run before!

Get up, baby! Get up! [laughs]

[Western music playing]

[crowd cheering]

[woman] Come on, Jorden!

I've had my doubts that I wasn't gonna
be able to make a good comeback,

or, you know,
be able to be competitive again.

But this is where you have to step up,
face your fears, and keep going at it.

[announcer] Chute number one's
where the action is.

[woman] Come on, Jorden!
I know you're hungry!

I just got to post up like J.B. told me,

and sit up,
ride my bull for eight seconds.

I know what I gotta do.

Everything you got!

[woman 1] You're only as bad
as you wanna be, baby.

Ride him!

- [man] Have fun now, Jorden, and ride!
- [Jorden] Let's go!

[all yelling indistinctly]

- [grunts]
- [buzzer sounding]

[announcer]
...just a little bit short.

Now, put your hands together.
It's Jorden Halvorsen.

- [bleep]
- [crowd applauding]

- [woman 2] You all right, Jorden?
- [panting]

[groaning]

[man] Are you okay?

No.

[woman 3] Oh God!

You okay?

[Jorden] I did everything I could.
I posted up like J.B. told me to,

but he threw that belly roll,
and it whups me down to the right side,

and then stomped my leg into the ground.

My knee's k*lling me,
and all I can think about in my head

is my mom's voice saying,
"I knew you were gonna get hurt."

It makes you think, "Is it worth it?
Are you doing the right steps right now?"

It's, uh... It's pretty sore.

We's all hated it.
You've been out for so long, baby.

[Jorden] I'm really hoping
I'm not out for longer.

[slow country music playing]

The morning after a buck off
like I had last night, you're sore,

and you're gonna be sore.

But you still have to go out there
and do the job you're here to do.

[Dale] What's up?

[Jorden] Good morning!
So, how was the barrel?

Fun, but I'm glad it's over.
What happened to your leg?

I got stomped on last night.

- You got stomped?
- [Jorden chuckling] Yeah.

Did you still win some money?

[laughing] No. No. Bucked off.

- You're okay though? Just sore?
- [Jorden] Yeah, I'm just sore.

- It'll be all right.
- What do you think happened in the ride?

[Jorden] He scooted forward,
and then he kicked.

So, I just got set down
and got right on my back...

- Set down, then he kicked?
- [Jorden] Yeah.

Didn't leave all the way with him?
Wouldn't stay over the front?

Right. Just wasn't up on my legs enough.

[Dale] I understand.

You sure you're not too sore
to be carrying feed around?

- No. It's better for it.
- [Dale] We can...

That thing has wheels on it.

Yeah, I know, but if I don't walk on it,
then it'll deplete the blood flow to it,

and it won't heal as fast.

- Okay. I'm glad you're walking.
- [Jorden] Me too.

I'm glad we're already...

- You know, sore is better than hurt.
- Oh, absolutely.

- I'd take that any day of the week.
- [Dale] Yeah.

I know Jorden's hurting,

she's probably rocked
after getting stepped on,

but she faced her fears and got back
to her first rodeo after an injury.

I guess I faced my fears, too,
in that barrel.

- [Cody] Hang on, ol' son!
- [Dale screaming]

Let's get to work. I'm going to catch
this colt. We'll sort those bulls.

Cowboying definitely ain't for the weak.

But nothing feels better
than facing down a challenge

and living to see another day.

On to the next one, ol' son.

Gonna help me catch Badger?

[Leroy] I'm gonna watch you.
I mean, pretty easy to catch.

[Western music playing]

- [Cody] You said this is a clown barrel?
- [Leon] Yeah.

- [Cody] Looks like a porta potty.
- [Leon] It will be in a minute.

[cowboys laughing]