Not Their First Rodeo: Behind The Scenes With The Justin Sportsmedicine Team

Arlington TX

03 February, 2022

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By Marcheta Fornoff, Fort Worth Report February 3, 2022 Bill Zeigler remembers the time a horse dragged a bareback rider around an arena. The former trainer for the Texas Rangers saw blood running down the rider's brow where he'd just been kicked. Zeigler assured the rider he'd help him get out, but to his surprise, the athlete didn't want to get carried out and insisted on walking. The experience was one of Ziegler's first rodeos as a trainer. He is retired now but trekked over to Dickies Arena during the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo to visit his old friends on the Justin Sportsmedicine Team. The rodeo sports medicine program's origin is connected to the state's other famous cowboys. Walt Garrison, a former Dallas Cowboys player, used to compete in rodeos during the offseason. He asked the team physician Dr. J. Pat Evans, who also worked with the Dallas Mavericks, to accompany him on his rodeo circuit. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.