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PENDLETON — Bull riders win money, trophies and accolades at the Pendleton Round-Up, but bullfighters work to make sure those cowboys can ride again.
The men wearing red in the Round-Up Arena risk their health to ensure the bulls don’t trample the cowboys who just clung to their backs. Tim O’Connor is a 20-year veteran bullfighter, and at 40 years of age has decided to retire from bull fighting after the 2022 Round-Up.
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