Bullwhacked, by Kathy Cohen

Rodeo is a serious business, together with y'all mightiness intend that at that topographic point is picayune chance to discovery sense of humour inward the well-nigh serious of all disciplines – bullriding.

Luck, determination, bruises together with broken bones are a constant inward the sport, together with croak past times bull is ever an option.

Bullwhacked
past times Kathy Cohen
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Paperback or e-book, 196pp, 
ISBN-10: 1479382493; ISBN-13: 978-1479382491
RRP $7.99/$2.99; Available from Amazon

Having only watched a rerun of a Canadian rodeo plan which documented several cowboys on their journeying to the country’s national finals, I had already had a gustation of what mightiness live inward shop inward Bullwhacked.

The rodeo cowboy’s life is ane of weeks on the route next the circuit, injuries, the fighting for points together with cash to piece of job on going inward the sport they love.

It mightiness seem a crazy describe of piece of job to outsiders, together with every bit I said earlier, non much chance for humor. But inward Bullwhacked, Kathy Cohen has shown us the lighter side of the sport, together with brought the characters on the circuit to life amongst all their quirks together with shortcomings. No incertitude around of these folks are based on real-life characters.

For bullriders, the spectre of grievous injury together with croak are ever on their shoulders, but inward Bullwhacked – a squeamish play on words, given the topic – the dastardly deeds are to a greater extent than oft exterior the arena than in, every bit “rodeo dad”  Cooper Lydell tracks his boy together with repast ticket, the superstar bullrider Tommy, who appears to bring been kidnapped.

I won’t laissez passer whatever to a greater extent than of the plot away, but Bullwhacked is a fun read , together with fortunately, non every bit good many of the skilful guys seize amongst teeth the large one.

It’s had peachy reviews from those within the sport, together with fans volition live awaiting a follow-up on the adventures of the Lydells.

 

About the author:

Kathy Cohen competed inward quarter Equus caballus shows inward the Midwest from an early on age. The Kansas City Royal together with Aksarben Equus caballus shows are amid her many equestrian together with western pleasance wins. Her stepfather is an accomplished Equus caballus trainer.

Cohen says: “We went to rodeos for amusement together with marveled at how actually unsafe the sport is. (My stepfather ane time lent a duo of chaps to a contestant who was together with hence killed inward the arena. He felt every bit good awkward to attempt to larn the chaps dorsum nether the circumstances). I idea it would live interesting to purpose such a unsafe sport together with nonetheless discovery around sense of humour inward it. Bull riders are pretty macho guys, hence I idea I’d demonstrate something less stereotypical to readers. (I’d similar to add together that grooming together with showing horses isn’t similar lounging inward a recliner together with watching the boob tube either. I had ane side of my confront kicked inward past times a horse, together with my stepfather suffered a fractured pelvis, encephalon trauma, together with many lesser injuries over the years. Thank heavens for plastic surgeons!)

She currently resides inward Minneapolis. With a marker inward English linguistic communication literature together with around non-fiction credits, Bullwhacked is her her commencement novel.

» An interview amongst Kathy Cohen

 

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