Eight-time world champion cowboy Stetson Wright is recovering after suffering serious injuries during the CINCH Playoffs in Puyallup, Wash.

On Saturday (Sept. 6), the 26-year-old rodeo superstar was competing in saddle bronc riding when he was paired with Cloudy Skies of Calgary Stampede.

The horse bucked hard, and Wright came down before the buzzer. In the process, the horse’s hind foot appeared to land on his torso.

Injury and Hospital Stay

According to multiple reports , Wright suffered five broken ribs on his left side, a punctured lung and injuries to his pelvis.

He spent the night in the hospital under observation before being released the next morning — just in time to watch his brother, Ryder Wright, compete.

“I was trying to talk them into letting me leave last night, b

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