BILLINGS — For Dakota Louis, riding a bull turned out to be a lot like riding a bicycle.

More difficult and dangerous for sure, but a skill the 2011 Browning High School graduate never forgot.

Even after a long layoff from competitive bull riding when Louis suffered a broken leg at a PRCA rodeo in Cascade in August of 2024. The injury required surgery and rehabilitation for Louis, who has also recently began serving as a motivational speaker at health events, conferences, college functions and high school graduations.

In late August of this year, Louis completed his comeback to competitive bull riding at Barretos near Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil has a rich rodeo history and a Professional Bull Riders story from 2008 stated that the Barretos International Rodeo was “the largest bull rid

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