Photos from the bull riding only event West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum.
1 of 25
Bull riding competitors prepare backstage for the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A bull rider’s chaps and helmet sit on the chutes before the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull rider Matthew Piñon of Odessa waits backstage before the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull rider Austin Flanders wraps a boot tie around his riding boots before the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull 0712 waits in a holding pen backstage before being loaded into the chutes at the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Barrelman David Haffelder of Mountain City, Texas applies his makeup in his dressing room before the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
From left, stock contractor Bryce Cooper and rodeo judge Mel Kimbo chat as barrelman David Heffelder pulls up his rodeo clown pants in his dressing room before the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull riding competitors peer over the pens as they search for their rides just before the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull riding competitors are silhouetted by stage lights as they are introduced by the announcer at the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull riding competitors walk back to the chutes as the bulls are loaded up for their rides at the start of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull rider Jose Valdez is helped into the chutes to mount his bull as he prepares for his ride in the first round of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A rider adjusts his grip on the bull rope before the start of his ride in the first round of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull rider Jose Valdez breaks out of the chute on his bull R187 in the first round of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A bull rider is helped into the chutes as he mounts his bull before the start of his ride in the first round of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Rodeo judge Billy Busbee writes down scores following a ride in the second round of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull riding competitor Andy Bohl breaks out of the chute on his ride in the second round of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A bull branded with “105” travels through the chutes between the second and third rounds of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Competitors, rodeo staff, and bull fighters wait on the chutes for start of the third round of the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bull rider Leonardo Lima of Brazil rest backstage between rounds in the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Competitor Matthew Piñon of Odessa hangs on during his ride in the second round of the bull riding only event West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Competitor Carlos Gomez hangs on during his ride in the third round of the bull riding only event West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. Gomez went on to complete the full ride and scored 84 points. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Competitor Andy Bohl falls off soon after breaking out of the chute on his ride in the third round of the bull riding only event at the West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night, Aug. 7, 2021, at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Guthrie Long of Midland breaks out of the chute on his ride in the third round of the bull riding only event West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. Long is known for placing third in his first Pro Bull Riding event shortly after graduating high school. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Livestock hand Barrett Robinson, left, enjoys a cigarette between rounds at the bull riding only event West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A bull riding competitor rests his hands on the chutes as he waits for the start of the third round of the bull riding only event West Texas Bull Invasion “No Limits Tour” Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
