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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun Sep 3, 2023, 08:13 AM Sep 2023

Winnemucca cowboy Trenten Montero dies at 31 of injuries suffered at Owyhee County Rodeo

Winnemucca cowboy Trenten Montero dies at 31 of injuries suffered at Owyhee County Rodeo

by Chris MurrayThu, August 31st 2023, 5:23 PM EDT



Trenten Montero died Wednesday after an accident at the Owyhee County Rodeo. (Maria Montero/Instagram)

Winnemucca cowboy Trenten Montero died Thursday, 20 days after suffering catastrophic injuries following a ride Aug. 10 at the Owyhee County Rodeo in Homedale, Idaho. He was 31.

Following a 79-point ride on Macza Pro Rodeo's Half Crow in Homedale, Montero's horse rolled on him, resulting in life-ending injuries.

"There are no words," Montero's wife, Maria, said in an Instagram post Wednesday night. "Heaven took my best friend and made him an angel. Trenten kept his promise and fought until the very end. Strongest cowboy and greatest man."

Montero, a Lowry High graduate, was hospitalized at Saint Alphonsus Trauma Center in Boise, Idaho and had undergone a number of surgeries in an effort to save his life. Montero had recently become a first-time father to a son, Noah, who was born July 26, just 15 days before Montero's accident. The family was living in Jerome, Idaho. The Owyhee County Rodeo was the first time Noah had been in attendance for his father's competition.

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Winnemucca cowboy Trenten Montero dies at 31 of injuries suffered at Owyhee County Rodeo (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 OP
I've been to various rodeos over the years but I still don't get the attraction and risks. chicoescuela Sep 2023 #1
I feel the same about private planes. We seem to lose a lot of people that way. jimfields33 Sep 2023 #2
I feel bad for the livestock. I don't think they are enjoying their time at the rodeo. chicoescuela Sep 2023 #3
Bronc riding is a brutal business Bayard Sep 2023 #4

chicoescuela

(1,568 posts)
1. I've been to various rodeos over the years but I still don't get the attraction and risks.
Sun Sep 3, 2023, 09:32 AM
Sep 2023

Very sad for his family

jimfields33

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2. I feel the same about private planes. We seem to lose a lot of people that way.
Sun Sep 3, 2023, 09:38 AM
Sep 2023

Although the rodeo is dangerous, the death rate is pretty low. I’m not sure about injuries though of course.

chicoescuela

(1,568 posts)
3. I feel bad for the livestock. I don't think they are enjoying their time at the rodeo.
Sun Sep 3, 2023, 09:42 AM
Sep 2023

Not a big fan of small planes either the older I get

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