# @denverpost on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DT1lIHOkoiY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54024425-denverpost-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-23T02:55:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Denver Post (@denverpost) — https://gondola.cc/denverpost

## Caption

In his first rodeo following open-heart surgery last March after a bull’s horn ruptured his tricuspid valve, Tyler Kippes stole the show at the National Western Stock Show. He ripped off a textbook ride during the matinee rodeo, then leapt from the bull named Ice Man and tumbled to the dirt.⁠
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When he sprang to his feet, the cowboy who grew up in Eaton pointed to the roaring crowd and smiled wide. His 83-point ride led the round. Kippes, whose future in rodeo was in jeopardy last spring, was back.⁠
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📝: Kyle Newman, The Denver Post⁠
📷: Timothy Hurst, The Denver Post // tim_hurst_pix⁠
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#Denver #Colorado #NationalWesternStockShow #NWSS #bullriding

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denver, colorado, bullriding, nationalwesternstockshow, nwss

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