BUCKIN DREAMS

Macon Thomas holds on tight to dreams of professional bull riding

  • Macon Thomas of Cuero holds on tight during the Texas Outlaws Bull Riding event in 2021 at the Cuero Rodeo Arena. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MIKE CANTU
    Macon Thomas of Cuero holds on tight during the Texas Outlaws Bull Riding event in 2021 at the Cuero Rodeo Arena. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MIKE CANTU
  • BUCKIN DREAMS
    BUCKIN DREAMS
  • Macon Thomas takes a moment to pray before a ride in July. “In all aspects of life, prayer is very important in your relationship with God. Especially in this sport you gotta give all the glory to God, no matter the outcome,” Macon said. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MADI DOMINGUEZ Macon recently won two money clip wallets at the Jingle Bulls event. He kept one and wrapped the other, giving it to his grandfather. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
    Macon Thomas takes a moment to pray before a ride in July. “In all aspects of life, prayer is very important in your relationship with God. Especially in this sport you gotta give all the glory to God, no matter the outcome,” Macon said. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MADI DOMINGUEZ Macon recently won two money clip wallets at the Jingle Bulls event. He kept one and wrapped the other, giving it to his grandfather. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Macon Thomas has been obsessed with bull riding since he was a toddler. Watching bull riding on TV with his grandfather, Tommy Watson, sparked his passion. “Ever since I was really little me and my grandpa would always watch it on TV,” Macon said. “I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I had a bedroll rolled up with a shoe lace around it and I’d flop around on the floor acting like I was…

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