Professional rodeo cowboy and his horse killed by lightning

On June 21, Terrel Vineyard, a 27 year old professional calf and team roper, was tragically killed by a lightning strike while riding his horse, Dose, in a rural area of Nebraska. According to the Garden County Attorney’s Office, first responders were unable to revive him and an autopsy confirmed that he died from the lightning strike. His horse also perished in the incident. Vineyard had qualified for the World Series of Team Roping in …

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