George Ledford may be nearly twice the age of the cowboys at the Arbuckle Rodeo in Burnsville, N.C., but he’s not ready to let go of the rope.

“They really want me to quit because I’m getting older. But if I quit it just seems like I give everything up. I do it, I love it, and it’s been my dream.”

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A man holds his hand up while another lines him up
A man on the ground while a horse gallops away

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