Bareback rider Jess Pope, who is leading the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $121,192, will be sidelined until at least the first of August with a right foot sprain.
Pope suffered the injury on July 1 when the horse he was riding – The Cervi Brothers Grease Monkey stumbled and rolled over on top of Pope and his right foot about three seconds into the ride.
“I actually tore my Plantar Fascia in two places,” Pope said. “I don’t know exactly how long I will be out. They are getting a special brace made for me and I hope I can be back rodeoing the first week of August, just depending on how much pain a guy can put up with.”
A Plantar Fascia tear causes intense heel pain. There may also be a pain in the ball of the foot or pain along the arch of the foot.
“There’s nothing I could control (suffering this injury),” Pope said. “The horse didn’t do it on purpose. It is just kind of one of those deals.”
Pope finished third in the world standings in 2020 and second in 2021. He won the average the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo the last two years.
Article Courtesy of PRCA
Photo By: Phillip Kitts