Zeke Thurston of Big Valley, Alberta, is pumped up after riding Kitty Whistle in Saddle Bronc Riding at the tenth go round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Las Vegas. Thurston was awarded Saddle Bronc Riding World Champion. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images