Spinal Cord Injury Video
In the video you can hear the announcer say "Justin Hacksaw Hackett, on a horse they call Silver City..."
I pulled this horse over and broke my back very badly. I felt instantly paralyzed from the waist down, although I thought I was going to die. Thankfully, after two surgeries to decompress the spine and remove some bone fragments, I was able to regain the ability to walk. I have a lot of permanent nerve damage that creates muscle weakness and loss of function, but I am not complaining by any means. I am glad I do not have to be in a wheelchair like many other people do.
Riverton, Wyoming, May 1990, High School Rodeo