The school taught all rodeo prospects the art of bull riding and Glasscock was one of 15 students who strutted his stuff in Tuesday’s bull-riding class with Australian Professional Rodeo Association’s Steve Hilton.

“Growing up in Mount Isa, I have never had an opportunity like this presented to me,” Glasscock said.

“It’s something that I wish had happened earlier, because these skills would have been handy to know when I was younger.”

The school, held over Tuesday and Wednesday, also involved a bronc-riding and clown-protection course.

“There was theory-based information each morning before we were allowed to put what we had learnt into practice in the afternoon,” Glasscock said.

“Everyone learnt plenty off Steve and the other professionals with it being a great experience overall.”

Glasscock had only ridden five bulls before Tuesday, which highlights the need for this school to become a permanent fixture on the calendar.

“I’ve only just started bull-riding this year at the Mount Isa Junction with a couple of other blokes,” he said.

“We sometimes ride bulls out at West Leichhardt too, but not nearly as often as we should be.

“I definitely think the rodeo association and Mount Isa should look at making it an annual event.”

With the rodeo arena being  underused throughout the year, Glasscock is hopeful that this can be the catalyst to aspiring cowboys using the facilities more often.

“I’d do this (bull-riding) every single day if I could and I think a lot of the other blokes here feel the same way,” Glasscock said.

“Even if they introduce one day a month, I think the response would be immense from the Mount Isa community.”