Golden horse: Special mount makes steer wrestling easy, has won countless buckles

May 24, 2021
May 24, 2021 Updated May 24, 2021

Dane Porkorny, right, rides Shorty, his prized steer wrestling horse at the 2021 Thedford High School Rodeo. The horse, who is in his upper 20s, has won number buckles and prizes for high school and college steer wrestlers across the state.
Submitted photo by Steph Miller

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There’s a pretty special horse in Dane Pokorny’s barn.

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