Australian rodeo champion Anthony Thomas credits Kimberley for his success

Australian rodeo champion Anthony Thomas always knew he was destined to ride horses and work with cattle.

This calling has not only taken him to the top ranks of his sport, bareback riding on the professional rodeo circuit in America — it also changed the course of his life forever.

"I should have been a statistic with the childhood I had. I should have been drunk, on drugs, or in jail or dead," Thomas said.

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Article written by: Courtney Fowler