Injured Byrne shuts it down until November
After an injury plagued season, Prince Albert’s Tanner Byrne is shutting himself down from the Professional Bull Riding season to heal his various injuries.
According to reports on PBR.com, Byrne suffers from both a fractured wrist and ankle. He plans on returning this November for the Global Cup in Edmonton.
“No point now in being at about 50 percent health, and just trying to keep going. It’s not going to work,” Byrne told Kacie Albert of PBR.com. “I’m riding good, but there’s nothing I can do when I can’t even hold on to my rope. I have to call it for right now, take care of myself and get back to 100 percent.”
In 2016, Byrne was ranked 15th in the world and was awarded his third straight Glen Keeley Award — given to the top-ranked Canadian bull rider.