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Bull Rider Mossberg Aims To 'Go Big'

Most kids at 15 years of age don't really know what they want to do, but River Mossberg absolutely knows.

"I want to go big," he said.

River, the son of Kim Freeman of Cheyenne and Brandon Mossberg of Kimball, rode miniature bulls in the PRCA sanctioned rodeo at the Kimball-Banner County Fair and Rodeo.

River got his start at his dad's place right here in Kimball. At 10 years old, River would jump on his dad's roping steers and ride them. With roping steers under his belt, he attended a bull riding school and from there he never stopped.

He credits Jed Moore with teaching him the proper fundam...