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Dominic Coché (NM) deals w/ frustration by bull-riding or

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:52 pm
by rainbowgirl28
http://www.mvtelegraph.com/mountain/spo ... -19-07.htm

Feeding the Wild Life

By Harold Smith
Mountain View Telegraph
Born to be wild. "Bull riding and pole-vaulting has helped me," said Dominic Coché, a 5-foot-8, 150-pound cowboy from Chilili, between events at Moriarty's Heritage Arena on Sunday. "When I get frustrated, I just go ride bulls or do the pole vault."
Coché, a senior at Estancia High, has had a tendency to live life on the edge. But he's learning to channel that energy.
"It's the rush (with vaulting and riding bulls)," he said. "They both need good form, but you can't go at either of them weak."
Though Coché didn't cut the mustardâ€â€