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For immediate release: 5-22-08 (Updated 5-24)
Rocky Mountain Horse Expo (rockymountainhorseexpo.com)
Benefit Auction to Support Injured WRCA Ranch Rodeo Team Members
Trey and Tyler Thompson, Keith Cypert in Devastating Collision
Brothers Trey and Tyler Thompson of the Thompson Ranch (recent competitors at the Denver Championship WRCA Ranch Rodeo) were gravely injured Sunday, May 18, in a collision with an eighteen-wheeler. Their friend, Keith Cypert, a junior at Munday (Texas) high school, was also injured, but has been treated and released from the hospital; he is credited with saving both Thompsons’ lives by pulling them from the burning wreckage. Both the Thompson brothers have undergone extensive surgeries since the accident, with more planned in the future to complete skin grafts and bone repairs. The Rocky Mountain Horse Expo extends heartfelt sympathy to Trey, Tyler and Keith.
To assist the Thompsons and Keith with medical and living expenses during their recoveries, the four WRCA Ranch Rodeos in Colorado are sponsoring a benefit auction at the annual WRCA Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo in Colorado Springs. The auction will be at Norris Penrose Event Center at 6 pm on July 4; the sponsoring WRCA ranch rodeos are the Colorado (Hugo), Denver, and Vail/Eagle Valley Championships, plus the Ride for the Brand Rodeo. The Rocky Mountain Horse Expo is honored to manage the auction contributions and has set up a special account through the RMHE website to accommodate auction item donations as well as ongoing monetary contributions. For more information and to contribute contact ThompsonRanchSupport@rockymountainhorseexpo.com or call (303) 292-4981.
Some brief background: The three young men were on their way to check on a grass fire on one of the Thompson ranches. As their pick-up approached an intersection, a tractor-trailer rig with malfunctioning brakes crossed the highway, causing a collision and fire that sent all three in the pick-up to the hospital. The Thompson brothers suffered extensive burns and other serious injuries that may require months of treatment and rehabilitation. To follow Trey and Tyler’s recovery progress, visit prayfortreyandtyler.blogspot.com. The accident and its aftermath have affected not only the three victims themselves, but also their families, including (for the Thompson brothers) their wives and young children.
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