World bull riding titles in sights of three central Queensland teenagers

While most 12-year-olds spend their free time playing video games or in the backyard, Rex Walker spends his spare time clinging to the back of a bucking bull in the centre of a rodeo arena.

The boy from Miriam Vale, just south of Gladstone in central Queensland, began competing in rodeos only a year and a half ago.

He has already qualified through the National Rodeo Association to compete for his age level at the Youth Bull Riders World Finals in Abilene, Texas, in August.

The young cowboy said it was an easy decision for him to get involved in the sport.

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Article written by: Tobi Loftus