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'It was just in his blood': How Mitchell's dream became a nightmare
From the age of nine, when his dad first plonked him on the back of a small calf, Mitchell Gajkowski loved rodeo life. His dreams of a career as a bull rider were crushed when he was thrown from a bucking bull aged 19, leaving him in need of full-time care.