If a bull rider runs out of air and a bull is hot on his trail, he can run and get behind that barrel. But I'm in it. I got to pack that barrel in the right position for him to get behind. Since both ends of the barrel are open, there's a good chance the bull will get his head or a hoof inside the container. Coffee recalls a moment when a bull got his horn stuck in the opening.
Coffee says, gesturing like a boxer hitting a speed bag.
If I can get him to close his eyes, I can reach up and pull his head to one side and pop his head out. This happens in a matter of a second and a half. For the next 11 months, Coffee and his fianc e, Terri Bohlander, will pull his 40-foot trailer to venues from Texas to the Northwest. His rig features all the comforts of home, from computer to microwave, plus two horses and a mule. When winter approaches, he parks his rig at his spread in Blanco.