Darrell Pino describes himself as a simple man. He is also a member of the Navajo Nation, a Marine Corps veteran and an architectural designer in the Albuquerque area. And a veteran bull rider. When Pino’s body aged out of bull riding in the senior pro circuit at 55—he’s 60 now—he traded in his bull rope for a head rope.
Three years into Pino’s roping endeavors, he earned himself the Top Hand Award at the 2023 Horns N’ Heroes clinic
