To spectators, he’s always happy and always ready to lend a hand when a bullrider gets in trouble.
But for 30 silent minutes before each rodeo, his smile is a farce as he contemplates the next few hours and his important role in them.
“If you’re not scared, someone’s gonna get hurt,” said Chase Nolen, who kept the crowd laughing and the cowboys safe at this weekend’s Dove Festival Rodeo at Keith Cur…
