"Or lasso a goat or a bull, but those are more difficult," he admits, which is more thrilling to him. He never did work on the rodeo circuit, but Vasquez thinks he could probably hold his own if it came down to it. "Once you heal this leg of yours," he points out.

"We can't have you going into any kind of shock, no," Vasquez notes, because he's seen enough injuries to know it's a concern.