Buffalo whisperer RC Bridges at home with his bison in Texas (Video)

On June 9th, 2001 RC had a fairy tale wedding with his bride Sherron Gleason Bridges of Lake Tawakoni at their home in Quinlan. Sherron arrived with her parents Sherry and Richard Butler in a horse drawn carriage. Dressed in western ware, RC waited for his bride with 2 cutting horses. After the ceremony, the newlyweds rode off together.

In August 2004, RC lost his left eye. Parasites got into his eye while swimming and he was declared legally blind. He was able to regain sight in his eye with a cornea replacement and a few other surgeries. With glasses he can see even better.

Nothing stops this cowboy of 58 years. You might ask what keeps this cowboy going. In his words, “God, my wife and my kids.” With his high tolerance for pain and attitude of no excuses, RC continues to look for new and different experiences. RC is high on life.

RC bounced back and in 2005 started raising a 2 month old baby buffalo bull. RC started bringing the buffalo in the house. He loved the house so much, RC gave this 1300 pound baby a room of his own. RC and his son Lloyd halter broke the buffalo bull.

They were kicked and pushed around by this baby that had the strength of a grown bull. Ever since this buffalo came into the Bridges lives, things have been as wild as the old west. RC’s daughter Taylor named the baby buffalo Wildthing.

With so much energy and personality, Wildthing thinks the bottle is great, likes to play with a basketball and loves to take baths. RC was finally able to tame this baby enough to buddy up to him. He has even taught him how to dance. Here in Quinlan and in New Mexico, RC is known as “Dances with Buffalo”.