Nicolas Gillett Dies In Rare Rodeo Accident at Jackson Hole

You hate to hear about stories like this one.

Everyone that was there is in shock.  The owner of the rodeo has very little to say.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family,” owner Phil Wilson said. “The family is just devastated, and we are too.”

Twenty-year-old Nicolas Gillett was riding a horse when his spur got caught in the saddle.

“The horse drug him for a while… and, according to one of the witnesses, may have stepped on him,” Lt. Bob Gilliam said.

“The victim came free of the horse, and the horse rolled over the right side and crushed him — that’s my understanding of what happened.”

Supposedly, these kinds of accidents are rare.

“You’re talking thousands and thousands of performances a year,” one man said. “And there’s always the possibility of serious injury every time they climb onto a roughstock animal, but paying the ultimate price like this is very rare.”

There is a memorial Facebook page here. Updates below:

R.I.P. Nick Gillett. We love and miss you already ♥

Nick Gillett was a Cody High School graduate, Powell High School/middle school attendant.

He was a cowboy through and through. He loved what he did and died doing what he loved.

All of us have great stories of Nick, please share them and your pictures of him as well as condolences for his family here.

Join this group in the loving memory of Nicolas Gillett. :)

******** Update********

Nicks Memorial service will be June 28th at 2pm at the Cody Nite Rodeo Stampede Grounds.

Please come in celebration/remembrance of Nicolas Gillett’s life. (read less)
Nick Gillett was a Cody High School graduate, Powell High School/middle school attendant.

He was a cowboy through and through. He loved what he did and died doing what he loved.

All of us have great stories of Nick, please share them and your pictures of him as well as condolences for his family here.

Join this group in the loving memory of Nicolas Gillett. :)

******** Update********

Nicks Memorial service will be June 28th at 2pm at the Cody Nite Rodeo Stampede Grounds.

Please come in celebration/remembrance of Nicolas Gillett’s life.

AP