12/08/2025
Taylor Physical Therapy’s Patient Spotlight: Bullfighter Nathan Harp
“March 9, I was working a PBR in Little Rock, AR. 3rd bull out, the rider made the 8-second whistle and went to dismount. I made a pick on the bull, and he dropped and came hard. I remember thinking I’m hooked, and then the next thing I remember is a couple of seconds in the ambulance, and then really coming to in the ER room. The performance had started at 1:45, and it was 3:45. I thought to myself, “Well least I made it almost all the way through the bull riding before I got hurt.” I was then told that no, it was the third bull out. I was told that I had dislocated my left hip and had fractured my acetabulum. It was still dislocated, and they needed to put it back in. They put me under and got it back in the socket that evening. By that time, my wife and mother-in-law had driven from home and made it as I was getting into a room. They kept me overnight and did a procedure in the morning to make sure the socket was stable. If it were stable, we would let it heal. If not, they would do surgery and put a plate and screws in it. I also remember being in the hospital and asking about my shoulder. It hurt worse than my hip, but the X-rays checked out. Later on, after being off crutches, we found out the shoulder was messed up as well. I had surgery June 6 on it. Since I was knocked out and concussed, we didn’t know, but my shoulder had dislocated as well and had gone back in. I had my posterior capsule, labrum, bicep, and subscapularis reattached and repaired.
Kevin has been hands-on with the multiple injuries and surgeries I have had. This was the first time I had multiple serious ones at the same time. I saw him a week after it happened, and we haven’t missed since for the last 8 months. He’s been hands-on with the hip and the shoulder, and I can’t thank him enough for helping me through the rehab process. He understands what it takes for me to return to the arena and when to push me and when to hold me back.”
