Trace Adkins Mourns Death of ‘Ultimate Cowboy Showdown’ Contestant Jackson Taylor

Trace Adkins is paying tribute to “helluva cowboy” Jackson Taylor after his tragic death. According to Taylor’s family, the Ultimate Cowboy Showdown competitor died in a rodeo accident in Moriarty, New Mexico on July 22.

“Jackson Taylor was a helluva cowboy. There was no ‘back down’ in him and I’m proud to have known him. Rest in peace, hoss,” Adkins writes on social media.