PAINFUL LOSS 18-year-old rodeo roper Ace Patton Ashford dies in freak accident with horse, just weeks before he was supposed to reach a lifelong goal.A YOUNG rodeo roper died this week after being dragged across an open field by his horse. Unexpectedly,18-year-old Ace Patton Ashford died on August 12 while helping a sick cow…. PAINFUL LOSS 18-year-old rodeo roper Ace Patton Ashford dies in freak accident with horse, just weeks before he was supposed to reach a lifelong goal.A YOUNG rodeo roper died this week after being dragged across an open field by his horse. Unexpectedly,18-year-old Ace Patton Ashford died on August 12 while helping a sick cow… Post navigation now Farewell to a legend: Denzel Washington…See more. – now