The 25-year-old cowboy has returned to Australia for summer and has marked the 2011 Warrnambool Rodeo in bold on his holiday calendar.

Davidson joins a bunch of top bullriding names, including state and national champions Lindsay Friend, Derek Young and Adam Hinkley, who will descend on the Allansford Field Days site.

“Hopefully I can put on a good show,” he told The Standard.

“I’ve been training and getting fit for a while so I should be fresh for the event.”

The Victorian thrill seeker, originally from Traralgon, followed friends into the sport as a 15-year-old.

While he describes the hazardous activity as “good fun”, there is one thing in particular which keeps him coming back for more.

“The money,” he said.

With a group of about five Australians and New Zealanders, Davidson set off for the lucrative Canadian World Professional Bullriding (WPB) circuit in late 2008.

“A couple of mates had been over there and told me it was the place to be,” he said.

The wide-eyed talent had no trouble settling in to touring life.

“It was memorable,” he said. “The party never ends.”

The rush of the overseas adventure was bolstered by Davidson’s classy performances in the ring.

He competed in about four events a week, for eight months.

At the end of the 2009 season Davidson had notched up enough points to be crowned WPB Rookie of the Year.

“I had a lot more success over there than I’ve had in Australia,” he said.

However, the intense program of competition took its toll on Davidson’s shoulder.

He flew home to have reconstructive surgery in January and contested the Deniliquin Ute Muster in October.

“It was no good,” he said.

Next month’s Warrnambool Rodeo will kick-start Davidson’s 2010 Australian Rodeo Services Association (RSA) campaign.

After featuring at the Tyrendarra Rodeo on four occasions, Davidson said he looked forward to promoting his sport in another location.

“It’s good to broaden the sport’s horizons,” he said.

“It’s a dangerous sport and there’s a lot of skill involved.

“People should just come and check it out and decide for themselves.”

Free buses will run to Allansford and there will be live music after the riding events.

The Warrnambool Rodeo is scheduled for Saturday, January 8.