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Professional Bull Riding – Sports Center
Posted by in Bull Riding on July 11, 2011
Professional Bull Riding has grown tremendously over the past 10 years. My dream is to one day turn on ESPN Sports Center to see highlights from the latest PBR Built Ford Tough Series event. The thought of that 15 years ago would have been insane. Today I think I can see a little light at the end of the tunnel but my opinions may be a bit skewed on this subject due to the fact I am engulfed with this amazing sport.
I rode bulls myself for 15 years and have been retired for 11 years. I have been an agent for Professional Bull Riders for the last 10 years along with raising bucking bulls. So, as you can see, the sport of Bull Riding has been a part of my life for the last 26 years. I’ve seen the sport from many different angles.
So back to my dream, Professional Bull Riding on ESPN’s Sports Center. I love sports center! That may be part of the reasoning for my dream but really it leans more toward my love for the sport of Professional Bull Riding. I’ve been a Professional Bull Rider, I’m currently an agent for Professional Bull Riders and I raise Bucking Bulls. I know the sport inside and out! I’ve seen the growth of this sport first hand. I’m excited about the growth but not satisfied. Because of my unique position, I know all about the sponsorship figures for these athletes along with earnings for the bull athletes. Yes the earnings are way better than they were 26 years ago and sponsorships back then were pretty much nonexistent but I believe these figures need to be more. I think that is a key factor in making the Sports Center dream a reality. Sports Center reports on sports that are main stream and involve athletes who rake in millions. Obviously, Professional Bull Riding is lacking in both of those categories. Read the rest of this entry »
Bull Riding is a Dangerous Sport
Posted by in Bull Riding on July 11, 2011
There is a lot of talk going on today about football, hockey and boxing being a dangerous sport. The sport of bull and bronc riding has to be a dangerous sport compared to football, hockey and boxing. Why is rodeo bull riding so dangerous?
These bull riders may only be on the bull for only a couple of seconds, but a couple of seconds is all it takes to have your face smashed in by the bulls head. Other bull riders have been, dragged, stomped on, and landed on by, bulls. Keep in mind that these bulls weigh anywhere from 1,000 to nearly 2,000 pounds of solid angry muscle.
Bull riding is a dangerous sport, because a 1,000-pound bull could throw a cowboy fifteen to twenty feet in the air with nothing but the solid ground to fall on. Not only that after you fall you have an angry bull charging after you at full speed, and if he gets a hold of you, it is most of the time game over.
There has been talk that after some cowboy’s are injured they still want to get back on a bull and ride again. However, after cracking heads with a 1,000 pound animal many bull riders never want to see another bull again. On the other hand, some bull riders live for the adrenaline rush that comes from riding bulls, and often times heal up, then you see then right back out there riding bulls again.
Bull riding is a dangerous sport, because you see there is a rope, that is, tied underneath the bull and your hand is, wrapped in this rope. So therefore, if you are, thrown off the bull and your hand is, caught in the rope. You could be, dragged under the bull and stomped severely, before you can get your hand loose.
However, you are not the only one in the arena when this happens; there are rodeo clowns that have been, trained to taunt the bull to get it to stop. On the other hand, the rodeo clowns will keep the bull away from you, after you have been, thrown on the ground. Read the rest of this entry »