Wrangler National Finals Rodeo – Bull Riding Dec 3 – 12, 09 at Thomas & Mack
December 9, 2009 by KJ
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Bull Riding - Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 2009
I attended the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, on assignment. The following is the seventh of seven short blogs, which will feature an event from the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
The Bull Riding event… ten days of the best bull riders and bucking bulls in the sport of rodeo. These cowboys are tough, determined, and love to ride bulls despite the risks involved including serious injury or even death.
A bull rider attempts to ride a bull weighing approximately 1700 – 1800 pounds for eight seconds. That becomes even more challenging when the bull rider only has a rope to hang on to with one hand, and the bull desires nothing else then to get the bull rider off his back.
Bulls and bull riders are scored equally for their performance, the harder the bull bucks and the harder he is to ride the more points the bull will be given. A bull rider can earn more points by spurring, how he uses his free arm, and how his body is positioned during the ride.
Bull riders are very strong mentally and physically with good balance and coordination… and the bulls are big, agile, and powerful. Every bull has their own style of bucking, and some bulls change their bucking style making them unpredictable and harder to ride.
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