8 Seconds Explained…

kind of.  I don’t know a whole lot about bull riding, so I’ll explain it the best I can.Here is the bull rider preparing to ride the bull.  He’s tying his wrist/hand around a rope to hold on better.  

That bull wants out.  Not all of them jumped.  In fact most didn’t.   When we first arrived I thought it would be really cool to be where that photographer is standing.  Then I saw some bulls trying to jump out and I changed my mind.  I bet he got some pretty awesome shots though.   Now the guy opens the chute and the timer starts.The goal is to stay on that bull for 8 seconds.  Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes you get bucked off. The job of the bull fighters is to steer the bull’s attention away from  the bull rider and to get the bull back to the chutes.  It’s a dangerous job, but somebody’s got to do it.It’s not just about staying on for 8 seconds. You’ve got to have nice form as well. Good posture might be part of it too. Who knows.  Maybe I’m wrong about all of this. This guy stayed on for 8 seconds.  Then he needed to find a way to get off that bull.  He had a pretty good ride.This bull really tried to buck this guy off.It didn’t work. The bull rider won this one. The bull wasn’t happy about that.  He tried to charge the barrel.  See him revving up? The crowd loved it.  They cheered and the cowboy was very much appreciative for it.

That cowboy made it to 8 seconds. 

It wasn’t all about the bulls though.  A big part of the night was the rodeo clown.  So until next time…