A cowgirl competes during the barrel racing competition at the 2026 RAM Rodeo Tour in Mono, Ontario, Canada, on June 7, 2026.

Bull riding is unpredictable, riveting to watch and can be extremely dangerous for competitors. Bull riding has been dubbed "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports" and rightfully so. The sports' ...

It's been called the most dangerous eight seconds in sports. In bull riding, that's how long athletes strive to stay on the bucking animal. It may seem short, but on a bull as big as 2,000 pounds, it ...

The bull always wins the ride. It’s quite difficult to stay atop the bucking mammal, so in the sport of bull riding, all the judges ask is for participants to remain on the animal for at least eight ...

That element of danger trying to survive a ride on an 1,800-pound bull persisted amid the party atmosphere of the ...

At 21 years old, Jake Morinec has competed in professional bull riding tournaments in nearly every state and against riders from the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Australia. He’s even ...