Bull-A-Rama: Bull Riding, Redfield, South Dakota

These agile bulls are bred for the riding circuit. Sharp tips are taken off the horns for the safety of riders, bulls, arena people and rodeo clowns.	Preparing for the ride. A tense time during which riders don't say a lot!	A rider concentrates on leaving the pen cleanly.	Ready for a fight, the bull explodes from the pen.	The bull tries to get airborne
The bull will do anything to rid himself of his rider.	For the rider the ride seems to last a long time.	Bull power gives way to gravity - and now the real danger comes...	The bull can change direction quicker than a ballet dancer	The rider hits the dirt - the bull may not be ready to give up the fight.
A bull eyes the photographer!	The rodeo clown serves a number of purposes. Only brave people need apply for the job.	One of the prizes for risking life and limb. The cash prizes are surpisingly small when considering the risk.	These bulls are not large prime breeding stock. They are a smaller, more agile variety.	Bulls can make the most amazing shapes as they twist and turn. The animals are amazingly quick and have fast reflexes.
Still wearing his hat, the rider eats dirt.	A ring official eyes the bull. The bull eyes the guy with the clipboard.			There goes that nice white hat.
	Time to leave!	Time to dismount without getting trampled into the dust.