Bucking Bull Go-Round
By D. Avery
Luck of the Draw, Resilience of the Rider
Bull riders are “today’s gladiators,” willing to risk injury and death for their ride to fame. Can you imagine straddling an angry, snorting 1800-pound animal that wants nothing more than to shake you off and perhaps gore and trample you, too? What must it be like to prepare for that, to face down fear as you approach the chute and settle atop this beast that you will dance with in the arena? What are people’s motivations to confront such a challenge, to set upon it and not only hang on for dear life, but to ride it with as much grace and finesse as possible, showing courage and skill in equal measure? Carrot Ranch’s Bucking Bull Go-Round event is a flash fiction approximation of rodeo’s most dangerous event, bull riding.
At the Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR)…
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ShiftnShake 
Let it be known, this is the day the you led writers to the bulls! Have a good ride, D.! I’ll be wrangling writers for you.
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What a challenge! Wow! I’m speechless!
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I wish I could see the expressions on writers’ faces when they see the bull names drawn!
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Perhaps we could have all been asked to take selfies! 🙂
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Oooh! Next time!
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Do it, Norah, film the reveal. Let’s put your entire ride on youtube. Or not, your call.
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I’ll have my phone ready! 🙂
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Hee hee hee. Fairy Tattoo! Ride, Norah, ride. Connect it to early childhood while you’re at it? You drew a good one, all right. Hee hee hee. (Sorry, my mean streak is showing)
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