As a Brit, America’s Cowboy Kids Left Me Speechless!

[@Aussiesuede]

I started riding dirt bikes (motocross) at 4 years old and my mom use to freak out so much every time I got hurt that she had to stop attending events all together just to keep her sanity. By the time I got to high school and started playing Football, she'd seen me injured so many times in just about every manner possible that nothing phased her anymore. While attending a game where I got a cleat caught under my helmet that ripped my nose half off my face and mom was at the fence smiling as the med staff was temporarily patching me up and her response was "Good Tackle! as my bloodied face looked like it had just be freshly hacked up by Freddy Kruger. I was so proud of how much she'd grown! lol

[@paigeharrison3909]

My parents basically took us to the doctor if we were bleeding profusely or had a broken bone. Otherwise you walked it off.

[@WyoMedic540]

“I expect more from myself.” Is probably the best expression of how ranchers live their lives.

[@graywolf3456]

🐺 Your 100 % right at least that's what dad taught me and my brothers from the time we were old enough to understand. 🇨🇱🦅

[@maureenmcdonald9476]

My grandson broke his arm just climbing a tree and falling. Kids will always find a way to get bumps and bruises.

[@IslaSkye123]

I agree. My son just had surgery this month from playing soccer/football.

[@Justiceincorporated.]

Especially if you encourage dangerous behaviors

[@johnglue1744]

Agree. I coach young kids in soccer and one boy just appeared to topple over but later we found out he broke his arm on what seemed to be a nothing special fall.

[@santamanone]

@@Justiceincorporated.if a boy hasn’t broken a bone by age 10 he’s been overprotected.

[@alexlail7481]

​@@Justiceincorporated.It's really up to the nature of the child as a child I was always in the ER , enough so they knew me by sight and apparently kept my file at arm's length.... and my parents definitely didn't encourage dangerous behavior I come by it naturally

[@sandygrunwaldt1780]

This shows another part of America. Love that we such a diverse country ❤

[@christopherryan7880]

Notice what the young boy said. He expected more of himself not his parents more of him. He has fortitude and drive to do better which will follow him in all aspects in life.

[@grumblesa10]

Tough, resilient kids become tough, resilient adults. Life is hard, it is unfair ; it is NOT social media. Coddling kids by helicopter parents creates entitled, risk-averse adults. I rode calves and drove the tractor ( with some help 😊) when I was 9, and was on a horse by 10.

[@sandraleigh4023]

Bull riding is not calf riding!! And some of those kids look younger than 9.

[@poolhall9632]

I didn't grow up on a farm, but my parents paid for us to ride horses at a stable down the lane when we moved to England when I was nine... I recall we clean some stalls after each lesson 😅 probably to get a discount. But that's the reason I'm not afraid of large farm animals and know how to ride 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Meh-oz4gu]

There's inherent risks in all of life... Do you stop driving a car? Do not fly in a plane? Do you not ride a bike? Do you not play a sport? Do you not swim? Do you just never go outside...?

[@clsinds5876]

lol well there is ranges of risk. From my kids rodeo friends. 1 lost his hand in 4th grade. Another got a TBI that moved to a rehab center in middle school. And the kid who lost his hand, his little brother when he was in high school died. Seeing my son’s friend lose his hand was enough to keep my sons from being interested in rodeo, of course one was a Mr. football and the other one does UFC fighting in Japan now so it’s not like they didn’t have their dangerous sport draws.

[@colleenmonell1601]

I'm just happy to see that some kids are still being taught to be tough, respectful and willing to take a few bumps. My youth was spent on the back of my horse and I live in San Diego. There was pride in having skinned up knees and elbows. If you had a cast on your arm or leg even better cause all your friends would sign it. We were taught to get up, brush it off and keep going. Not saying there wasn't tears but unless the injury wasn't that bad the old saying to get back on and keep going was always the rule. No coddling was allowed.

[@danbarry4772]

I'm only 8 years old is a brag. His whole life he has heard wrecks. Now he has a story to share.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

When a bull becomes famous, that means that he is DANGEROUS!

[@WyattRyeSway]

Little Yellow Jacket and Bushwhacker, prime examples

[@jamesmcclain5005]

@WyattRyeSway Bodacious has merchandising, and a website!

[@t.dig.2040]

Bodacious comes to my mind, but I am getting old.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

@t.dig.2040 He is the KILLER that frightens children who watch their fathers who dare to ride him. Bodacious 100 Cowboys 0

[@jamesmcclain5005]

@t.dig.2040 They retired Bodacious because they thought he would kill someone. He bucked off 127 out of 135 riders basically: Bodacious 127 Cowboys 8

[@rickstevens1479]

Notice how everything is yes Ma,am no Ma,ma ... so polite..raised right...its not any more dangerous than Motocross racing ..

[@anyacanna5121]

These kids have no choices and it is the olnly way to their parents appprooval. A few may be "naturals" but it is terrorism of children.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

I love bull riding and bronc busting. My dad in the top ten for ten years for all around cowboy. I grew up in the saddle and now I'm getting my grandsons trained.

[@stevecollett901]

These kids are being brought up properly! Don't give up because something is hard. Always expect more of yourself.

[@Cassxowary]

sure if you believe future (human slaves) slaveowners are brought up properly too… no. no they’re not.

[@stevecollett901]

@Cassxowary what kind of slavery is going on in America right now? You sound like a snowflake that voted for Kamala.

[@alexlail7481]

@@Cassxowary where the heck is that coming from? While I can understand why you may not agree with bullriding the I don't get the feeling that any of these kids have been coerced or forced against their will to participate and I suspect that if they really wanted to opt out that wouldn't be an issue. But apparently they have atleast a bit of an adventurous streak. if so there's far worse ways to exercise it than with adult supervision and medical care standing feet way. Even if it is more than a bit dangerous.

[@TNugent]

Lance is 20 years old now and living his dream riding in PBR events.

[@Cassxowary]

not his victims’ dreams though unfortunately…

[@TNugent]

@Cassxowary AWWW 😭

[@spaceshiplewis]

@@Cassxowary Don't be a Drama Karen. He's a good boy and so are the bulls.

[@unclefester6501]

​@@CassxowaryDon't play with your food would have been a better comment. Plus the animals are much less likely to get hurt than the riders in the rodeo.

[@bentighe4811]

@@Cassxowary Victims?

[@laynecox3992]

Miss Millie gets prettier everyday. America is a tough country, as ya'll witnessed. Work hard, play hard.

[@jamesstrickland517]

I grew up with Little Britches Rodeos and 4H, and I loved it. If you are a kid and don't get hurt at least twice a summer, you are spending too much time indoors.

[@Jstreamssr]

Happy New Year to the Beasley family!!

[@ZDF_BTW]

Lance Lara is now 20 years old and did indeed make it to the PBR

[@danor6812]

Notice how polite those kids are?

[@ronniecuevas2092]

Here in the south we're brought up to be respectful. Especially to our elders. Yes ma'am no ma'am or you'd get back handed quick.

[@corralescoyote]

I’m confused… what part of Texas is this? DFW is one of the biggest urban areas in TX. There are no Hispanic kids, no black kids. It’s like they’re not allowed, or economically prohibited from getting into it… or maybe they work the animals for work, and would rather do something else in their free time. 🤷‍♂️

[@slartibartfast8960]

​@corralescoyote what? There are several, black bull riders and some Mexican, bur Mexicans are more into bronc bustin.

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

My God, silly Brits !! Lol 😄😂 Sgt, Semper Fi 🤠

[@greyballer1671]

No more pressure on these kids then spelling bee kids or soccer kids

[@rg20322]

Seriously - kids need to get out of the house. I fell off a roof and hit hard when hitting the ground but was ok, my brother was laughing (60's). I was bruised and broken but ok. It's amazing that today people think that being a kid should be safe - let them get at it!

[@PEPPER2323]

You have to teach them to believe in themselves.. Dallas, Texas...

[@artbgjohn123]

When I was a kid, we had kids at school show up in casts from snow skiing, motor cross, hockey, football, wrestling, BMX! Kids are reckless it's part of our nature, especially boys.

[@t.dig.2040]

Texas... the Drill Sgt from "Full Metal Jacket" sums up Texas. Hat tip from Wyoming

[@Tam58851520]

You should look at the rodeo clowns. The brave people that keep the riders safe once their off the bull. Crazy brave people.

[@dougs867]

I live in Texas. Even barrel racers can be hurt. Used to watch the young lady barrel racing after school every night in their field next door. Not for me. Nope.

[@Tijuanabill]

It's fine. The kids are Americans so no need to worry.

[@Lav3nd3r0h]

You're weird.

[@Tijuanabill]

@@Lav3nd3r0h It's just a fact that most of the world is soft. /shrug

[@spaceshiplewis]

The issue isn't that kids are on bulls, it's that the bulls are getting beefier and the rodeo corporations greedier.

[@TexasWildcat]

Sorry, I'm a born Texan, and I have been around horses for many years and have seen many a rodeo, I think it is irresponsible to allow young children to enter into this sport!!

[@Michelle-j4k]

Yes, I don't agree with that part!

[@TheRagratus]

Before my son was 3 years old, he had gotten 5 black eyes and had broken his nose twice. Didn't stop him, he is now a Professional Wrestler.

[@1FastKawboy]

The professional bulls get crazy names that are as big as other professionals. My old favorite bull was Locomotive Breath from the PBR.

[@jimgreen5788]

As she described the 2nd. event, 'riding sheep' is called 'mutton busting', which is like bull or bronco riding for "kidlets', which is really cute. FYI, the bull at 9:23 is a Brahma bull, as evidenced by the hump on its shoulders.

[@Patrick-nv5ug]

I had 7 broken bones and a concussion from Jr Rodeo. Loved it.

[@greyballer1671]

I started riding young brahma bulls at 10. Ameica also has kid sized dirt bikes, atvs, and snowmobiles....

[@RON-m8c]

🤠 LESSON: DON'T BABY YOUR SON OR HE WILL END UP AS A WIMP AND LEACH!

[@RON-m8c]

@corralescoyote 😁 That is a Nice Area Because They Are Mostly Republicans and Christians! Values Matter! 🤑

[@guyfaux3978]

"Mamas, don't let yer babies grown up to be cowboys..."? These families seem to disagree.

[@greghamann2099]

I think Willie Nelson was right.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Kids the same age also race go-carts (small race cars) and play baseball, and skateboard and bike and all of those sports have major injuries and even deaths every year. Broken bones are common in all of them. Not saying I would bull ride, but all of this activity is better than sitting on your butt watching videos on a phone all day.

[@vs-ww7cb]

Be kind and courteous no matter who you meet in life. 😉

[@helensarkisian7491]

You’re such a mom. 🤗

[@santamanone]

Those aren’t kids on the bulls. Those are teenagers and that’s high school rodeo. The kids are riding calves

[@kevananne]

Yall could watch 8 seconds. It’s a movie from the 90s about a famous bull rider and the entire rodeo culture.

[@jimyoung6499]

That was an excellent video. Best I've seen you do.

[@GypsyHawk]

Cowboys also have other work with cattle and horses besides rodeos. Good video and response! I'm just mentioning that there is more to being a cowboy.

[@KeithLuttrell-fj7tu]

This is almost downtime for cowboy work. True respect for yall

[@RG-wd6qs]

At least now they wear helmets ⛑...before it was just cowboy hats.

[@OkiePeg411]

They wear not just the helmet but also Kevlar and neck collars. Yes, there is a lot more protection than back in the day. Even pros have to wear safety gear. It definitely won't prevent all serious injuries, but it's better than when I went to rodeos when I was a kid in Texas.

[@BudHenry]

John Wayne didn’t wear a baseball cap. The scars on my face all healed but the embarrassment of being a puss and wearing a helmet is forever. lol. Vests came out when I was in hs and that was bad enough.

[@jasonwhoever5528]

Good evening ma'am. I hope you're well! You should check out the movie 8 seconds about a famous cowboy named Lane Frost. He paid the ultimate price to participate in the sport. ❤

[@bhazerelli7611]

That's a good one!

[@cjpreach]

Canada has a great rodeo called the Calgary Stampede.

[@ralphvelthuis2359]

Calling it a great rodeo is kind of an understatement.

[@cjpreach]

@@ralphvelthuis2359 True enough.

[@ronclark9724]

I have seen British videos of British kids on farms, from tractors to sheep dog competition at county fairs... Granted I have not seen British kids wearing cowboy hats, but ranch kids in America do wear cowboy hats...

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

But not all farm kids wear cowboy hats or cowboy boots most wear ball caps and waterproof boots

[@IslaSkye123]

The farmers wear ball caps and ranchers cowboy hats in my state.

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

@IslaSkye123 Ranchers are having rodeos and farmers have tractor pulls

[@OkiePeg411]

In Texas, they advertise "bull semen" on the country music radio stations!!! 😆 🤣 😂

[@KeithLuttrell-fj7tu]

Just store it in Liquid Nitrogen.

[@yugoyankoff-vh7in]

If you want to see “A Really RANK BULL” look up Bodacious. That’s a Real Bull ! Look up Tuff Hedeman and his battle with Bodacious. He was ridden 8 times out of 135 Outings.

[@billclisham8668]

They said that bull riding started in the 30's, I'd say it started the first time cowboys met a steer. I was into demolition derbies for many years and when my son started to drive in them I wasn't scared. I taught him everything I knew and how to build a safe yet competitive car.

[@ronniecuevas2092]

In the south we learn from a todler to be respectful to say yes ma'am or no ma'am, yes sir or no sir. We would get an excuse me ,, to correct ourselves or we'd get a quick backhand to correct us... especially to our elders...

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

It's MUCH safer than racing motorcycles at the Isle of Man races...

[@adriannecote5319]

The grandson of a friend of mine died last year in a bull riding accident. So sad. Only 17.

[@DaveTroyer18-vg4le]

Parents take note this is how you raise kids the correct way they sre respectful say please and thankyou and yes ma'am and no ma'am. These kids learn life lessons every day and thats how you get far in life.💯💪✌️👍

[@isabellegarza9070]

This bull riding is one of many activities that American kids do. All of them have risk of injury and death. When I was in elementary, a kid playing baseball got hit in the hart and died instantly. Once your child leans to walk on his own he's at risk. You have to be strong and let him walk, or are you going to contain him. Remember walking and running is a sport. The mom in the video with the kid who had the broken arm wants to continue with the sport. Yes the mom is terrified, but she has to show courage and strength for her child, to support him. She is right about being injured comes with this sport. I like to add all sports. For future reference, be strong. 😁

[@jamesmcclain5005]

Bodacious is the most DANGEROUS bull EVER! Shocking! Fear is not an option!

[@Michelle-j4k]

I loved Bodacious!❤

[@jamesmcclain5005]

@Michelle-j4k He is a KILLER!

[@WyattRyeSway]

I ride in the national high school rodeo association rodeos and it’s just a way of life. My dad rode, my brothers ride. Nothing spectacular really.

[@sharondavis258]

I am from Texas and I wouldn't let my kid do this. When you have lived with chronic, unrelenting pain, you think twice about engaging in risky behavior. You do not feel invincible like you once did as a kid. You understand that you have got one body and you better take care of it. A lifetime is a long time to hurt.

[@markmitchell457]

Super bulls may ruin rodeo.

[@Boathole66]

My father-in-law was a pro bull rider years ago. He survived getting “freight-trained”, (colliding heads together), then getting tossed through a fence post. He woke up a week later. His best friend was not so lucky. Got bucked off, the bull spun around and rammed him head-on. No helmets. No protective gear. Just a cowboy hat and unfathomable courage.

[@paigeharrison3909]

I dated a bull rider once. Lots of scars. Probably had broken half the bones in his body.

[@Lav3nd3r0h]

Courage? More like ignorance.

[@Boathole66]

@ I hope you live well in your safe space protected bubble. By all means, avoid driving!!!

[@greyballer1671]

I have a younger friend whos son does mutton busting... he loves it.

[@headlibrarian1996]

This is considerably more dangerous than motor racing.

[@SA-hf3fu]

Yeah, it's a hard call. You have to remember that these kids were riding horses since they were big enough to hold onto a saddle horn. Still, I would understand it if they weren't allowed to ride steers or bulls till they reached 18 - just to make sure it was 100% their choice.

[@danbarry4772]

@SA-hf3fu if you wait until you are 18 you will never go pro.

[@RevPeterTrabaris]

Thanks, Millie. That was very interesting indeed. I could never sit and watch kids facing this kind of danger. Not saying that anyone is wrong for doing what they feel comfortable with, but, I could never have my kids, if I had any, to do something this dangerous. And yes, any of us could drop dead tomorrow, or a kid call get seriously or fatally hurt at a playground, but it is level of danger for me. Nevertheless, I am always in the minority of though in the U.S. Hope you guys have a great trip. Peace

[@CHIEFMOTORSPORTS]

SHOULD DO A VIDEO ON MOTOCROSS KIDS

[@butter7734]

Our most dangerous thing we did when I was a kid was hookup a snow tube to a 4wheeler to try to jump over a 20 foot gap over a storm drain. Wasn't dangerous if you made it most of the time but if you didn't have enough speed or if fear overcame you and you bailed out you were in for a bad time. My buddy has a lazy eye 30 years later still from taking a hard fall right on his face.

[@sydIRISH]

Kids have good parents. "Yes m'am... yes ma'm..."

[@CTBauer]

My daughter had a "boyfriend" when she was in Pre-K (about 4 - 5 years old; 30+ years ago). His name was "Oak" and he rode sheep in the rodeo. I don't know what happened to him after Pre-K, but he was one tough little boy. You commented about the pressure being put on the kids to perform. I found that to be fairly common in all sports. Once you demonstrate a talent and ability in a given sport and begin to rise in the rankings, coaches and parents frequently "encouraged" youth to perform better. My parents never put pressure on me as they had 8 kids and their focus was always on education. I guess the only "pressure" they put on my athletic career was to restrict travel until I could beat everyone in my region (5 states). My coach was also pretty good about the pressure as he supported my competitive drive, but never really put pressure on me other than to reinforce that results equaled the amount of effort I put into practice / training. Other coaches would really push kids (my peers) and tear them down if they had a bad race, I didn't encounter that until I went to university. I don't know that it is really different around the world or in the various sports. I personally put so much pressure on myself to be the best in the world that it didn't really matter if other people put pressure on my, none of them held a candle to the competitive drive I had myself. (I think that is very common among athletes.)

[@toddtrierweiler958]

I too was in the jr. Rodeo

[@reginahay5211]

Good job, Millie! Hee, when Archie gets just a wee bit older you shoukd watch and review kid movies. We could use that. You can see how Archie reacts, how attentive, whether he sings the songs or plays the characters. Parents and grands would love it.

[@mikecook8712]

As A Texan, i can say that the ft worth isnt the real heart of cowboy country, its Wyoming. Ft worth is the tourist heart of cowboys...thats where the term... rhinestone cowboy started...

[@Lav3nd3r0h]

Isn't it weird that foreigners think cowboys are a southern thing? I think they straight up confuse farming and ranching.

[@mikecook8712]

@Lav3nd3r0h right, whats bad is the citizens have no idea...hell much of the cowboys and indian stories that people imagined happened right where Wyoming Nebraska Colorado and Kansas meet going north black hills , little big horn, hell even the fictional dances with wolve took place in the far northeast corner of Colorado...but people associate ft worth...but cowboy hall of fame is in Oklahoma, rodeo hall of fame is Colorado springs, national western stock show, denver, summit spring battle field is south of sterling Colorado sand creek massacare was Colorado, Ute, Arapaho, Cheyenne, lakota Souix... they're all located there. Mesa Verde...etc...but its facts...texas isnt the heart of western culture is Cheyenne Wyoming, heck frontier days, used to be denver, but them California transplants are ruining that...

[@chunky5monkey]

@@mikecook8712 While I agree with most of what you say, specifically about Ft Worth. My question is what do you consider a cowboy? A lot of cattle was driven from Mexico and southern Texas up north in the 1840's. Cowboy from my understanding came from the word Vaquero which was a horse-mounted livestock herder "cattle driver".

[@Marine-wj4jv]

They are outside, building muscle, building confidence and learning independence. Not on an iPad or playing games on a computer!

[@Navyuncle]

My bothers rode horses. I quit when I was 12 because I didn't want a bunch of broken bones. My grandchildren tried when they were younger 4-6. Just now for everyone.

[@Lumpygrits76]

To each their own. But I personally drew the line at dirt bikes and football. Had both my son and daughter on tiny dirt bikes by 4 and taken them squirrel hunting teaching them pewpew safety by 8. Also Started taking them target shooting at 8. I know some would say bull riding and dirt bikes are kinda splitting hairs as far as safety. But there’s risk in anything.

[@williamwood5491]

Archie is just about ready for his first mutton busting event, needs a hat though. Lol

[@doubler8684]

Great video!

[@Deadcntr]

Though 1 in 15 rides ends in injury, most are not serious.

[@bradjenkins1475]

Parents......... despicable. There's a reason. The law in America doesn't allow children to make decisions for themselves like this. They aren't equipped enough to even understand the fear or the reality of their possible future. But you can't say the same for the parents. It is their duty. There are legal duty to in fact, make the proper decision to keep the children safe. No matter what the child may express that they want, they're not equipped to make that decision. I wonder what the parents of those 2 young children who have a plaque on the wall because they died doing this. I wonder about how they think about the sport now.

[@colormedubious4747]

Please provide the timestamp where ANYONE stated that those two fatalities were children. I guess you were so focused on finding something to be outraged about that you forgot how listening works.

[@bradjenkins1475]

@colormedubious4747 I guess I don't know how listening works. And I guess you don't know how reading works. For such A. Main issue with so much to be said about it. That's what you picked up on. As if those 2 names were the issue here, not the fact that we're talking about children doing things that are inherently dangerous and certainly can end in death and also certainly does and in injuries. But you're worried about whether I inferred that 2 people that passed away are young. Why don't you show me in that video Where the woman stated that those 2 were adults, not children? So let's just settle on 2 people died. I'm okay with that because that wasn't my point. My point stands.

[@chunky5monkey]

@@bradjenkins1475 How is this any different than contact or motor sports?

[@paigeharrison3909]

I broke my leg (compound fracture) riding a dirt bike at 10. No, I wasn't supposed to be riding a motorized dirt bike at that age. But I was quite the tomboy and never let rules constrain me.

[@sandylee9564]

I use to go to a lot of rodeos and the bull riding event always caused me great anxiety; In some of these full blown bull riding rodeoing families, these kids don't have a choice to participate or not

[@Cody38Super]

People want to Nerf the world for kids....that why they're soft, no scars, no immune system, no confidence, no experience...poor little bastards....kids these days are being robbed of the flavor of life.

[@drobichaud1000]

The contrast in the reactions to bull wood 19:38

[@danbarry4772]

You should react to the movie 8 seconds.

[@BudHenry]

If you’ve never rode you’ll never truly understand.

[@KeithLuttrell-fj7tu]

Look how tired the adult wranglers are after running after the muttons and making sure kids are safe. If i had fallen out of a tree in the woods my friends would have had to go for help. I also had access to powerful fireworks. We also built tennis ball cannons and used model airplane fuel to launch. We could do worse by sitting in front of a TV or some other screen, much worse.

[@anthonysalomone3698]

I doubt if I would ever allow a kid of mine to live this sort of life. Then again, if I was raised in this culture, maybe I would feel differently. After working in a hospital for 30 years, I have strong sentiments,

[@thomasrape4616]

Americans are tough even the kids. You British wonder why we beat you twice when you were at the hight of your military power and saved you twice 100 years later. We love you guys.

[@garygramling5618]

Enjoyed this! Happy 2025, Beesleys!

[@sarahfauth2096]

Head injuries can cause physical and mental health problems that last a lifetime. Getting your head shook to pieces IS dangerous and parents should not expose their kids to these risks and injuries. I am American, my father was a bull rider. If adults want to do this sort of thing, that's on them, but children should be protected from such things by their parents. I was horrified when I saw people subject their children to this level of danger and injury.

[@CptGreenJeans]

J.B. Mauney is a legend. You need to react just to him.

[@ENC_SW_DV_Rush]

In bull riding, its not a matter of 'IF' you will get hurt - its a matter of when its going to happen and how bad,... and if its not bad, how soon before you get back up and try again,... Most parents will support whatever decision a child makes,... although peer pressure to do better will always make some try a bit more than is safe,... Another point, its the second line tied back right in front of the hind legs that drives them nuts, and makes them buck and jump... its put there deliberately to make them jump and buck,... it constricts or rubs their nuts the wrong way - its uncomfortable and they want it off,... now,...

[@WaterfallFW]

My sons played football for exercise. We thought they’d be safe because they were the biggest agile boys on the field. We were wrong. Their minds and bodies are scared for life. I’d never allow it again. Life is hard enough. I even named my second son after Lane Frost the bull rider that died. I’d never let my sons bull ride. One wrong turn and that litter in front of that girls face and she loses her eye or her life. No way! So many concussions and your adult life you’ve worked so hard to enjoy is filled with mindlessness.

[@theylied1776]

Bulls don't naturally buck just because someone is on their back.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Only potential problem I can see (as a US citizen with a farming background), is these parents are so immersed into the lifestyle that they fill their own children's minds with statements, pressures, stress that they shouldn't have to deal with as kids. Parents can get so filled with their own hubris about fame and reputation that their kids end up bearing the brunt of performing to make sure the parents' reputation doesn't slip. Mostly the money involved in sports is what's driving it to ruin, doesn't matter what sport it is. Big executives and their craving for wealth, ruins the recreation and fun of it and turns it into high stakes dangerous life-altering activity.

[@AlystraKriss]

That’s insane 😂

[@pl3666]

Every now and then the bull wins.

[@janicehughes9203]

You are right.

[@martykitson3442]

OK 50 even 55 years ago I was these kids, I did work on horses that bucked harder than anything I drew in the Jr. rodeos where I lived and you couldn't have kept me away, my dad didn't have to make me do anything, he couldn't have kept me away, and yes my stepmom and grandma were terrified

[@davidneel8327]

You should find a barrel racing video to react. Exclusively a woman's event.

[@susiedupuy9532]

If she said she didn't want to do it the parents would back off. The same if she plays football or baseball.