Rodeo Bucks Into Times Square
- 14 years ago
Rodeo bucks into Times Square as the world's top ten professional bull riders compete in New York. Here's more.
The world's top ten ranked professional bull riders show off their skills.
The arena, though, is in the middle of New York's bustling Times Square.
A big change for number two ranked bull rider J.B. Mauney.
[J.B. Maune, Professional Bull Rider]
"Looking around at all these big buildings with stuff on them going off and all the lights and everything, and people and cabs, it's a little different."
The event was the final competition before the 2010 Professional Bull Riders World Finals in Las Vegas where the winner takes home one million U.S. Dollars.
But not all the spectators were thrilled at the event.
A number of protesters held signs and shouted accusations of animal cruelty.
Top-ranked bull rider Austin Meier said the protesters had the wrong idea about the sport.
[Austin Meier, Professional Bull Rider]
"Most of these animals get treated better than most people's house dogs. They are truly pampered athletes because that's what they are, athletes. We couldn't do our sport without them, and hopefully through more opportunities to meet more of these people, they'd understand that more."
And even the stardom of the big screen can't keep these bulls from their job - preparing to unseat yet another rider.
The world's top ten ranked professional bull riders show off their skills.
The arena, though, is in the middle of New York's bustling Times Square.
A big change for number two ranked bull rider J.B. Mauney.
[J.B. Maune, Professional Bull Rider]
"Looking around at all these big buildings with stuff on them going off and all the lights and everything, and people and cabs, it's a little different."
The event was the final competition before the 2010 Professional Bull Riders World Finals in Las Vegas where the winner takes home one million U.S. Dollars.
But not all the spectators were thrilled at the event.
A number of protesters held signs and shouted accusations of animal cruelty.
Top-ranked bull rider Austin Meier said the protesters had the wrong idea about the sport.
[Austin Meier, Professional Bull Rider]
"Most of these animals get treated better than most people's house dogs. They are truly pampered athletes because that's what they are, athletes. We couldn't do our sport without them, and hopefully through more opportunities to meet more of these people, they'd understand that more."
And even the stardom of the big screen can't keep these bulls from their job - preparing to unseat yet another rider.