Indelible Reminder Of Risks In The Ring

FOR American bull rider Shane Proctor, the risks of his sport have never been clearer.

A Lot Of Bull Goes A Very Short Way

THE first time Norman Hocking rode a bull, it trampled on his spine and left him with a pulled groin and concussion. That might have convinced most people bull riding was not for them, but Norman is not most people.

Aussies Ride Rodeo Dreams To Us

HE'S a plumber from Brewarrina in country NSW who had a very different dream. While other country kids wanted to play football, Anthony Bello set himself for the top as a professional rodeo cowboy. Brad Pierce, who grew up on a farm on the NSW-Victoria border, is also on the verge of the big time and is ranked in the top 10 as a bull rider.

Angland Validates All The Faith Placed In Him

HORSES run for Tye Angland, the gifted 17-year-old former bull rider, but Validated in the Bourbon Hotel Handicap at Rosehill yesterday was an exception.

Red Bull To Charge If High-spirited Montoya Released

JUAN Pablo Montoya may feel unloved at times at McLaren but free-spending Red Bull Racing, one of the newer teams on the formula one block - is interested in the volatile Columbian should he become a free agent next season.

Injured Rider To Do It Tough

ONE spectator who will find it extremely tough watching from the sidelines tonight is injured Towradgi rider Jay Marmont.

Zac The Bull Rider

THE fear of blood, sweat and broken bones was faced by Bellbird P.S. student Zachary Littlewood while participating in the poddy ride at the Cessnock Rodeo on March 19.

Big Al, A Rider Who Became A Clown When His Arm Fell Off

IT WASN'T the fractured skull that ended Big Al's bull riding. Once the brain fluid started dripping from his nostrils it didn't hurt so much (although the frontal brain damage left him depressed and out of the game for more than a year).

Bull Rider Hangs On To His One Good Break

BREAK a leg is said for luck but as for the neck it is stretching a point.

Bargain Buy, No Bull Rodeo Rider Toasts Jungle Juice Hope

RODEO star Michael Wilson landed on his feet when he got up the Dutch courage to buy cast-off galloper My Charity Star.

Girls Can't Put This Bull Off His Game

For now, the bull remains a bulldog. The bull, of course, is Australia's weight-for-age champion Lonhro and, although he is a five-year-old stallion who later this year will be serving mares, he is keeping his mind on racing.

Jones Rejects Prize, No Bull

THIS man has a date with a bull. But concern for his, er, ``date" might just stop that.

Cody Hits Bullseye In Choice Of Career

CESSNOCK-based apprentice Cody Morgan is well prepared for the ups and downs that can occur for a race rider.

Bull Rider Goes Whole Hog

WE reserve the right to occasionally give the fringe sports a helping hand and today that space is devoted to Ednei Caminhas - king of the bull riders.

Pit Bull Returns To Ring With Revitalised Clout

After a seven-month lay-off, a revitalised Wade ``Pit Bull" Clout returns to the ring against Queenslander Dale Hawke at the Fraternity Club tomorrow night.

Rodeo Roadie Parents Are Driving Force Behind Bull-riding's Young Bucks

They are rural Australia's version of the weekend soccer mums they just drive a lot further and their season never ends.

Rodeo Riding Reduces Men's Fertility, No Bull

THE trauma involved in bull-riding had a direct link to a rider's ability to father children, a researcher said yesterday.

Top Glass

A pyramid reopens for business, champion bull riders hit town and a Mary Poppins singalong lifts off ...

Clowning Around A Load Of Bull

In rodeo there are two types of clowns, quite apart from the ones who willingly strap themselves to the backs of outraged bucking bulls. Among the herd of tight jeans and determined faces at tonight's South Coast Bull and Bronc Riding Championships, the protection and comedy clowns will be easy t

Australia Gets 2nd 500cc Rider

Australia has two riders in this weekend's Portuguese 500cc Grand Prix, with Mark Willis joining Garry McCoy in the premier class of world motorcycle racing. Willis will make his debut on a Mk3 Modenas KR3 at Estoril, and has been encouraged by competitive test times. The 24-year-old rider fr