How Does a Professional Bull Rider Spend a Workday?
Becoming a professional bull rider does not happen overnight. These athletes must constantly work, train and promote themselves. They must also pay their dues by climbing up through the ranks. They spend their days working to become the best they can be in their profession. The actual work of spending the 8 seconds on the back of the world’s best bucking bulls is just a minor part of the work day. Climbing the Ranks Before the cowboy can reach the status of professional bull rider, he must apply for the right to carry the membership card. When a bull riding hopeful purchases a PBR membership card, he also receives a riding permit. The rider has to establish himself in the lower Challenger rides, thus accumulating riding points and earning money when he successfully rides the bucking bull for 8 seconds. The bull rider has to earn at least $2,500 before his permit is deemed to be an actual membership card. He can then continue to compete by riding bulls in challenger competitions, all th
