Australian bull riding has been called "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports." To receive a score, the rider must stay on top of an angry bull for eight seconds with the use of one hand gripped on a bull rope.⁠
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Dan Ruhland comes from a line of champion bull riders with his grandfather and father being heavily involved in Australian bull riding competitions throughout the years. I met Dan who was competing in the Woolooga Honkytonk Rodeo, Queensland. Dan has been riding bulls since he was a kid and has broken most of the bones in his body