Bull riding may be one of the world's most dangerous sports but despite some nerve damage, Bonnie has no concerns about getting on top of a bucking bull.
While bull riding may be one of the world's most dangerous sports, 13-year-old Bonnie Milgate from Mareeba has no concerns about getting on top of several hundred kilograms of bucking bull and hanging on for dear life.Riders aged 14 to 18 ride junior bulls that are chosen for their temperament and sizeBonnie, who attends Saint Stephens in Mareeba, has been riding bulls competitively for the past 12 months and first got interested in bull riding after seeing her brother and father competing.
Bonnie is often the only female competitor and over the past 12 months she has in ridden in over 15 competitions.In bull riding there is no female division, so regardless of your sex everybody competes against everyone else. At the moment Bonnie is riding in the mini bull event but one day she hopes to go professional and ride in the open events.
"I didn't encourage her to ride bulls; she was watching us practice at home one day and said that she wanted to get on one of our junior bulls and she surprised us all with her style," he saidThe world's most dangerous sport"The potential is there but there is no point worrying about something that may not happen," he said.
Chief executive of the Australian Bushman's Campdraft Rodeo Association Craig Young admits that bull riding can be a dangerous sport but believes all safety precautions are being met."They ride mini bulls which are specially selected. At full maturity they can't be any taller than 1.2 metres at the hip.
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