Equipped with a protective helmet, a vest and a riding glove, the rider holds a rope tied around the bull. The bulls are specifically bred and trained for bucking. A flank strap is often used to ...

A stock contractor tightens a flank strap around the bull's sensitive stomach, which makes the bull buck. The gate opens, and the bull instinctively jerks out into the arena.

Continuing from the “year of yeehaw,” professional bull riding is having a moment on TikTok. On PBR’s TikTok, which is nearing 3 million followers, many recent videos tap into viral trends ...

For Youren, the approaching complaints of age chafe like a flank strap. Maybe it was the bucking and kicking that has kept her young.