article_snippet.sent: It is one of the most dangerous sports in the world and one in every 15 bull rides ends in an injury of some sort.
article_snippet.sent: But that isn't enough to stop hundreds of child riders, some as young as seven, from taking the hot seat each year.
article_snippet.sent: Bouncing around: A young bull rider takes on a bullock (steer) at a rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas .
article_snippet.sent: Bull riding is a multi-billion dollar industry in the US and events staged by the PBR, the professional bull riders' association, are watched by up to half a billion people around the world each year.
article_snippet.sent: Most bull riders are speedily thrown off - a good result is eight seconds .
article_snippet.sent: Hitting the deck: An estimated one in 15 bull rides across all age groups ends in injury of some sort .
article_snippet.sent: For Cody Custer, a former bull riding world champion, it is becoming too dangerous. '
article_snippet.sent: Another young bull-rider, 16-year-old Trey, who has been knocked out several times by oversized bulls, agrees. '
article_snippet.sent: If it continues the way it is, the sport of rodeo the way it is, it’ll no longer be a bull riding, it will be just a bull bucking competition.
highlights_snippet.sent: Children as young as seven can take part in bull riding competitions .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Bull riding is thought to be one of the most dangerous sports in the world .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: An estimated one in every 15 bull rides ends in some sort of injury .
  