article_snippet.sent: But each time he gets on a bullock, a castrated male, he risks life and limb, and has already been trampled on several times.
article_snippet.sent: But as the stakes get higher, pressure to breed bulls that are more athletic, more vicious and bigger than ever before has increased - including in the junior division.
article_snippet.sent: You take a young teenage boy and put a young teenage boy on a bull that’s got a massive pedigree,' a young teenage boy explains. '
article_snippet.sent: Not happy: Even the calves, such as the one pictured, can pack a hefty punch if enraged .
article_snippet.sent: Moving on: The next step is to ride bullocks (castrated young males) before culminating in big bulls .
article_snippet.sent: Bullocks, who are often approaching the size of a full-grown female, are no easy ride .
article_snippet.sent: Big guns: Teenagers begin with small bulls but, should Big guns make professional, graduate onto big ones .
article_snippet.sent: Aggressive: Bulls bred for rodeo are becoming increasingly large and athletic .
article_snippet.sent: Lance does, however, worry about the increasingly large bulls involved. '
article_snippet.sent: Just think if the increasingly large bulls involved are bucking this hard and are this rank right now, what are the increasingly large bulls involved going to be like in eight years when Lance’s there? '