"One Wild Ride"
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Marian Burkhardt from the Outdoor Life Net-
work called At Will Productions to say that
Steve Onuska in Charlotte recommended Joe
Schmitt as a camera operator. Now, Joe can
add Professional Bull Riding to his resume. The
PBR came to Charleston for two days, and kept
the sold-out Colliseum crowd on the edge of their
seats with the excitement of watching Chris
Shivers set an all time 3 million dollar career
earning record. But before that, they held their
breath witnessing injuries like broken jaws, collar
bones, and concussions. Here's a clip of Trey
Traweek getting dragged around by a bull for
almost twenty seconds. Fortunately, he walked
away from his ride. Others weren't so lucky.
There's no doubt that these guys are tough as
nails. Just the travel that these men endure from
event to event would be enough to leave the average
person weary. Then they hop on 1,500 pounds of
raging fury every weekend.
Special mention should be made for the true heros
of this sport, the bull fighters. Not the guys that
run around with fancy knickers, and red capes.
The three guys who throw themselves between
the riders, and the bull have the hardest job of them
all.
