Master bull-handler H.D. Page knows Bo from both a rider and breeder’s perspective. The multi-award winning PBR Contractor of Year was not always on the back of the chutes. In fact, he spent a good portion of the 90’s packing a riggin’ bag and nodding his head. During his bull riding career, Page drew the notorious blond bomber Bodacious a stunning three times.

Will Somebody Please Let the Chicken Off His Chain! It seems like forever since we got to see “The Chicken” off his chain. All this time and still no cluckin’, scratchin’, or spurring from the Chicken. Wait a minute. That is what chickens on a chain do, right? Spur when they’re turned loose? Well I do know one thing; he’s one chicken that doesn’t get spurred from his opponents much and I hope it remains that way after they free this rank rooster from the chains that bind. The feathers were flying again in Nashville. He was still cock-of-the-walk.

I want you all to think about your herd and whether you can ever remember having a bull or cow that started losing weight in spite of a great appetite. Did this bull or cow eventually get diarrhea, perhaps even bottle jaw, and die? If so, then you may have a first-hand experience with Johne’s disease.

Johne's (pronounced "Yo-nees") disease is a contagious bacterial disease of the intestinal tract. The bacteria which causes Johne’s disease is called Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis). The disease can be confusing to understand, and there are many variables to consider, but for the sake of simplicity, it boils down to this:

Bobby Steiner could make Red Lightning go either way depending on how he flanked him. While some old bull riders will swear by the story, others shrug their shoulders and say they’re not so sure. Regardless of whether it was Bobby or the bull who decided which way to go, Bobby had a starting point for how he flanked his bull, and any changes he made were from that reference point.

The purpose of the flank strap, according to Roy Carter of Crockett, Texas, is to get the kick out of the bull. “If you don’t flank them, they just scoot and kick at their belly—but when you flank them, they kick up,” he insists. Or at least that’s what they’re supposed to do. “It’s ticklish,” Carter said. “Some bulls that don’t buck just aren’t ticklish.”