Streak slammed against the steel rails, then reared up, briefly hooking his hooves over the top of the chute. The Battens, with the help of another rider, shoved him back down. Jimmy Batten then wedged a wooden fence rail over the bull's back and underneath rails on either side of the chute, temporarily pinning him. Cullifer eased down on Streak's back and managed to wrap his hand with the lanyard that loops around the bull's chest before Streak suddenly reared again, rattling the chute and snapping Batten's fence rail. He bucked and spun as powerfully and smoothly as expected.
Centrifugal force tends to throw cowboys outward.
Cullifer countered by pumping his free hand, which kept his body centered over the bull's spine. He retained control through the dismount, popping off the bull upright and landing on his feet, though he then fell into a back somersault, which set him up for a kick in the back of the neck from Streak. A dangerous sport Cullifer took off his Kevlar vest, draped his lanyard over the arena's fence and watched the rest of the riders In the field of 18, only four cowboys, including Anderson, could cover. Many took spectacular, headfirst falls, and one also received a frightening kick in the head. A bullfighter, whose job is to wade in and distract the bull from any downed cowboy, helped the dazed rider to his feet and led him outside the ring to a pickup truck, which was soon surrounded by concerned or curious spectators.