This is my renditon of a Bull Rider. It is in no way related to the rider that was killed, or the movie "8 Seconds". That is the time limit that a rider must remain astride any of Rodeo animals. Quite a lot of reference material was studied for this one. I made a copy of the Bull Riders on a Video tape in order to pick the rider I wanted to immortalize, then made the sketch (pattern) and transferred it to the wood. The rope that you see was fragile, but lends a touch of realizm to the figure. It took first in one of the many shows that I attended. This figure is an original, and is for sale.