Frame by frame

Three seconds “It’s kinda like dancing, but the bull’s always leading. It makes a move and you react. This bull is only three years old. When they’re young like that, there’s no telling what they’ll do. He had a lot of kick, so I’m pushing with my riding arm.”

Four seconds“When it rears like that, my knees are pulled up; when they drop, I bow out my chest so they don’t jerk me forward. If I slap him, I get a no-score.”

Five seconds “That bull, toward the end, starts jumping all over the place; I had no idea it was going to do that. It was like a pogo!”

Six seconds “He got real wild here. Most bulls just kick, but some got tricks to ’em. They can even roll their bellies; when that happens, you can just pull on your rope. But it’s hard to recover from.”

Seven seconds “I don’t make big moves; I stay small and make little adjustments. Here, I’m keeping the weight on my legs by pushing, so it doesn’t pop me up.”

Eight seconds “My dismount wasn’t too pretty. I jumped off his head. You try to pick a spot so you don’t get stepped on. Either way, you’re going to hit the ground—it’s like jumping out of a car.”

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JB Manuey

Photo: Mark Scott

See JB MauneyWant a closer look? Mauney—you can call him Mr. June—is featured in the hunkalicious 2009 PBR calendar, available for $13.99 at pbrnow.com/shop.

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Head, shoulders, knees and woes >>
We count all the ways bull riders can get hurt.

Time Out New York / Issue 693 : Jan 8–14, 2009

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