J. B. Mauney is 36, which is way up there for riding bulls. All I know about the PBR is that I see it on TV from time to time. Younger riders wear helmets, but Mauney, who does not wear a helmet, is grandfathered in from that requirement. Brazilian riders seem not to wear helmets, regardless of age. The helmets are a variation on hockey helmets.
I've seen pictures of a high school age rider in New Mexico who wore a Cascade lacrosse helmet.
I was watching J. B. Mauney in a PBR event several years ago. He was still in the chute, when the bull reared up for some reason. Mauney had his hand in the bull rope's grip, and when the bull came back down, Mauney's face was smashed into the rail on the top of the gate. He had to be taken away. You'd think that would have persuaded him. Nope.
The rider in the photograph, Ty Pozzobon, died as a result of suicide.
Helmets, concussion testing part of Professional Bull Riding events
By Emily Mertz Global News
Posted November 8, 2017 9:41 pm • Updated November 9, 2017 7:27 pm
Ty Pozzobon, from Merritt, B.C., rides I'm a Gangsta in the bull riding event during finals rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, July 13, 2014. The mother of Pozzobon is warning about the dangers of concussions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
When cowboys get in the ring at the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) events in Edmonton this week, concussion awareness will be top of mind.
PBR made helmets mandatory in 2013, but only for younger riders born on or after Oct. 15, 1994.
READ MORE: Friends of Ty Pozzobon say concussions need ‘to be taken more seriously’
In 2012, PBR implemented onsite concussion testing with a specialist and a return-to-competition protocol. If riders show symptoms or fail certain memory and balance tests, they can’t compete again until they pass.
PBR officials say in any given season, more than 800 riders will apply for a PBR permit with the intent to compete. However, there are many bull-riding events around the world not monitored or sanctioned by PBR.
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