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Kyle Searle has been raising bucking bulls for young bull riders for many years on his farm near Idaho Falls. These bulls are especially bred and selected to fit the age of young competitors.

Bull Riding Champion J.B. Mauney will be the first to tell you that a bucking bull who is ferocious in the rodeo ring is not a bad animal. J.B. purchased Arctic Assassin, the bull that broke his back ...