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That night we were at the lodge and we watched the video of it and when i saw the video, thats when i really came to terms with, like, how incredibly monstrous this thing was. >> will says these days hes less likely to put himself in avalanche country. >> normally, you just dont do it period. and now that i have kids, it is like a definite not going to happen. we now go from man against nature to man against beast, or in this case, bull. michael floyd has been riding bulls for more than seven ...

Another swat until i saw the footage myself and it hit me. >> the whole thing is over within five seconds, and apart from the broken rib he suffers when he first falls off viking, michael is somehow uninjured. >> you are playing with fire. if you get burneded, you get burned. but its something i love doing. and my family knows if anything does happen im at least doing something i like rather than being a statistic or something like that. >> michael is still riding bulls and holds no ill-will tow...

Minutes to get on his back to gear up and he tried to get me off a couple of times in the chutes. >> the ride starts and viking keeps trying to shake his rider and it doesnt take him long. >> it seems like as soon as i could get the left leg down the right one came unsettled and i knew about the third jump, the first spin to the left i just didnt get the coverage down quick enough and he got me down at the wrong side. >> 2 poing 8 seconds after the gate opens, michael is tloechb to the ground br...

They are all a buzz. >> but nothing he says compares to riding a bull. >> its the ultimate sort of man against beast. i mean, you have odd of 10-15 odds. they just want you off. they dont actually mean you any harm. >> the saying goes if you mess with the bull you get the horns. and michael gets to learn that lesson more literally than he ever expects. at a rodeo in kranborn australia, michael gets ready for a ride. >> i was fourth out. i was supposed to be fourth out and all the nicer bulls had...

Top of the chutes and i had some words that i cant really say and then i realized he had another swat until i saw the footage myself and it hit me. >> the whole thing is over within five seconds and apart from the broken rib he suffers when he first falls off viking, michael is somehow uninjured. >> you are playing with fire. if you get thrown, you get burned but it is something i love doing and my family knows if anything does happen im at least doing something i like rather than just being a r...

>> the whole thing is over within five seconds and apart from the broken rib he suffers when he first falls off viking, michael is somehow uninjured. >> you are playing with fire. if you get thrown, you get burned but it is something i love doing and my family knows if anything does happen im at least doing something i like rather than sort of something like that. >> michael is still riding bulls and holds no ill-will toward viking. he says it is all part of the sport. >> i think he sort of inte...

Could get the left leg down the right one came unsettled and i knew about the third jump, the first spin to the left i just didnt get the coverage down quick enough and he got me down at the wrong side. >> 2.8 seconds after the debate opens, michael is thrown to the grown breaking a rib, but things quickly go from bad to worse. >> i saw him coming, rolled over, tried to get up to get some air and ended up getting more air than i bargained for. >> not intent to get his rider off his back, he thro...

Odds. they just want you off. >> the same goes that if you mess with the bull you get the horns. and michael gets to learn that lesson more literally than he ever expects. at a ride owe in australia, michael gets ready for a ride. >> i was fourth out. i was supposed to be fourth out and all the nicer bulls had been taken already and i ended up with this bloke. >> this bloke hes referring to is actually a 1500-pound bull named viking. >> his horns were shaped like a viking like the old viking hel...

And when i saw the video, thats when i really came to terms with, like, how incredibly monstrous this thing was. >> will says these days hes less likely to put himself in avalanche country. >> normally, you just dont do it period and now that i have kids, it is like a definite not going to happen. we now go from man against nature to man against beast, or in this case, bull. michael floyd has been riding bulls for more than seven years. >> theres no greater adrenaline rush. i have raced cows, ...

This might not sound really thrilling but a half hour later, i skied another line. that night, we went -- we were at the lodge and we watched the video of it and when i saw the video, thats when i really came to terms with, like, how incredibly monstrous this thing was. >> will says these days, hes less likely to put himself in avalanche country. >> normally, you just dont do it, period. and now that i have kids, its like a definite not going to happen. we now go from man against nature to man...