The 10th annual Professional Bull Riding kicks off big rodeo action at the California Rodeo Salinas.

Load of Bull: The 10th annual Professional Bull Riding kicks off big rodeo action at the California Rodeo Salinas. Nic Coury

The 10th annual Professional Bull Riding kicks off big rodeo action at the California Rodeo Salinas.

By Nic Coury

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Eight seconds is a good ride and handful of riders did just that.

A few riders also failed at that too and hit the ground. Hard.

View more photos at the Weekly's photo blog.

View high-flying rodeo action from the 100th California Rodeo Salinas all weekend.

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