For bull riding, just go down North Beale Road

Mr. Wilson wanted nothing to do with Marysville's James Fritz.

Erase Dennis the Menace's neighbor from your mind. This bull was more than a grumpy old man.

Fritz figured that out after 2.5 seconds.

He was thrown off, kicked and finally jumped on — twice. Needless to say, Fritz was in agony.

Holding his shoulder, with skin on his shaking right hand scraped off near the knuckle, he simply uttered, "My shoulder's dislocated and my fingers are broken."

It's nothing new in this sport — there's a reason bull riders walk with a limp.

His fellow cowboys lightly chuckled at the pain — they've all been there before. "He'll be alright," they said while patting him on the back.

It's been one too many times for the self-admittedly larger-framed rider.

"There's a reason guys my size don't ride bulls ... you just saw why," he said as arena dirt still clung to his cheek. "At least I didn't break five ribs, I did that a year and a half ago."

Where?

"Here."

Welcome to the Pac West Professional Bull Riding Summer Series, a sanctioned series for professional riders hoping to hold on for that rough, blistering 8 seconds.

It isn't easy. And sometimes you feel bad just for watching a guy get tossed into a cage or hit the dirt face first. But this is what they do and you'll leave with a little more respect for the sport.

Tyler Stueve may have been the only rider to show up wearing a cast, but he wasn't the only one to go home with one on.

The youngster from Marysville was riding in PBR's Pro Touring Division before breaking his wrist following his first event in Missouri.

He's on the mend however, and plans to be back out there by the end of summer.

Of the 20 riders in Friday's inaugural opener, just two held on to qualify. Matt Pacheco of Paradise and DJ Martin of Auburn split the $1,200 pot with equal scores of 72.

Meanwhile, riders from as far as Brazil and Guatemala didn't have such luck. In fact, most scampered off holding a limb or winced in pain as they ran for safety following a quick buck by bulls with such harmless names as "Freckles," "Panda" and "Mama's Boy."

While the cowboys' first go-round didn't exactly execute to their liking, for those in attendance, it's a Friday night treat.

The atmosphere on the Stueve family-run 'Hundred Acres' ranch at 2674 North Beale Road is charming and quaint.

A cast-iron stove sits nestled in between a barbecue stand and a station for pony rides — it's a true family event.

And it wouldn't be a rodeo without the mutton bustin' and calf chasing, which is held prior to the bull riding.

Beginning June 24, the series will run every Friday at 6 p.m. through the summer.

Hey, we can only attend so many Gold Sox games, right?