When Cowboys Take Over Madison Square Garden

The goal of being a professional bull rider is simple: stay on the bucking one-ton animal for eight seconds. But there is a lot more that goes into the preparation and competition than meets the eye.

Here is a photo essay of the Professional Bull Riders when they visited Madison Square Garden in New York City. Still think you’ve got what it takes to join the 600-plus riders from around the globe who have PBR memberships who compete in “the toughest sport on dirt”? Scroll through before you make up your mind.

Amanda Suarez is a photo editor at Culture Trip. All photos © Amanda Suarez / Culture Trip.