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Gear 101

By Melanie Jarrett
ESPN.com

Friday, September 12, 2008

Pine tar. Rosin. Helmet. Glove. The equipment manager's checklist for a baseball game? Not this time. These pieces of equipment are only part of the gear a professional bull rider uses in the arena every night. To get a better "head-to-toe" understanding of what goes into every ride, ESPN.com spoke with two experts. Wiley Peterson and Ross Coleman are both top bull riders on the Built Ford Tough Series of the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR). Peterson has won more than $1 million during ...

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