Hold on tight!

Najiah Knight wants to become the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. (AP/LM Otero)
Najiah uses a barrel to practice bull riding. Her father helps her. (AP/Amanda Loman)
Najiah rubs dirt on her hands before a bull riding competition. That helps her keep a tight grip. (AP/John Locher)
Najiah prepares to ride a bull during the Junior World Finals rodeo. (AP/John Locher)
Najiah competes in the Junior World Finals rodeo. Would you ride a bucking bull? (AP/John Locher)

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Najiah (NAY-zhuh) climbs onto a bull in a stall. The gate opens. The bull bucks. She holds a rope with one hand. Can she stay on 8 seconds?

Not many girls are bull riders!

Pray: Thank God for mighty animals like bulls. They serve humans in many ways.

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Najiah Knight is 17. She lives in a small town in Oregon. She rode sheep when she was three. Najiah hopped on miniature bulls by age nine. She was among the top 15 mini bull riders in the country from 2018 to 2020. She wants to be the first woman to compete at the highest level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. Could you stay on a 1,000-pound bucking beast?

Moses describes Joseph as a bull. “A firstborn bull—he has majesty. And his horns are the horns of a wild ox.” (Deuteronomy 33:17)

For more about bulls, see The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf in our Recommended Reading.