It was fun going to NDSU,” stated Abrahamson. He has a degree in economics from North Dakota State University and made a positive impression on elevator management during an internship prior to his graduation. A bull named “Darth Vader” is presently one well known to top riders in the state as a very tough ride.ĭuring the day Abrahamson works as a grain buyer at the elevator in nearby Plaza. They have their own names and personalities.”Ībrahamson knows each bull, which ones can be approached and which ones are likely to chase him to the nearest fence line. “These are the bulls that are going down the road. “There’s about 40 of them out there,” said Abrahamson from the driver’s seat of a side-by-side four-wheeler he had driven out into a large pasture of lush grass. The veteran bulls are in one pasture and the yearlings and two-year-olds in another. Today Abrahamson cares for more than 70 bucking bulls. Bucking bulls are one of the top attractions. Along with his father, Kelly, and uncles Kevin and Kacey, they produce rodeos at several locations in the state. “We keep track of everything, especially a certain cow that raises good bulls.”Ībrahamson is part of the Abrahamson Rodeo Company, which has over 30 years of experience. “We’ve still got great, great, great, great-grandsons from that bull and cows that go way, way back,” remarked Abrahamson. However, a few generations later as Abrahamson learned more about breeding bucking bulls, the famous bloodline began to produce the high quality of animals expected. Initial breeding from his first bull didn’t quite produce the expected offspring. That’s probably when I really took to raising bulls,” recalled Abrahamson.

“I wanted to do what Alvin Jones, the bucking bull breeder, was doing. That 2006 trail to Texas had a lasting impact on Abrahamson. His athletic ability, you can’t match that.” “I watched Bodacious back in the day so I wanted something from him. “I figured I’d pay a little bit more and get a bull that was bred right and I bought him,” said Abrahamson. Not just any bull, but a son of the most famous bucking bull of them all - the legendary Bodacious. No question about that, especially for a 14-year-old who had saved money to buy a bull.

Raising bulls for bull riding