The Rodeo is in it's 92nd year and officially kicks off Friday,  but Thursday night dozens of the best riders from across the country competed in extreme bull riding.

You could say he was destined to be a bullrider from birth. His name is Cody Buller. The Montana native has been riding since he was just 8-years-old. "I was hooked...that what I was going to do so all I've ever wanted to do."

Now with 17 years of competitions and dozens of wins under his belt, Buller is getting ready for the Clovis Rodeo Extreme Bullriding competition.

Even though he may have a fractured leg. "It's not a bone that serious enough that you can't ride,..its just going to hurt like heck for a while."

While bullriding can be dangerous, so can bull fighting. A bull fighter's job is to make sure the bull stays clear of the rider after he falls off.

Bull fighter Shorty Gorham said,  "You love the job, love seeing a guy walk away a love seeing a guy walk away and go to a rodeo he might not of had you not been there."

It's all the excitement that comes with bullriding that draws the big crowds. Rodeo fan Dan Belden said, "How much do we look forward to this every year, a lot right...we love this, we love the rodeo."

Fan Kathryn Allen confesses, "I like the bull riding...and the single cowboys."

As for Buller's ride, he got knocked off and out of the competition in just a few seconds. "I'm a little mad...anytime I don't get a score and I get bucked off."

And injured or not, these riders can't afford to miss a ride. They not only have to pay hundreds to get a chance to compete, but they also miss out on a chance at a $25,000 prize.