'Women can do anything,' says Najiah Knight
After getting her schoolwork done, Najiah Knight is busy tackling an even bigger beast — literally.miniature bull riders circuit across the country, and around the world.
Knight, of Arlington, says she first began bull riding at only age 9 after watching her father do so. “When I got my first bull it was pretty fun,” she says, insisting that she wasn’tNow, she’s in her fourth season on the tour, where she rides among other aspiring pros between the ages of 8 and 13. Though the bulls the mini athletes ride aren’t quite as large as the pros, they still can weigh between 600 and 1,000 pounds.
Knight is also running between basketball practice, volleyball practice and dance rehearsal. She muses, “I just love doing sports. I’m very athletic.”Nothing, is quite like being atop a bull, though. For those unfamiliar, riders must ride the bucking animal for eight seconds, and are ultimately scored only if they manage to stay put.
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