Vrksasana 'Em, Cowboy!

According to Yoga Journal, a recent article in Texas's Fort Worth Star-Telegram profiled professional bull rider Tate Stratton on his use of yoga and ballet to maintain control while riding the massive, bucking animal. Apparently the calmness of yoga rubs off on the animal, too, which, as Yoga Journal says, "we can only assume is extremely important when you’re trying to stay aboard a bucking bull for 8 seconds." Check out more of the article on Yoga Journal here, and here's the original article by writer Susan McFarland in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Saddle up, yogis!