Stinger Pierces Stereotypes as One of World's First African American Bull Owners
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Fanchon Stinger has always been drawn to the meritocracy of bull riding. Once you step into an arena with a 2-ton animal hellbent on tossing you into oblivion, things like who you are and where you’re from seem to matter as little to the bull as how you got on its back. This deft mud ballet that takes place between rider and animal ends in literal seconds, but it sometimes feels like it lasts 10 years. Stinger, a Detroit native and anchorwoman living in Indianapolis, has watched it play out many times over her life, always magnetically drawn toward bull riding’s competitive purity.
Stinger Pierces Stereotypes as One of World's First African American Bull Owners
Stinger Pierces Stereotypes as One of World's…
Stinger Pierces Stereotypes as One of World's First African American Bull Owners
Fanchon Stinger has always been drawn to the meritocracy of bull riding. Once you step into an arena with a 2-ton animal hellbent on tossing you into oblivion, things like who you are and where you’re from seem to matter as little to the bull as how you got on its back. This deft mud ballet that takes place between rider and animal ends in literal seconds, but it sometimes feels like it lasts 10 years. Stinger, a Detroit native and anchorwoman living in Indianapolis, has watched it play out many times over her life, always magnetically drawn toward bull riding’s competitive purity.