15-year-old West Michigan bull rider rides at Van Andel Arena

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — 15-year-old Moria Novakoski has been riding bulls for only a year and is already making a name for herself.

“It’s made me become a better person, in my eyes,” Novakoski said. “Just being able to talk to people, doing stuff like this. I’ve been able to be somebody people look up to, little girls in the stands. It’s just really cool.”

No, she doesn’t worry about getting hurt.

15-year-old bull rider prepares to ride at Van Andel Arena

“In World finals, I may have gotten stepped on and broke my leg,” Novakoski said. “I never got it checked out or nothing, but I was limping around a little bit the next couple of weeks. I was out in Utah, so I never thought about it.”

Yes, her mother knows she does this. In fact, she supports it…

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