It's April 1st and we finally feel like we're headed into spring. This is the best time of year to start planning your company picnic. Why? Because the BEST company picnics in New Jersey should include a lot more than just a few games. Everyone knows how much inflatables can add to a corporate event, but have you considered the excitement a mechanical bull can bring to a company picnic in New Jersey?

Well, mechanical bulls are completely safe! They have really evolved from the bulls of long ago in the "Urban Cowboy". Mechanical bulls are now safe and more fun than never before. The new generation of mechanical bulls or bucking machines are made for adults as well as kids. Kids as young as five or six can already have the time of their lives. However, do not think that it will go easy on adults who want to experience a different kind of high. He will surely have an exhilarating ride and for sure, he will fall off like everyone else!

The trick to a safe rodeo bull ride is to have a trained operator. The operator needs to be trained, not just in the safety and mechanics of your mechanical rodeo bull, but they need to understand your event. A skilled operator can offer a fantastic ride to any age participant, but still keep the traffic flowing so that everyone gets his or her chance at a ride.

Before renting a mechanical bull, you may want to consider these practical tips. First, make sure that your bull is a mechanical bull multi-ride unit and not an old hydraulic unit. A multi-ride is much safer with some safety features as compared to the hydraulic bulls.

- Make sure the your mechanical rodeo bull comes with a trained operator

- The mechanical bull should have the feature of a "safety switch". This is the button that shuts down when the riders falls off from the bull. The reason hydraulic bulls are no longer in demand because it is not too safe. Hydraulic bulls do not stop right there and then resulting to riders getting bumps and bruises after falling.

- Having an inflatable mat is a requirement to protect the riders, not just a thin pile of straw that can hit someone seriously.

- Lastly, the provider of the mechanical bull should meet the industry's safety standards and should have full insurance.

Most mechanical bull riders enjoy competition and they'll keep coming back again and again so make sure you take this into consideration when you're making your party plans. You might want to only allow one ride per person until you make sure everyone has had his or her chance for a challenging ride.