Breakaway roping is a variation of calf ropingwhere a calf is roped, but not thrown and tied. It isa rodeo event that features a calf and onemounted rider. The calves are moved one at a timethrough narrow runs leading to a chute withspring-loaded doors.

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Bull riding is one of the most excitingevents in rodeo action and danger all inone package. As tough as it is, riding thebull is the easy part. Where it gets hard iswhen a bull rider gets jerked down on to

the bull’s head or gets stepped on and run over by the massivebeast. The score is based on 50% for the rider and 50% for thebull. The rider’s score is usually about the same as the bull, giveor take a couple of points depending upon control. It is veryimportant for a bull rider to draw a high ranked bull. Bull riding ismore than just brute strength and hanging on! Good bull ridershave a good hold on the bull with their spurs and that takes thepower away from the riding hand. When the bull jumps and hitsthe ground it will probably move the rider’s feet back forcing himto get a new hold with his spurs. Beside the hustle with his feet, abull rider must use his free arm to balance himself during the ride.A good bull rider makes moves with his free arm in front of hisbody. If the bull rider makes his free arm move behind his body,he will get strung-out on the bull and probably get jerked downon the bull’s head. Beside the skill of riding bulls, there is moremental preparation in bull riding that any other event. A bull riderknows what can happen, but has to clear that out of his mindwhen he gets ready to ride. Bull riding is about 25% talent and75% mental. This is what separates the average bull riders fromthe good ones. It may sound a little strange but you have to wantto get on bulls and enjoy it!

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BarebackA wild eight second ride on a bucking horse without a saddle, rain or stirrups! It is probably the most demanding event on acontestant’s body. As in all riding events, the score is based on half the animal’s performance and half on the rider’s. A contes-

tant wants a strong bucking horse that jumps and kicks hard, and also changes direction. Since half of thepoints are from the horse it is an important factor in the over all score. When watching a bareback ride, look

for a contestant that spurs the horse in the shoulders and then spurs up to his hand holds in his rigging. Agood bareback ride is when a contestant does this on every jump. A very important rule in saddle broncand bareback is when the rider has to mark out the horse. This means the first time that the horse’s frontfeet hit the ground, the rider must have both feet over the break point of the shoulders and touching theanimal. When a cowboy has a good horse and a good spur ride that’s what counts the most.

Tie down roping is a rodeo event thatfeatures a calf and a rider mounted ona horse. The goal of this timed event isfor the rider to catch the calf bythrowing a lariat around its neck,dismount the horse, run to the calf andrestrain it by tying three legs together ina short time. This event comes from thework of actual cowboys who catch andrestrain calves for branding or medicaltreatment.

Tie Down Roping

Goat tying is a fast-paced rodeo event. The object is to race to the end of the rodeo arena to where agoat is staked out on a 10' rope (The distance from the starting line to the stake is usually 100 feet orso.). Contestants dismount their horse while it is sliding to a stop or running and race to the staked-outgoat, which must be flipped to its side, in order to tie together three of its legs with a leather, nylon orcotton rope. Finally, contestant signals with their hands to indicate the end of their run. The contestantwith the fastest time wins. There are penalties that may be added to the run at the judges’ discretion suchas a disqualification if the goat becomes untied during the 5 second tie period and 10 seconds added toa time for the horse crossing the staked rope.

Goat Tying

Also known as Heading and Heeling, team roping is a rodeo event that features a steer (typically aCorriente) and two mounted cowboys. On one side of the chute is the header whose job is to rope the steerto the left. On the other side of the chute is the heeler whose job is to rope the steer around the hind legs.The header must rope the steer with one of three legal catches: clean horn catch (around both horn), aneck catch (around the neck) or a half-head catch (around the neck and one horn.) The header then takesa dally, that is a couple of wraps of the rope around the horn of the saddle. The heeler waits until the

header has turned the steer. When he has a clear way, he throws a loop of rope under the running steer’s hind legs catchingthem. As soon as the steer is stretched out an official waves a flag and the time is taken.

Team Roping

Saddle BroncSaddle bronc riding is the cornerstone of rodeo, a combining agood bucking horse and a skilled rider. As with all ridingevents, the horse and rider are marked separately. For a goodsaddle bronc horse, look for a horse that kicks high every

jumps and bucks consistently throughoutthe entire ride. Judges like this type ofhorse and even more if this horse changesdirection a lot of times during the ride.Another type of horse that will get markedfairly high, will be a horse that ducks anddives, but also keeps kicking in this action.Look for a good rider that spurs the horsehigh in the front end and then in a flowingmotion spurring back to the cantle of the

saddle. High marks for the saddle bronc rider are awarded forspurring, so judges have to make sure that the contestant hasspur contact with the horse and that he just isn’t “polishing hisboots.”

Steer WrestlingSteer wrestling is a big man’s sport.Winning runs may be done in four orfive seconds. In steer wrestling there aremany factors: horses, the steer and therider. The steer wrestler has a helpercalled the “Hazer”. The steer wrestlerstarts from behind a barrier. He has toknow how to judge cattle so he canavoid getting a ten second penalty forbreaking the barrier before the steer. If

the steer gets too much of a head start, the steer wrestler willnot be able to catch him. The steer wrestler comes down onthe left side of the running steer, must stop its forward andtake it down. To be scored for a legal run, the steer must bethrown on its left side with all four feet straight out. While thesteer wrestling is very fast event, it is also a very complex eventand all things have to be done right in order to have awinning run.

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