Intro to Rodeo

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Intro to Rodeo — page 4 — as Bruiser bucks jerks and twists attempting to throw Mauney to the ground Mauney needs to stay on Bruiser for a total of eight seconds for the victory It's not a lot of time but when a bull that weighs as much as 2 000 pounds 907 kg is trying to throw him it's quite an accomplishment The crowd cheers as Mauney hangs on until those eight seconds are through He has won the 2015 PBR World Championship Bruiser a prized athlete himself would go on to win the 2016 PBR World Championship Bull title THE HISTORY OF RODEO A rodeo is an exciting competition among cowboys and cowgirls to show off their riding talents and roping skills Rodeo is a Spanish word meaning roundup The rodeo is believed to have started in Deer Trail Colorado in 1869 when two groups of cowboys from neighboring ranches got together to settle an argument They wanted to compete to see who was better at their job Mauney hoists the 2015 PBR World Championship trophy

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Intro to Rodeo — page 6 — In the 1860s there were many cowboys and cowgirls BULLFIGHTERS who worked in ranches across the United States Ranch Bullfighters were once called rodeo clowns But they are not hands were responsible just for comic relief Their job for taking care of all the is to jump between a bull and rider after a ride is over These livestock on a ranch Their courageous cowboys distract the work was both physically and bulls keeping them from charging mentally demanding From defenseless riders horseback they would often have to surround and round up livestock for medical treatments or for sale Cowboys would often use a special rope known as a lasso to catch stray animals They would also break or tame wild horses so they could be ridden RODEO TODAY These types of tasks ultimately gave birth to the rodeo Rodeos can be held inside a stadium or out in the open They take place in a fenced in dirt surfaced area known Breaking a horse often meant riding it until the horse no longer resisted the rider on its back

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