Professional Bull Riding

[OldKat]

@J-L 12678 wrote:

Robert I must watch at different times than you. I sure lot’s of cowboys biting the dust in bull riding everywhere.
I do have to agree that it’s taken away from Rodeo somewhat. To me the ultimate is still the NFR. Saddlebronc is my favorite event and then calf roping. Both of which I used to do.
Rodeo itself has changed somewhat around here too. We used to have 3 or 4 local rodeos that were full of local people and some folks that’d travel around to some shows. The stock was from around here too. It was a fun contest where you felt like you could actually compete and win whatever event you’re in.
Now we have associations putting on rodeos with people who travel with them and know the stock. Many of them do nothing but rodeo on their folks money and are at a level that is hard for the average working cowboy to compete at. Not as fun and the people are not as fun.
Robert I hear you on a draft animal event, but unfortunately it wouldn’t be a big bang with anyone but us! I tried to incorporate a chore team race into the county fair and one of the ranch rodeos but can’t get anyone to drag their teams to town around here.

Bingo. Same thing has happened here. Go out back where the trailers are parked at a local county fair rodeo around here (most are PRCA shows) and you will see $50,000 to 60,000 trailers pulled by pickups that easily cost the same or more. Throw in a couple of high dollar “running” Quarter horses at $10,000 to 15,000 a pop, tack, etc. You are looking at well over $100,000 just to go down the road not counting, fuel, food or feed. Of course the rough stock guys get out cheaper by not hauling, but it is still very expensive to rodeo. I find it hard to believe that people that are riding or roping in slack at 1:00 or 2:00 AM on a week night are up going to work the next day. I guess it helps to have a momma or daddy that has pockets deep enough to make this thing work. More power to ’em.

Before I went on a growth spurt at about age 15 or so, I use to try my hand at bull riding. Never was any good at it though. I tried bareback horses; and was “okay”, not good. Saddle broncs always scared me. Of course, we never saw the big northern cross bred horses down here; most saddle broncs were no bigger than the bareback horses and were WAY quicker than I wanted to be snubbed up to. It was FUN though, I’ll give you that.

[mother katherine]

Moonshadow,
you are talking the old fairs when everybody brought their teams to compete with their neighbors’ for bragging rights in the village. That’s when county fairs were for the county citizens – both people and stock. Those guys took their teams right off the farm to compete with the neighbors’ right off the farm handy teams and these teams were worked in all these situations regularly -no specialty teams soaking up the suds.
My father used to tell about my grandfather’s team of horses. A guy in the village had a pair that he was training special to pull at the fair. He came up to show them off to my grandfather who was brining in a load of hay. Made Grampa mad that this guy thought his team was better. So, he piled on aload that the neighbor said couldn’t be pulled by his specialty team up the ramp and into the barn. My grandfather’s team did it. My father said those poor horses were right down on thier knees but didn’t dare let my grandfather down, and pulled the load into the barn.
That’s a little extreme.
It made my heart smile a year ago when a guy I know came roaring into the tractor pull on the same tractor he uses day after day working to compete. Of course, he only got a third place or so, behind the guys with the souped up rigs. Then he drove it home and went back to work with it.
oxnun

[Robert MoonShadow]

Katherine; That’s exactly what I’m talking about…and I’d like to see that type of competition again. A competition showcasing the abilities of draft animals.
It’d be one heck of an enticement to come all the way to Vermont next fall.

*hint, hint*

😀

[Carl Russell]

Robert MoonShadow;12695 wrote:

Katherine; That’s exactly what I’m talking about…and I’d like to see that type of competition again. A competition showcasing the abilities of draft animals.
It’d be one heck of an enticement to come all the way to Vermont next fall.

*hint, hint*

😀

We’ve definitely had it on the table. Maybe next year is the year to do it. I think we’d need a one eyed announcer though!!:eek:

Carl

[OldKat]

@Carl Russell 12697 wrote:

We’ve definitely had it on the table. Maybe next year is the year to do it. I think we’d need a one eyed announcer though!!:eek:

Carl

Carl,

How soon would you know if you were going to do this? I think I would make the investment and fly up for that; sounds like a blast. I might even announce for you, if need be! Oh, BTW: I have two eyes, but could cover one with a patch if a one eyed announcer is that important to you!

[Robert MoonShadow]

Hey Old Kat – Whacha tryin’ to do? Move in on me moment of fame & glory?!?! 😡 Besides, you don’t just cruise on down to the local pirate shop & pick your choice in the eyepatch section; ya gotta have these leather jobs custom-made {’tis why I’ve got the a red, a turquoise & a white one}.

*sigh*
Whatever = go ahead and announce, ‘Kat…trying to watch two teams w/ only one eye is a bit of a strain…kinda like when I was dating one of a set of twins who loved to dance at the bars…let’s just say it’s a damn good thing they weren’t triplets – I’d have had whiplash so bad, me poor head would’ve spun clean off!! 😮

I’ll just show up & watch the pretty women teamsters kick all those he-man guys’ butts! 😎

[OldKat]

@Robert MoonShadow 12701 wrote:

Hey Old Kat – Whacha tryin’ to do? Move in on me moment of fame & glory?!?! 😡 Besides, you don’t just cruise on down to the local pirate shop & pick your choice in the eyepatch section; ya gotta have these leather jobs custom-made {’tis why I’ve got the a red, a turquoise & a white one}.

*sigh*
Whatever = go ahead and announce, ‘Kat…trying to watch two teams w/ only one eye is a bit of a strain…kinda like when I was dating one of a set of twins who loved to dance at the bars…let’s just say it’s a damn good thing they weren’t triplets – I’d have had whiplash so bad, me poor head would’ve spun clean off!! 😮

I’ll just show up & watch the pretty women teamsters kick all those he-man guys’ butts! 😎

Oh! Silly me; he had a SPECIFIC one-eyed announcer in mind! In that case I yield to the gentleman donkey-farmer from somewhere out west!

I can still come up there as a spectator, can’t I? Oh wait … OR, you could keep watch with your one good eye & I could think with my 1/2 a brain and we could do a joint, one-eyed, half brained presentation kind of like you see on NFL Football!
😉

[Joshua Kingsley]

I think that the comentary would be much better than the football games I have seen. Besides the event would be way better than any other sport out there.
Besides where else would you find such a great crowd for commentary and judging?

Joshua

[Robert MoonShadow]

Well, it all sounds good, just as long as there’s not any women teamsters using a team of donkeys…I’d just get into too much trouble, w/ my ‘commentary’.:rolleyes:

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