AWESOME DAVID, JUST AWESOME!! But it looks like this cowboy has become sissy when they start wearing football helmets instead of the everyday good old fashion Stetson! ;-) If were to attempt riding an animal like this I'd want full by heavy duty all body armour! :-) well done mon ami, well shot! cheers, ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Young" <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "LRflex" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 8:43 AM Subject: [LRflex] Caught! >I spent an enjoyable day, yesterday, at the Pritchard Rodeo. Up in > the hills, it was a modest 32 degrees! (That's 90, in the shade, in > the US of A.) > > Bull riders wrap their hand around a rope, tied around the > bull. With that, and their legs, they try to hold on, for an 8 second > ride. > > Occasionally, however, when thrown, or when trying to dismount after > a qualified ride, their hands get caught in the rope, and they cannot > get free. Being tied to a 1000kg raging bull, can be a terrifying > and dangerous experience, which can often last much longer than the > original 8 second ride! > > http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Caught.html > > Comments & criticism welcomed, as always... > > Cheers! > > > ------------- > David Young - Photographer > Logan Lake, BC, Canada > > Wildlife & Sports: www.furnfeather.net > Personal pages: www.main.furnfeather.net > A micro-lender through KIVA.org. > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/