Hi Vipul!
It is, indeed, a hard way to make a living. In fact, most cowboys don't make a
living at Rodeo ... They work all winter, to make enough money to rodeo all
summer.
Thanks for looking and for your comments.
David.
The shear energy (ATP) that a Bronc boy has to utilize just to sustain------
himself on the horse is enormous and is very difficult to sustain it for
long time. Excellent photos. One can feel the energy radiating from
bronc boy by seeing your photos!!!
Thank you for showing to us.
Vipul
On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:12 PM David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, Peter, he did. Most of the bronc riders did. The FalklandsMost of the rodeos in our area are what I'd call "second tier", being
Rodeo is CRA (Canadian Rodeo Association) sanctioned, so it attracts
both the best cowboys & cowgirls, but also some of the best boncs &
bulls.
BCRA sanctioned, or "third tier", which are the "Open" or "Jackpot"
rodeos, which are not sanctioned by anybody (and thus do not count for
points towards a national championship), but have good money for the
boys on their "off" weekends. One of my favourites, the Deadman's Creek
Rodeo, is an open rodeo.
Now, the Bull riders were a different story. Only two riders out of 30,
over 3 days managed to make a "qualified" ride - that is to say, stay on
for the full 8 seconds. The leader scored 77 points, while the second
place fellow scored a 75 point ride. He was guaranteed the second prize
pot, but was offered a re-ride, because a piece of the rigging came
loose at the seven second mark. Business logic would have said "take
the money and run!", but he chose the re-ride, in the hope of [a]
getting a score above 77, thus winning a bigger pot, and [b] the higher
score, which would help him reach the Canadian Rodeo Finals. He got
that re-ride just 5 minutes later, but was bucked off that bull, in just
three seconds, scored a "no time", getting no points and no money! :-(
David.
Wow! Nicely done, David. A great sequence - did the young man stay "on-
board" for the full 8 seconds? :)
Best regards,
Peter Stevens
On May 29, 2018, at 10:45 AM, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've mentioned before, that riding a bronc or a bull for 8 seconds
has been shown to be the equivalent of a hard, 45 minute workout, at
the gym.
Here's a little proof, in three parts...
http://www.furnfeather.ca/look/Part_One.html
http://www.furnfeather.ca/look/Part_Two.html
http://www.furnfeather.ca/look/Part_Three.html
Taken over a period of two seconds, so you can see how hard it is to
stay on for eight!
Comments, criticism welcomed, as always.
David.
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