well ive been doing alot of research on horses and guess what? rodeos are cruel. yup . spures hurt and horse and bulls skin is quite sensitive. also the use of buck straps are used tied around the animals flank area and then tied tightly once out of the gate. and when ou think about it calfs are baby underdeveloped animals being slamed to the grownd ans chocked. there under 6 weeks old. please help animals and stop going to rodeos visit www.sharkonline.org
2007-01-02 09:31:19 · 4 answers · asked by godiva-my-baby 2 in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
forget wat that other kid said it is cruel. horses only buck when somthing is bothering them or they are scared. and i agree with the slamming the calf to the ground thing it is cruel and ill make sure to look at that website
2007-01-02 12:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by FallOutBoyRocker 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I am a rodeo participant and i love the sport! As far a Bucking bronc horses go. They are bred for the sport. The horses that you see at a rodeo "work" a total of only around 5 min per year. and only 8 seconds at a time. Like others said they know that when the gate opens its show time and their job is to buck as hard and fast as they can for 8 seconds. I know many times a horse is so in tune with their job that as soon as the 8 seconds is over they stop bucking all together. The strap that is on the flank is covered in soft wool. it is more of an annoyance than anything. The horses know that when the strap goes on that it is time to go. I know that my own horses enjoy bucking and running around in the pasture, so bucking and kicking is a very natural action for them. The horses used in the rodeos i have competed in for the last 10 years have been very well taken care of. Being well fed and having a vet on call for them 24 hrs a day. They are treated just as well and many times better than most horses as the stock contractor has a lot of money invested in them. Bronc horses are athletes and they love their job!
2016-05-23 07:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spurs used by bareback and saddle bronc riders are dull and blunt with free-rolling rowels so that their showy style of leg movement is not harmful to the horse. The rowel, which is the star-shaped wheel on a spur, is loosely locked in bull riding to allow the cowboy a better hold on the loose-hided animals.
A calf has more than tripled its weight when it is first roped, which is at 225-250 pounds, and is a strong animal. It takes the special roping and handling skills exhibited by the rodeo cowboy to manage the strength of a calf whose instinct is to flee or fight rather than cuddle.
The average bucking horse or bull works less than five minutes per year in the arena.
Human skin is 1mm-2mm thick, horse hide is 5mm thick, and bull hide is 7mm thick.
The flank strap is fleece-lined in the flank area, which can be compared to the waist of a human. The straps do NOT cover genitalia or cause pain. If the strap were tightened too tightly, the animal would refuse to move, much less buck
2007-01-02 09:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by Greg 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Greg, rodeos are not cruel.
2007-01-02 14:26:34 · answer #4 · answered by Cowboy Jacob 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋