Arm Jerker - Horse or bull that is really stout and bucks with a lot of power resulting in a huge amount of pull on the contestant's arm.
Blooper - An animal with very, very, little bucking ability that jumps and kicks or just runs around the arena.
Crow Hopper - Description of an animal that doesn't buck, but jumps stiff-legged instead.
Fishing - An expression used to describe a legal catch made by accident, or by flipping the rope, after the initial throw has missed.
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Grabbing the apple - This is the term used when a saddle bronc rider touches any part of the saddle with their free hand during the eight-second ride. Also known as "pulling leather" and causes the rider to be disqualified.
My favorite;
Union Animal - Describes an animal that bucks until the sound of the 8-second whistle, then quits.
4 Comments:
Great pictures. I love the last one, "union animal." Sounds right to me.
Dan
Will you do my rodeo post for me??! Great work. You neglected some details about how you all liked it. Hee hee. Love ya
Looks like fun, maybe we will be able to make it next year! -S
And I grew up with the biggest rodeo in the state of MT and I don't even know these terms.
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