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Bareback Bronc Riding
Bareback requires Strength, Balance
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Bareback riding provides spectators some of the most classic and spectacular action in a rodeo. These riders are a hearty breed, to say the least. To get an idea of the strength required in bareback riding, imagine riding a jackhammer as if it were a pogo stick, and holding on with only one hand. bareback riders claim their sport is not quite that simple.
Bareback riding is the most physically demanding event in rodeo. Immense physical stress is placed on the arm and back, and bareback riders face more long term injures, such as elbow and lower back problems, than other roughstock cowboys.
Sheer strength isn't all that's required. A bareback rider is judged on his spurring technique, the degree to which his toes remain turned away from the horse throughout the ride, and his "exposure," or willingness to lean far back and take whatever may come during a ride. The horse's bucking action also contributes half a rider's score.
Bareback riders grasp a "rigging," a handhold made of leather and rawhide that is secured to the horse with a cinch.
Bareback riding, just like in saddle bronc riding, requires the rider to "mark out" his horse - to place his feet above the horse's shoulders until the animal's front feet hit the ground on its first move out of the chute. Failure by the cowboy to keep his feet in place results in disqualification. Similarly, a rider may not touch himself, his equipment or the horse with his free hand during his 8 second ride.
Bareback requires Strength, Balance
Current Scores
Bareback riding provides spectators some of the most classic and spectacular action in a rodeo. These riders are a hearty breed, to say the least. To get an idea of the strength required in bareback riding, imagine riding a jackhammer as if it were a pogo stick, and holding on with only one hand. bareback riders claim their sport is not quite that simple.
Bareback riding is the most physically demanding event in rodeo. Immense physical stress is placed on the arm and back, and bareback riders face more long term injures, such as elbow and lower back problems, than other roughstock cowboys.
Sheer strength isn't all that's required. A bareback rider is judged on his spurring technique, the degree to which his toes remain turned away from the horse throughout the ride, and his "exposure," or willingness to lean far back and take whatever may come during a ride. The horse's bucking action also contributes half a rider's score.
Bareback riders grasp a "rigging," a handhold made of leather and rawhide that is secured to the horse with a cinch.
Bareback riding, just like in saddle bronc riding, requires the rider to "mark out" his horse - to place his feet above the horse's shoulders until the animal's front feet hit the ground on its first move out of the chute. Failure by the cowboy to keep his feet in place results in disqualification. Similarly, a rider may not touch himself, his equipment or the horse with his free hand during his 8 second ride.
I've done that too 
I rode though, cause i was afraid to get off. i knew i wouldn't be able to walk when i finally did slide off and i couldn't.
