Bronc riding, either bareback bronc or saddle bronc competition, is a rodeoevent that involves a rodeo participant riding on a horse (sometimes called a bronc or bronco), that attempts to throw or buck off the rider. Originally based on the necessary horse breaking skills of a working cowboy, the event is now a highly stylized competition that utilizes horses that often are specially bred for strength, agility, and bucking ability. It is recognized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA). Two organizations that strongly promote the event in the United States are the Professional Roughstock Series (PRS) and World's Toughest Rodeo (WTR).
Description
Each competitor climbs onto a horse, which is held in a small pipe or wooden enclosure called a bucking chute. When the rider is ready, the gate of the bucking chute is opened and the horse bursts out and begins to buck. The rider attempts to stay on the horse for eight seconds without touching the horse with his free hand. On the first jump out of the chute, the rider must "mark the horse out." This means he must have the heels of his boots in contact with the horse above the point of the shoulders before the horse's front legs hit the ground. A rider that manages to complete a ride is scored on a scale of 0-50 and the horse is also scored on a scale of 0-50. Scores in the 80s are very good, and in the 90s, are exceptional. A horse who bucks in a spectacular and effective manner will score more points than a horse who bucks in a straight line with no significant changes of direction.
The open competitors took part in events such as barrel racing, bareback and saddle bronc riding and bull riding ... Local competitors took on steer and bull riding, saddle and bareback bronc riding and barrel racing.
Willie competed in saddle bronc riding, bulldogging and roping and in 1955 won the South Dakota state high school bronc riding title ... won the state high school bronc riding with it,” Willie said.
Rodeo will ride into Salisbury in January ... Contest events include bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, cowgirls breakaway roping, team roping, cowgirls barrel racing and brahma bull riding.
Landingham will ride Whipski tonight while Frost from Browns Valley gets High Roller and Denny from Minden Nv., will ride Scarlett Kat ... In� Saddle bronc riding on Monday, Q McWhorter led with an 84-point score on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Clover.
See him nightly at the rodeo ... The 2025 edition of the SandHills StockShow & Rodeo will feature exciting pro rodeo action, where top-ranked cowboys and cowgirls compete in events like bull riding, barrel racing, saddle bronc riding, and more ... ....
780px) 100vw, 780px" />IraDickinson rides the horse Chaperone during the saddle bronc riding event as the sun sets over the arena of the OakleyRodeo in July ... Kindergartners riding the bus were met by DeBlanc as they arrived on their first day.
Red Bluff native and Hat CreekResident RC Landingham scored an 84 to pace the bareback riding competition on Sunday ... Visalia’s Lefty Holman leads the SaddleBronc riding ... In bull riding, ...
His first professional rodeo was in 1934, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in the saddle bronc, bareback, bull riding, and steer wrestling events ... career among ornery bulls and feisty saddle broncs.
ultimate freestyle bullfighting, saddle bronc and bull riding ... freestyle bullfighting, saddle bronc and bull riding showcases ... will also get to take in two saddle bronc and bull riding showcases.
Among other notable champions, DeanThompson (bareback riding) and J.D ... Mowry won her first barrel racing world title riding her late fiancé’s horse ... Stetson’s older brother, Ryder, won his third saddle bronc riding title.
He finished second in the go-round with a score of 88.5 points, won the aggregate and claimed the bareback riding world title ...Ryder Wright won his third saddle bronc riding title ... Bareback riding ... Saddle bronc riding ... Bull riding.
