SADDLE BRONC – “BRONC” RIDING
Rodeo’s classic event – saddle bronc riding — was truly born in the Old West, where ranch cowboys would test themselves against one another and unbroke n horses. Judges score the horse’s bucking action and the cowboy’s control of the horse combined with his spurring action. While the horse’s bucking ability is built into the scoring, a controlled ride tends to score higher.
BULLRIDING 8 SECONDS TO GLORY
Bull riding is perhaps the most exciting event to watch. A cowboy tries to ride a bull for eight seconds while holding a bull rope looped around the bull’s midsection. Scoring is based on a possible perfect score of 100 points, with half deriving from the contestant’s efforts and half the bull’s. Sounds simple enough but it’s not. Bullriding is one of rodeo’s most unpredictable events.
