Your site is great. We need more people like you. Keep up the good work. I grew up on a ranch which evolved into a bucking stock breeding program and rodeo productions. The bulls only requirement during the week is to walk to the feed trough.
Horses run on hundreds of acres of grass land to do as they please.
The flank straps and other equipment are hand made by special order with a design for safety and comfort. Millions of dollars are spent each year for rodeo related items such as feed, fuel, medicines, equipment and travel. Rodeo requires the contestants and producers travel many miles throughout the year, therefore many businesses benefit from the sport of rodeo. More people are killed or injured in one week in car accidents than livestock injuries or deaths while performing at rodeos during a whole year. I could go on and on.