The rider uses only one hand and is not allowed to touch the horse or himself during the eight- second ride. If the rider is bucked off before the time limit or touches himself or the horse, he is immediately disqualified.
Riders use a bull rope with a hand-hold woven into the middle and a large loop at one end.
The strength of a rider's hand is what keeps the rope snug around the bull. The steer is given a head start and the wrestler must jump from the horse and bring the steer to the ground. The calf must remain on the ground for at least five seconds as the roper remounts. The rider pushes the horse in a clover-leaf style pattern around three 55 gallon drums.