On the American frontier, the bronc buster was a wandering specialist working for one outfit and then another as riding the buck out was the way saddle horses were made. The bronc rider of today is also a specialist as bronc riding is the hardest event to team. The cowboys generally need a lot of experience for this sport. Each horse has his own style and these contestants give each other advice on how a horse bucks and where to grasp the buck rein for the bast ride. The rider must use an association saddle.
Spurs are short and blunt, and the cowboy wears lightweight leather chaps.
The riding rein and hand must be on the same side. To qualify, the rider must have his spurs over the horse s shoulders until the first jump out of the chute is complete. The cowboy is disqualified for changing hands, losing a stirrup, touching the animal, saddle or rein with his free hand, or bucking off before the eight-second whistle. Spurring from front to back In rhythm with the horse gains points. No part of this site may be copied or retransmitted without written permission from the publisher.