The wild horse race as a part of a rodeo mimics the old roundup days when wild or raw horses were caught, saddled, and "broke" on the spot to begin the roundup of cattle on the plains. The rodeo event usually consists of 8-10 "wild" horses released from chutes with only a halter on. The three men team try to subdue the horse, saddle it, and ride the critter around the arena. Few if any succeed.
Horse is out of the chute and the team tries to get a saddle on the horse
Objecting to the saddle, this horse starts to fall
The horse regains his footing
Horse suddenly goes down again and delivers a kick to the team member
Hat in hand. flying through the air. . . .
Amazingly, he is up and tries to rescue his cherished cowboy hat
One team member has lost interest, and shortly after this, the horse was released
Meanwhile, another team look around for their horse that got away. . . .
Flying Three wrote:
The wild horse race as a part of a rodeo mimics the old roundup days when wild or raw horses were caught, saddled, and "broke" on the spot to begin the roundup of cattle on the plains. The rodeo event usually consists of 8-10 "wild" horses released from chutes with only a halter on. The three men team try to subdue the horse, saddle it, and ride the critter around the arena. Few if any succeed.
This is animal abuse. NOT a fan.
spaceytracey wrote:
This is animal abuse. NOT a fan.
You're absolutely right, In addition to abuse of the horse who is only reacting to natural instincts, it's dangerous for the horse itself who may injure himself but also to the competitors who pale in comparison to the horses weight and strength. These pictures demonstrate everything I just said. Surprised this is offered as entertainment as most horsemen know better.
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
You're absolutely right, In addition to abuse of the horse who is only reacting to natural instincts, it's dangerous for the horse itself who may injure himself but also to the competitors who pale in comparison to the horses weight and strength. These pictures demonstrate everything I just said. Surprised this is offered as entertainment as most horsemen know better.
Totally agree. You can easily see the horse's terror in the second photo.
Might be a necessary part of being a cowboy in the old days. Should not be necessary or sold as entertainment anymore. Does anyone know how the Native American tribes trained "broke" their horses? Did the braves keep their "war horses" hobbled at night and near camp?
BartHx wrote:
Totally agree. You can easily see the horse's terror in the second photo.
The competitors in this "race" are confronting this horse's natural instincts head on and these pictures are the result
For anyone who wants to see how this "mount and ride an unridden horse" can be done by one person without any drama, google Monty Roberts Join Up or do the same on YouTube. He uses, instead of confronting, the same instincts to his advantage to accomplish the same thing. A beautiful and amazing presentation of about 10 minutes.
Barn Owl wrote:
Might be a necessary part of being a cowboy in the old days. Should not be necessary or sold as entertainment anymore. Does anyone know how the Native American tribes trained "broke" their horses? Did the braves keep their "war horses" hobbled at night and near camp?
Natives trained by building a bond of trust w/their horses rather than "breaking" them. That's how they still do it.
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Flying Three wrote:
The wild horse race as a part of a rodeo mimics the old roundup days when wild or raw horses were caught, saddled, and "broke" on the spot to begin the roundup of cattle on the plains. The rodeo event usually consists of 8-10 "wild" horses released from chutes with only a halter on. The three men team try to subdue the horse, saddle it, and ride the critter around the arena. Few if any succeed.
Superlative action shots in which you can feel the effort and excitement 🏆🥇🏆🥇🏆
I'm sure this is going to leave a mark!
spaceytracey wrote:
Natives trained by building a bond of trust w/their horses rather than "breaking" them. That's how they still do it.
Further to your comments, GaWaNi Pony Boy is a Native American who specializes in training horses in the traditional Native American manner as learned from the horse trainers from several plains tribes. He has a website should anyone be interested. Also the Nez Perce tribe in the Pacific Northwest are famous for horse breeding having created the Appaloosa breed in the 19th century and more recently a variation of that breed called the Nez Perce horse.
There very well may be a situation where a horse would need to be secured and subdued, but gratituous cruelty for the unnecessary entertainment of people should never be condoned. There are people who would accept a horse being treated this way, but would not tolerate their pet dog be similarly mistreated. If you think this is acceptable, ask yourself if you would treat your dog this way or allow someone else to do so.
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