bronc riding

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• bareback bronc-riding —  rodeo event in which a cowboy attempts to ride a bucking horse (bronco) for a specified time (usually eight seconds). The horse is equipped only with a surcingle a rope belt about its midsection which the rider may grip with one hand only. The… …   Universalium

• saddle bronc-riding — ▪ rodeo event       rodeo event in which a cowboy tries to ride a bucking horse (bronco) for a specified time (usually 8 or 10 seconds). The horse is equipped with saddle, stirrups, and a rein that may be held with one hand only. The cowboy is… …   Universalium

• bareback bronc riding — noun a rodeo event in which a rider attempts to ride bareback, for at least eight seconds, a bucking horse which has not been saddle broken …  

• saddle bronc riding — /brɒŋk/ (say brongk) noun the classic rodeo event in which a rider attempts to ride one handed, for at least eight seconds, a saddled bucking horse which has not been saddle broken. Also, buckjumping …  

• Saddle bronc and bareback riding — Bronc riding, either saddle bronc or bareback bronc competition, is a rodeo event that involves a rodeo participant riding on a horse (sometimes called a bronc or bronco ), that attempts to throw or buck off the rider. Originally based on the… …   Wikipedia

• bronc — n. bronco, wild male horse (used for riding in rodeo competitions) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Bareback riding — is a form of horseback riding without a saddle. It requires skill, balance, and coordination, as the rider does not have any equipment to compensate for errors of balance or skill. Proponents of bareback riding argue that riding in this fashion… …   Wikipedia

• rodeo — rodeoer, n. /roh dee oh , roh day oh/, n., pl. rodeos, v., rodeoed, rodeoing. n. 1. a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping. 2. a roundup of cattle. 3. Informal. any contest offering prizes in various events: a… …   Universalium

• History of rodeo — tracks the the lineage of modern Western rodeo. Early history of rodeo Rodeo stresses its western folk hero image and its being a genuinely American creation. But in fact it grew out of the practices of Spanish ranchers and their Mexican ranch… …   Wikipedia

• Rodeo — (IPAEng|ˈroʊdioʊ or IPA|/roʊˈdeɪoʊ/) is a sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working… …   Wikipedia

• Dan Mortensen — Born December 16, 1968 (1968 12 16) (age 42) Billings, Montana Daniel Earl Mortensen (born December 16, 1968) is a six time World Champion rodeo cowboy in the saddle bronc competition and one time World All Around Rodeo Champion.[1 …   Wikipedia