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Mutton busting was first introduced by Jack Daines at the Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo, near Innisfail, Alberta, Canada in the early 1960s. He wanted an event that would keep the younger kids from riding the rougher stock. He brought some of the family sheep to the bucking chutes. [4] [5]
Miniature bull riding is a rodeo sport that involves a youth rider getting on a miniature bull and attempting to stay mounted while the animal attempts to buck off the rider. It is bull riding on a smaller scale, as both the bull and the rider are smaller than in professional rodeo. All competitors are under age 18.
The National Little Britches Rodeo (NLBRA) is one of the oldest youth based rodeo organizations. [1] It was founded in 1952, and sanctions rodeos in over 33 states. NLBRA allows children ages 5 to 18 [2] to compete in a variety of different rodeo events. It’s championship event is the National Little Britches Finals Rodeo.
Steer riding is a rodeo youth event that is an introductory form of bull riding for younger riders, usually between the ages of seven [1] and fourteen. [2] Instead of bucking bulls, the children ride steers that buck.
Competitors run in heats against other riders Many of the games involve picking up or placing objects at speed Speed mounting and dismounting is an essential skill. Gymkhana classes are a collection of timed speed events such as; barrel racing, pole bending, keyhole race, keg race (also known as "down and back"), flag racing, a hybrid pattern like mountain cow horse, and stake race.
Flag racing is a youth rodeo and O-Mok-See event for boys and girls in the United States in which a horse and rider attempt to complete a pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time. The contest must deposit a flag in one bucket and remove a flag from another bucket.
The Greeley Stampede, also known as the Greeley Independence Stampede, is an annual celebration held in Greeley, Colorado.It spans two weekends in July and features Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)-sanctioned rodeo, bull riding and kids' rodeos, country and classic rock concerts, demolition derby, a televised 4th of July parade, Carnival Midway, Western Art Show, free stage ...
Chute dogging is a rodeo event related to steer wrestling, in which the steer used weighs between 400 and 500 pounds (180 and 230 kg). However, the competitor starts the event in a roping chute with the steer as opposed to grabbing onto the steer from horseback.