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  2. Breakaway roping - Wikipedia

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    Breakaway roping is a variation of calf roping where a calf is roped, but not thrown and tied. It is a rodeo event that features a calf and one mounted rider. The calves are moved one at a time through narrow runs leading to a chute with spring-loaded doors. The horse and rider wait in a box next to the chute that has a spring-loaded rope ...

  3. National Finals Breakaway Roping - Wikipedia

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    Breakaway roping is a variation of calf roping where a calf is roped, but not thrown and tied. It is a rodeo event that features a calf and one mounted rider. The calves are moved one at a time through narrow runs leading to a chute with spring-loaded doors. The horse and rider wait in a box next to the chute that has a spring-loaded rope ...

  4. Calf roping - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, there are two organizations that promote calf roping alone: the National Calf Ropers Association (NCRA) and Ultimate Calf Roping (UCR). Other timed rodeo events that use cattle include breakaway roping, where the rider ropes but does not throw the calf; steer wrestling; and team roping, which uses adult cattle.

  5. Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association - Wikipedia

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    The job of the horse is to hold the calf steady on the rope. The contestant that ropes his calf the fastest wins. A well-trained calf-roping horse will slowly back up while the cowboy ties the calf, to help keep the lariat snug. Bull riding - in this roughstock event, the contestant attempts to ride a full-grown bucking bull for eight seconds ...

  6. Rodeo - Wikipedia

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    The job of the horse is to hold the calf steady on the rope. A well-trained calf-roping horse will slowly back up while the cowboy ties the calf, to help keep the lariat snug. Breakaway roping is a form of calf roping where a very short lariat is used, tied lightly to the saddle horn with string and a flag. When the calf is roped about the neck ...

  7. Category:Rodeo events - Wikipedia

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    This category lists competitive events common to regional, collegiate, and national rodeos. Performances primarily intended for purely entertainment purposes (even if prizes are awarded) or unique to only a few rodeos are categorized as Category:Rodeo-affiliated events.

  8. Charley Horse: What It Is and How to Prevent It - AOL

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    The slipped disc causes a pinched nerve that results in the calf cramp. And of course you can also develop a Charley horse while sleeping, and the pain may even wake you up. Charley horse risk factors

  9. List of Calgary Stampede Rodeo Champions - Wikipedia

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    The ranch was created in 1961 as a means of improving the quality of bucking horses and bulls and to guarantee supply. [5] The first of its kind in North America, [ 4 ] the Stampede Ranch operates a breeding program that produces some of the top rodeo stock in the world and supplies rodeos throughout southern Alberta, and as far south as Las ...