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A cowgirl rounds one of three barrels in a race with time. Her horse is trained to 'hug' the barrel as he gathers himself to sprint across the arena to the next barrel.Bull dogging is part of a ranch hand's chores during branding time. Although, nowadays cattle are corralled and herded into a chute for easier branding and medicating.This is rodeo's most dangerous sport. The animals are huge weighing close to a ton. They are angry and once a cowboy falls, the bull often turns on him and tries to gore him. Rodeo clowns step in to deflect the bulls attention.A rider on a bucking bronc. Nowadays, the riders wear protective neck braces. Once you see how the force of the bucks knocks the cowboy around as if he were a rag doll, you understand the need for as much safety as possible.Look at this man's face. This is not for sissys!
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A cowgirl rounds one of three barrels in a race with time. Her horse is trained to 'hug' the barrel as he gathers himself to sprint across the arena to the next barrel.



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