They have vets on hand that monitor the bulls. A good rodeo bull is worth alot of money and legendary ones are used as studs. The bulls even have their own retirement plan.
@@TheCyberMantis i heard that if theres a still a lot of leftover doritos (even other ingredients) in frito lay they literally just dump it for the farmer to pick up and feed it to their pigs. Now thats a real good pork better than anything else
@@TheCyberMantis You need to get out of the city. There are cattle breeds for Milk and there are for Beef. Cattle herds are almost exclusively Female. This is to control breeding quality and cut out inbreeding. Bulls are only kept if they have superior Genetic material, and their sperm is sold to Ranchers. Sheep are for lamb chops, mutton and wool.
It’s also important to know that most of the rodeo clowns aka bull fighters, a majority of them are former bull riders. They do a great job keeping the cowboys safe and directing the bull back to the chutes. Most of those bulls are already a custom to seeing a chute and returning to it. However a lot of people don’t know, the riders usually pay to enter the rodeo, sometimes the prize money breaks even, and to get to the PBR or NFA finals, they have to qualify at different rodeos to get a spot.
I wonder how many riders turn to clowns out of a need to sort of pay it foreword or out of respect for the previous clowns who got them out of a tough situation and now want to do the same for a new generation of riders?
@@sheller153 that’s usually the case. Some guys who fight bulls are also just experienced Cowboys who don’t ride. But almost 90% of the time it’s usually former riders
@@tophand1257 the phrase “experienced cowboys who don’t ride” makes me think of a guy running around on foot with a riding crop, driving a herd from Texas up to Dodge City
I grew up watching rodeos in Texas and following the circuit. I never thought much about it, but watching the reactions made me realize just how crazy it must seem to foreigners.
I just wanted to add that although it was shown this way to the viewers, the bulls are not mistreated in order to achieve the bucking effect; yes, there is a strap wrapped near their legs, but they are by no means whipping or beating the animals. The best way to compare this is a riding crop; animals like cattle and horses have extremely thick skin, and crops/straps are simply a tap to get the animal to move. The bulls do not buck out of anger or pain, they are trained to react this way, which is more out of simple annoyance than anything else. When not actively competing, the bulls are fed and maintained to just as high (if not higher than) standards as the riders at the rodeo. I loved getting to see y'all react to this sport which is a key part of our culture where I live! (I am a Texas and receiving my degree in animal science, so please don't just read a PETA article and assume this is animal abuse.)
@claudthecloud thanks for the setting things straight. I would like to add that all that applies to bucking horses as well. If one watched enough rides, one may notice that some veteran animals stop bucking as soon as they hear the 8 second buzzer. They know their work is done and they aren't about working any overtime.
You have to show the rodeo clowns!!! They are as insane and courageous as the riders themselves. They put themselves in harms way to protect the rider. Please do this!!!
@@kokomo9764 Back in the day, protectors dressed up as clowns to entertain kids at the Rodeo, but high levels of bull riding, they like to be called Bullfighters.
They ride different bulls and get points based on how long they stayed on and how well they rode and also how well the bull bucked. The bulls are treated really well and trained to buck like that. They do know that once the rider is off they can go back and get a snack.
Yeah, it's the same system for the bulls and the riders. The riders get points and move up the bracket when they successfully ride a bull. Bulls also get points and move up the bracket when they successfully derail a rider. The more successful the rider/bull, the more money they can make.
@@MonumentToSin Yea. No one normally knows that the Bulls are ranked as well. And a well trained bull that can unseat riders quick is a literal "cash cow", and are treated well like the prize winners they are.
@@Floridamangaming729 ya no... I think I was like 7 or 8 when I went to my 1st bull riding, dude got headbutted then trampled. I told my mom I'd rather just watch instead.
These bulls recieve very good treatment. They are cared for very, very well as they are also considered to be athletes and earn thousands and thousands of dollars for their owners. A bull usually competes in rodeos when they become 3 to 4 years of age. They usually average 4 to 10 years as "Bucking Stock" after which they are retired to pasture full of cows where all they have to do all day is eat and reproduce. Not a bad retirement plan, right!
There are rodeos that treat animals badly, that's unfortunately a fact. However, with properly organised circuits and professional bull owners? If they see you hit, shock, tail twist or IN ANY WAY mistreat their bull, you're about to get double what you just gave the bull. The bulls themselves are well trained athletes competing on these circuits too, and owners do not take kindly to their animals being harassed. Here, all rodeos have SPCA observers watching EVERYTHING, not just for the public's peace of mind, but also so that owners can rest assured that their bucking horses and bulls are safe and happy. If a bronc or bull does not want to buck today, then they just don't wanna buck and that's it. However, for a lot of them it is literally their favourite thing, and most of them LOVE a crowd. I have seen plenty of animals throw a rider and then do a prancy lap of honour before going to the exit chute on their own. My favourite was a grey horse that had previously enjoyed throwing pony club kids off, and took to bronc work because then bucking was allowed. He was always so proud of himself and lived for the cheering.
Bull Riding is my favorite sport!! Both the bulls and the riders get scored so it's super interesting.The bulls are so smart and know their job, and usually when they're done most just walk back to their enclosure for a snack! The bulls are worth millions, too, and there's a whole like industry around breeding them. There's even a bull hall of fame. My favorite bull was Bushwacker.
Wasn't there one called Yellowjacket? I think there was a Breyer model of it, and I remember that name or something similar lol. I used to collect Breyer models (I still would if I wasn't an adult who had to start worrying about money lol) so I would memorize pretty much everything in the catalogs, even the bulls!
Bushwhacker was insanely good, 42 conservative cowboys hit the dirt after being tossed by that champion bull. The list of accolades behind his name is impressive.
Okay, I don't have time to sort through all of the comments, but last I knew, Richard "Tuff" Hedeman still holds the record for longest ride when he won the championship after the death of Lane Frost and rode his bull 16 seconds. He mandatory 8 and another 8 for Lane.
This is still true to the best of my knowledge, and everyone I know would tell you they wouldn't even try to stay on for longer even if they could in honor of Lane Frost.
Have a friend who married a Korean woman. As I recall, he explained to her, after they had been married for some time, that as a younger man he had been a bull rider (good enough to tour on a circuit). Once she figured out what he was saying, she said it was a good thing he hadn't mentioned it before they got married, because she would have figured he was an idiot and ceased dating him.
Seeing it live is really exhilarating. I'm from NM and rodeo's and bullriding is predominant here as well. As far as I know, they do get paid for this. Eventually, in PBR they do end with having a world champion because there are other countries that are involved too
@@Krieghandt I originally was gonna give a dirty reply as I thought you were using slang, but those look delicious. And the tacos weren't half bad either. 😉
Viewers aren’t allowed to be right behind the area the bull’s kept, however, the people who are are usually the people who actually know what there doing. The people riding the bulls are professional, they know what they’re doing and know the consequences. Edit: bull riding is a sport, I’ve seen only ever seen it in Texas at the rodeo, it’s the state sport though. I do think they get paid for it.
@@jaelmao2214 it mainly at rodeos, I’ve never seen not at a rodeo,but it’s also a sport… In Texas, rodeo is the state sport so it’s most likely gonna be at a rodeo. It can be seen on tv, but when you do outside the arena is the rest of the livestock animals/ show animals
There are a lot of other countries in the Americas with strong ranching culture. From Canada all the way down to Argentina. Bull riding is an international sport in Americas, but the Houston Rodeo is just the biggest one in the world with a HUGE prize pot. But if you pay close attention to the screen names of the bull riders, you'll see a few that are from other countries. If you win at the Houston Rodeo, your ranch is set!
As an American that grew up in rodeo. The bulls are not forced to Buck they are bred to do it and trained from the time they are young. The rope around the back of them is call the “flank strap” is is a soft rope that is not tight enough to be uncomfortable it is simply a foreign object for them to buck at and a way for them to understand it’s GO TIME. The bulls are at work for 8 seconds (usually less) and the rest of the time they are taken better care of then the cowboys that ride them. They are respected and a lot of cowboys pray over them before their ride.
You guys crack me up! Lol. I love your reactions to our American sports. You make me laugh so hard. The look on the girls' faces when they were told how long the riders are supposed to stay on for ..... "8 seconds!!" Priceless!
I have a friend who started off in high school doing bull riding him and his brother both, he's broken his back before, ribs and everything, but he loves it. It takes a lot of commitment to do bull riding because it's dangerous but when people do it, it's amazing to watch, especially live.
My uncle was a professional bull rider for many years and quit after he got married because its obviously a very dangerous sport. As others have mentioned the bulls at this level are treated very well. They are raised as bucking bulls and also win cash and prizes. There are some very rich and famous bulls out there. Lol They are trained to buck and that’s why you see so many of them return to the corral right after, they know what they need to do. Some of the best bull riders in the world come out Brazil! It’s definitely an extreme sport for someone looking in but I grew up around rodeos and bulls so I guess it seems normal.
Seeing it live is an entire experience. O_O.. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the riders don't get paid unless they "finish in the money" as in ride well enough to place in the top 10-5-3 etc. They also do random draws before the they start to determine which bull each rider will get in order to keep it fair since some bulls are known to be extremely hard to stay on past 8.
If you ever get a chance, go see a PBR show! It is one of the most amazing sports ever, calf roping, barrel racing and bronco riding are as spectacular as the big bulls! Watching a 2000lb bull jump 5' straight up in the air is something you will not soon forget!
do not confuse bull RIDING with bull FIGHTING. bullfighting in spain are the ones who are mistreated/abused/slaughtered. these bulls that ppl ride are treated very well. same with livestock show animals.
You should be aware that rodeos and bull riding are not just in Texas, but are common and authentic all over the western U.S. and Canada. They also have roots in Mexican culture, so this is really a home-grown North American sport and culture. Rodeos have many other events beyond bull riding, such as bronco (horse) riding, roping, steer wrestling and barrel riding. Girls and women participate in some of the events, as well. A challenging sport, born out of a challenging life in a challenging landscape.
The American cowboy and rodeo came from Mexican and Spanish vaquero and charrería culture. Americans began adapting the culture in the 1800s (after the Mexican-American War) when they started moving to the west after the US acquired the lands that were once part of Mexico.
The bulls are fine, they do not tie their testicles rather just a bucking strap around their flanks, which are ticklish-so it’s annoying to them. They do know their job, buck for 8 seconds (most the time less) and then look for the corral gate, go through it, have the bucking strap removed and then they go eat and drink and go to bed, they work less than 8 seconds a day. The bull riders get pretty demolished, the injuries are identical to head on car collision injuries.
I hope they realize that these aren't the biggest bulls around. But they are powerful. I went to a quarantine yard for imported bulls and seen bulls that stand 6 to 7 feet high at the shoulder. I was also told not to speak too loud while beside them in case they get startled or angry because the pens would not hold them if they were angry. Some of the riding bulls have learned to throw their heads back hard and catch the rider in the face doing serious damage. Some bulls have been deemed too dangerous to be used to ride and have been retired because of this.
You are not going to "spook" one of these big boys just by talking loud. It requires loud sounds akin to fireworks or boards dropping, or aggressive actions to get these kind of bulls to react. These animals, for the most part, are chill af. I used to hang out in the back with the bulls when my uncles would compete. Lived around these guys all my life. If one of them went nuts it was because someone was being a dumbass or they were hurt. And the larger ones you might be referring to are not any more desired than the normal size ones. The larger ones have issues with hips and lethargy. Some of the most famous bulls were on the smaller side and were whirlwinds.
@@DarthPoyner I'm not talking about riding bulls. I'm talking about breeders that were worth millions twenty five years ago being kept in quarantine lock-ups when imported to Canada. And yes they were very skittish. They had been subjected to a lot being transported in planes across the sea. I know what I'm talking about. I have grown up around all sorts of bovines my whole life as well.
Bulls are treated well. Really good bulls are treated like royalty and a "bounty" is put on them if they remain unridden for a while (whoever can last the time to ride it gets the money). Sometimes they are worth tens of thousands of dollars. The reason they buck is there is an uncomfortable strap around it's waist right before their hind legs, they are trying to get it off. But some really enjoy doing it and know that it is a contest/game and if they have been doing it for a while, know where to go and what to do. So part instinct, part training.
Yeah I'd imagine it would be like an animal doing a trick for food. Eventually the animal knows it will get rewarded for doing something. That flank strap basically just tickles the bull. It's like when you put a leash on a cat and the leash does absolutely nothing harmful but that cat will slouch and act all uncomfortable. The bulls just keep getting better because they're all from a long line of bucking bulls. I think they might even be hurting the sport because the bulls are just too hard to ride. haha
It's called a flank strap and basically tickles their flank, only certain bulls will buck out that way which is why they're bred specially. Some bulls buck better with a loose flank strap, the flank man has to remember each animal's preference
Besides bull riding, there are other sports that involve riding animals. One of the cutest is mutton busting, where little children ride sheep. The youngest one I've seen was two years old. The kids love it, and they're very proud of themselves. I believe there's a cash prize for the three who ride the longest time without falling off.
The riders get matched with different bulls. Sometimes they have options on choosing the bull they wants to ride. Generally the rider wants the most fierce bucking bull so they can get more points. The more rank of a bull the better points. The better rider the more rank of a bull.
@@3sm_yyy13 We know. All cowboys and rodeos come from the early Spanish settlers. That's why you see a lot of international ranches being represented at these big rodeos like Houston. These bull riders come from all over North and South America, and sometimes Spain, to compete.
My dad was a bull rider and a clown after he got back from Vietnam in 68'. They were called clowns in the old days because of the face makeup, outfits, and telling jokes during lulls between rides. My favorite picture of him is riding a bull with his clown makeup still on. He's still crazy as everything at 75 years old.
Tuff Hedeman has said Luke Perry cane to several rodeos and learned everything he could about bull riding and hung with Tuff a LOT to learn about Lane. That really impressed me.
To answer, yeah a lot of these riders actually retire early from their body breaking down from injuries, whiplash and the like. The longevity of their careers is like 10 years? If they’re lucky.
Actually its not _that_ common.... its just a southern thing. Personally, I'm on the bulls side. Gooo BULLS Edit: okayyyy its not just a southern thing, I acknowledge, again.
It’s most definitely not a Southern thing! It’s a Western, Midwestern, Southwestern and Southern thing. It’s also a Canadian thing. Probably a Mexican thing as well and maybe even an Australian thing (not sure but I wouldn’t be surprised). There’s a whole circuit in North America.
@@mimizebra1 Huh? Why? Because bullfighting came from Spain? Little tidbit: Bullfighting is a leftover from Ancient Rome, and Spain was once a part of Rome. The earliest cowboys were in Tuscany, Italy. Everyone forgets about Italy’s beef culture. And before the Romans, there were the Minoans. Even the Ancient Greeks attested to the importance of bulls on the island of Crete. So bull related sports go back several thousand years in Europe and the Mediterranean. And stop getting your information from Wikipedia.
One of my friends is a bull fighter when he has time. He was a bull rider when he was in high school or college, but one time his face went down as the bull rose up and basically broke his face. He healed up fortunately and has been butted a time or two since.
The bulls are treated like kings. When they get older or if injured, they are set to live the best life in a pasture and are well cared for. I think the bulls probably come out of it better than the riders.
I used to live in arizona and saw some bull riding. Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Older bulls have been around long enough to know whats going on. Once the rider is off their back, the bull looks for the way out. Its not "trained" but its "learned" to so that. Younger bulls are more wild and tend to wander and thrash in the ring a bit more. Bulls and riders are both graded. Bulls are graded for their difficulty and riders are graded on their skill. The job of everyone else in the ring is too distract the bull from the rider and get the bull back under control. Riders are paid by sponsorships I believe much like other action sports figures.
We dont stab the bulls to death at the end in America. You seem like you're complaining about American culture when we humanely dont even kill the damn bulls like Mexico does. Why dont you complain about that??
Bull riding is a part of rodeos all over the world. My younger cousin, Jared Parsonage, was the second best bull rider in Canada a few years ago. It is really something to see how strong those bulls are! I live in Calgary, home of the Calgary Stampede--the best rodeo in the world. Prize money is huge, with first place finishers winning $100,000! Those bulls can throw a man 10 to 15 feet in the air like he was a rag doll!
Like most sporting animals, rodeo bulls are genetically bred specifically for their bucking ability. They are not beaten or spurs used on them. To answer the question about going back into the shoot, they are trained to know when they should and when they shouldn't buck (when the gate opens...action) and to go back to the shoot afterwards for the safety of the bull and rider. It might seem extreme but not as extreme as bull fighting. With rodeo, the bulls live to buck another day. 🐄🤠
Texas has bull riding, but so does 😂every Western State in the US and most of Canada does too. If you ever travel here from Korea in the summer you owe it to yourself to see a rodeo. It’s your chance to see actual cowboys and cowgirls. Bull riding is just one of the competitions.
Anybody remember the bull, I think it was Cowabunga, that would buck like crazy, but the *moment* the rider was off his back he'd stop bucking and take a victory lap? He knew how the game was played, and everyone loved it. 😁
When my parents got older they would watch bull riding on TV. My Dad kept a list of all the bulls and riders. They recognized the bulls and would know how the bucked. They loved it.
It is also common in parts of Brazil. I only saw it once when I was a kid, I must have been 7 years old. Seeing it now made me want to watch some movie about it
Just before opening the gate, the other people standing around pull a rope that puts pressure on the bulls testicles. The bull knows that the quicker the human falls off and the bull returns to the starting place, the quicker they will release the pressure and the quicker the pain will stop. The bull is very motivated to spend as little time as possible.
Its funny they mention the neck thing because a couple of years ago I watched one of these competitions and one of the contestants had returned to bull riding after having his neck broken the year prior while riding.
4:21 I’ve heard that question before. There really is no record for how long you can stay on the bull. You just have to stay on for 8 seconds and then you and the bull are scored. (Although the bull is scored no matter what.) In essence it’s like asking what the longest minute is. Still there is nothing wrong with newbie questions at all. How can you learn if you never ask questions?
Some of the most famous bulls came from my home town. The dude still operates a bucking bull ranch to this day. Nicest guy you'll ever meet, of course you'll never find him without a bottle of moonshine.
Its more impressive to go see it live. When I lived in Texas, we used to go to the Mesquite rodeo pretty often. And that was before they started wearing protective gear.
My dad was friends with an ex bull rider, it really messed him up. He was nearly gouged by a horn and had his sternum crush, he was on pain meds and the hospital for a long time.
Should look up the bull Bodacious, who used the patented face smasher technique. Truly a fierce bull. Never went after a thrown rider, tho(from what I hear).
This started way back in the 1800's, the cowboys would test their skill, with riding, horsemanship, and BULL Riding. I know for a fact up until the 1980's they never wore a helmets, just cowboy hats.
I was waiting for the host to try and explain rodeo clown/bullfighters -- whose job is to distract the bull to try and and save riders who have fallen and are in danger
Bull riding is such an exciting event. It's the only part of Rodeo that I like or watch. They "only" need to stay on for 8 seconds but that has to be the longest of 8 seconds. The Bull Fighters who protect the riders are the true heroes. Great watching with you. I get just as excited when I watch.
these days I've been watching a lot of PBR on RU-vid and even without understanding anything they say I find it interesting, and recently there was a man from my country Brazil lost his life during a rodeo in the United States
You’re awarded points based off of time spent on bull and how dangerous the ride was. The more dangerous the bull is the more bonus points you can be awarded
Rodeo is big here in Texas and some other states here in America. Some really great bull riders come from countries like Brazil…Girls also compete in competitions like barrel racing…y’all shld check out Frost Lane videos. He was a bull rider who died way too young..but he left this world doing what he loved
