![]() Each rodeo bull has its own unique bucking habits, some dart to the left or right, others spin continuously in a circle. A flank strap is loosely tied around the bull’s waist to further assist the notion to buck. How do you train bulls to buck?Ĭontrary to several myths about these athletes, there is no way to train bulls to buck a certain way, or even at all. At about two years old, the bull is bucked frequently to familiarize them with an arena environment and atmosphere. Once of age, they’re bucked about two or three times with a dummy, a weighted device that aids in the training and bucking technique, to see if they have the talent and heart to buck.Īfter showing potential, the young bulls are given time to mature. With advances in technology, stock contractors often look for the best rodeo-bred cow and bull to hopefully produce champion livestock.Īfter a calf is born, stock contractors wait until they are about a year old, known as a yearling bull, before they’re ever bucked. Genetics play the biggest role in producing rodeo stock. Unlike other rodeo events, no particular breed has a reputation for producing good bucking bulls. ![]() How do you produce the best bucking bull? Bred and raised on local ranches, Silver Spurs bulls are groomed to become the best of the best. ![]() To this day, a majority of the bulls you see at our events have Osceola County roots. To increase the quantity of stock, many ranching families and members of the Club followed in their footsteps. In an effort for the Silver Spurs Riding Club to provide their own stock for the rodeo, Doug Partin and Shang Bronson began breeding and raising bulls for the Silver Spurs Rodeo. The bulk of the bulls used during Silver Spurs Rodeos date back to the 1960s. We’ve covered the hard work and dedication it takes for a contestant to rodeo in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, but what about the roughstock’s story? On the blog, we’ll discuss commonly asked questions about bull riding’s two-thousand-pound bucking athletes. From the ranches of several Club members to the Silver Spurs Arena, our bulls have a trek of their own. Posted by Heather Burns on April 15, 2020Ĭontestants and spectators aren’t the only ones that embark on journies to rodeos in Florida. The Bull’s Journey: From the Ranch to the Chute
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