{"id":1262,"date":"2023-11-25T23:11:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T23:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2023-11-25T23:11:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T23:11:06","slug":"why-do-horses-and-bulls-buck-in-rodeos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/why-do-horses-and-bulls-buck-in-rodeos\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodeo Revelations: A Mystery Behind Horses & Bulls’ Electrifying Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ll never forget the first rodeo I went to as a kid…<\/p>\n

there’s something else that gets their motors running.<\/p>\n

It Ain’t the Ride That’s Got ‘Em Mad<\/p>\n

Now I know what you’re thinkin’ – it must be havin’ a grown man thrown over their back that’s got these animals all riled up, right?<\/p>\n

But I’m tellin’ ya, the ride itself ain’t what causes the buckin’.<\/p>\n

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Have you ever seen a horse just layin’ around in a field start tossin’ and turnin’ for no reason<\/a>? Nah, didn’t think so.<\/p>\n

They only bust out the bucks when something really revs their engine.<\/p>\n

Take goats for example.<\/p>\n

I used to have this billy goat named<\/a> Old Bessie that was as calm as could be.<\/p>\n

Never saw her throw a fit unless a dog came sniffin’ around the pen.<\/p>\n

Sure, she didn’t like me climbin’ on her back but she wasn’t about to launch me into low Earth orbit like one of them rodeo bulls! There’s gotta be more to the story than just not likin’ riders.<\/p>\n

And case in point – have you seen the bull ridin’ events where they just let the bull run loose in the ring?<\/p>\n

Danged thing is still bustin’ out them famous spins and hops even with no cowboy in sight.<\/p>\n

Clearly the ride itself ain’t the sole reason for all that angst. Some deeper instinct is at play here.<\/p>\n

Have you ever tried gettin’ on the back of ol’ Betsy the cow?<\/p>\n

She just gives you that “what in tarnation are you doin’, son” look and meanders off peaceful like.<\/p>\n

So while the animals likely don’t enjoy the rodeoin’, that ain’t what lights the fire under them, if you catch my drift.<\/p>\n

Do ballet horses start pirouettin’ just cuz someone hops on?<\/p>\n

Nah, they’re trained from birth for that fancy footwork.<\/p>\n

Rodeo stock though, they’re as wild as can be.<\/p>\n

With instincts buried deep from their ancestry on the open plains.<\/p>\n

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