Rules associated with riding the one-ton bucking bull are deceptively straightforward. A cowboy should stay on that animal for around eight seconds. When he’s thrown away before time or touches the bull or any equipment, he gets disqualified. In the game, the maximum game is a hundred points, where two judges aware up to around 50 points.
There are 25 points for the level of difficulty & 25 for riders’ skills. Therefore, this event needs minimum pieces of gear: a braided handle made of leather, a bull rope, padded vest, spurs, chaps, helmet, and riding gloves made of leather. A cowboy hat can also be considered a piece of equipment! Besides these essentials, you can consider the following strategies to improve your riding experience.
#1 Encircle the bull with a bull rope
As you do so, ensure that you wrap the bull under his chest & behind its shoulders. You must thread the tail through a loop on its opposite end. Always position the leather handle such that it sits on the bull’s center. After that, just slip the palm under one handle and pull that rope tight. Then, you would require wrapping that loose tail once it’s around the hand.
#2 Scooch your body towards the shoulders of bulls until the handle is between the upper thighs
Yes, you need to do so. And don’t forget to grip the bull’s body with the spurs, ensuring that the feet are right in front of ropes. You must also offer one prayer to rodeo gods & nod to your gateman so that he opens the chute.
#3 Now it’s time for reaction
Now, you need to lift on the role and stay seated on the bull’s back. Keep yourself right in the center and never lean too back or far forward. Always ensure to stick the chest out & hold the free hand up. While the Rodeo Bull rears, always get out over the front end. And when the front end comes down & he then kicks up the hind legs, you need to ensure that he keeps the butt down, or you may go over the head. You can use the spurs to hold on to the body.
Lastly, upon buzzer, you need to wait for that bull to move in an opposite direction from the riding hand. Just let go of that rope, dismount to the sides and rear, and finally scramble away.