Wikipedia:Picture of the day/June 11, 2005
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Bronc riding is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on an untamed horse or bronco, held in a small pipe enclosure, and attempting to stay on the horse's back as the horse is released into the arena. The rider tightly grips a handle which is strapped to the horse, and the untamed horse naturally tries to throw or buck off the rider. Horses, being prey animals, do not care to have things on their backs. The rider must stay on the horse for 8 seconds without touching the horse with his free hand. Photo credit: Erwin E. Smith (1909) |