Transcript Rodeo!!! - English Club

Rodeo!!!
Cowboy
Cowgirl
Gallop – a horse
running at top speed
Calf – a baby cow
(100-350 pounds)
Goat
Lasso
• Noun: stiff rope used to catch animals
(often while sitting on a horse)
• Verb: the action of catching something
with a rope
Bull/Steer
• Bull – a male cow – very aggressive and large
• Steer – smaller and not so aggressive—a male
that cannot produce babies
Bull
Steer
Events
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Bronc Busting –
Bull Riding –
Barrel Racing –
Goat Tying –
Calf Roping –
Bulldogging –
--rodeo events are dangerous!!!
--don’t try it without training!!!
Bronc Busting
Ride a wild horse for 8 seconds using only one hand
Bull Riding
Ride a wild bull for 8 seconds using only one hand
Clowns!!!
Men dressed to distract the bulls; they protect cowboys
when they fall off the bulls
They wear loose, baggy clothing in bright colors with many
scarves hanging from their pants.
This is a clown
Barrel Racing
Gallop a horse around 3 barrels without knocking the
barrels down or the horse falling down
The horse and cowgirl follow the pattern on
the right, running as fast as the horse can go.
Goat Tying
1) Chase a goat
(this involves jumping
off the horse)
3) Tie up the goat
2) Catch the goat
Calf Roping
Chase a calf and lasso it while riding a galloping horse,
then jump off and tie up the calf
Bulldogging
Chase a steer with a horse, jump off the horse, grab the
steer’s horns, and knock it down—be careful of the horns!!!