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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | After years of allowing the Brazilian bull riders to wallow, soak, and take the edge off these great PBR bulls, the PBR has finally initiated a time limit. Once the bull rope is pulled you have one minute to call for the gate to open. Four Brazilians have already been disqualified in the last two weeks. Now they'll need another rule change because they're taking extra time to get their bull ropes adjusted. In my opinion if this is the way they like to ride, go back to Brazilian bull riding events. I'm sure there are plenty. |
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Location: Sperry, OK | There are, but none with the money the PBR puts up. That is why they are all here. |
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|  I'm sure they will never ride another! |
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Location: Phoenix | I think it's great for the whole sport and for spectators. The time in the chute makes bull riding agonizingly slow. That's why I never watch! |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas |
Take note of how many have bucked off since this rule came about.
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| In my opinion, one minute is still too long. If your rope is pulled and your animal is standing, you better slide up and call. I would have a conniption fit if someone intentionally soaked my bull.
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Explain what soaking is por favor
I'm not in the know |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | barrelracr131 - 2014-04-07 9:43 AM Explain what soaking is por favor
I'm not in the know
Taking your time before you nod in an effort to wear down the animal. On, off, sitting on them forever, "oh it's laying on my leg, I've got to start over. Waaahhhhhhh!" |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Gotcha, thanks!
That's about what I thought, but I didn't want to assume. |
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Location: South Texas | I wonder if they are going to start watching the Brazilians when the bulls are in the loading alleys in the back. I have seen many of them soak their bull in the loading alley way before it even gets in the chute. And now that I think about it, it's not only the Brazilians I've seen using this technique in the loading alleys. |
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 Living within my means
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Location: Randolph, Utah | It has always been a rule but is now being enforced. Be interesting to see the buck off percentage with the rule being enforced.
For spectators they need to be quick, but also for the animal they need to get in and get out. I've always been told the most dangerous place in rough stock is the chute, so I don't understand why you'd take anymore time then nessecery in there. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | Three 4 Luck - 2014-04-07 9:47 AM barrelracr131 - 2014-04-07 9:43 AM Explain what soaking is por favor
I'm not in the know Taking your time before you nod in an effort to wear down the animal. On, off, sitting on them forever, "oh it's laying on my leg, I've got to start over. Waaahhhhhhh!"
Not to mention adjusting your hat over and over again, pulling your glove up, messing with your chaps and yesterday even a little prayer thing went on when the job was to get on with it.
Yes the stock contractors are in the middle of it. A few weeks ago the lady contractor told a Brazilian "Quit wallowing my bull or get off." The little bull Stone Sober, becoming a star, was soaked for so long a couple of weeks ago, he basically refused to try when they opened the gate. A reride bull was awarded. Brazilians also pull the rope tighter than most and cut their air off. |
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Location: 'Hawk Country | Adriano Moraes had several guys pulling his rope when he went 10 for 10 years ago. Pretty much cut the bull in two so he didn't/couldn't buck. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | ozcancrasher13 - 2014-04-07 12:19 PM
Adriano Moraes had several guys pulling his rope when he went 10 for 10 years ago. Pretty much cut the bull in two so he didn't/couldn't buck.
The PBR also put a stop to that. You can't have one more than one person pulling your rope now.
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I just read the headlines
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| My brother was an amateur rodeo stock producer over 25 years ago and they were doing this then. My dad would warn them about pulling the bull ropes too tight or waiting too ling to call for the gate and if they kept doing it he just turned the bull out or hot shot the cowboy when he called for the gate. Back then a good bull was hard to come by and the south Texas amateur stock producers were some tough old guys. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | GLP - 2014-04-07 12:34 PM My brother was an amateur rodeo stock producer over 25 years ago and they were doing this then. My dad would warn them about pulling the bull ropes too tight or waiting too ling to call for the gate and if they kept doing it he just turned the bull out or hot shot the cowboy when he called for the gate. Back then a good bull was hard to come by and the south Texas amateur stock producers were some tough old guys.
Not to mention the bulls are worth a "lot" of money for their bucking ability. If cowboys ruin them for competition they're expensive hamburgers.
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| Can you imagine if we barrel racers tried to pull stunts like that?! It's hurry up and get your horse out there and don't be wasting time! |
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Location: My Own Little World | There are rules for the speed event folks as to how long you get to start the pattern, why not for a roughie? Maybe they need a ref to watch them. Just like a football ref lol |
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