rodeo clowns.

[Cynical Ninja]

I get this question about racing too - yes, most of these horses DO enjoy themselves, they are doing what they are bred to do. Rodeo is more than bucking broncos. It takes skill and like with anything else that involves animals there will always be an asshole in the bunch who doesn't play fairly or is just fucked in the head.

You & Sally both are humanizing the animal. Stop thinking that they think & feel like you do. That's my biggest bitch about do-gooders. You know I'm an animal lover, I would never sanction something like this if it were all about abuse.[/i][/size]

Yes I know animals don't have the same feelings as humans we do have some feelings in common with animals though. Fear, distress, panic, frustration, rage all feelings we share with animals all feelings displayed by horses and bulls in rodeos.

Are you seriously trying to suggest an animal being ridden in a rodeo is “enjoying” itself? Seriously? Is that why they buck and jolt and jump like they are constantly being jabbed with a cattle prod? Why do the animals in question react to being ridden like they do? The only answer to that question is because they don't want to be ridden, that is the only explanation why they react as violently as they do.

As for skill? Maybe, the only skill I can see is hanging on for dear life for about 3 seconds yeah very skillfull. If you want to prove you have the best grip in cowboy town try a mechanical bull instead of a real one.